Ice skating with Luke and Jon in Rockefeller Center

Christmas Eve Pizza Making

More Christmas Cheer

LIFE IS A HIGHWAY!!  A little too loud for Eva's taste.
Karaoke with Ben, Rebecca, Walter, and Monica

Talking with David and Linda via Skype
Left: Jon, Spencer, Luke, Emily, Wendell, Deanna

Right: Mindy, Brandon, Monica, Walter, Rachel

On Christmas Day in the Morning

Luke is his "Rabies Awareness Fun Run shirt" from Ginger. 
These blue glasses came with Eva's vet kit, and she wore them all day long.
Touchdown!
All right! Santa brought socks.
Something new: sledding on a frozen creek. We also tried it on a pond, but an anonymous concerned citizen called the police, who swiftly responded by kicking us off the pond. But the policeman knew of another pond where skating was permissible, so we changed venues.

School's Out!

Note the Lincoln Log structure on the right.
Eva was the brainchild behind this postmodern Lincoln Logs structure. After taking courses in art and engineering, the Terry kids have come up with their own signature style, which takes miniscule lot sizes into consideration. Spencer built a train track so the Lincoln Logs could be transported to the job site per OSHA requirements.
Rebecca has learned that Rocco will do just about anything for Denta-treats. 
Spencer, Rebecca, and Eva sang with the children's choir at church this morning. Mom made them pose for a picture before they ran out the door.
This is Eva with some of her classmates at their Christmas party. They had a pinata and lots of fun. The crowd went wild when they looked out their classroom window and saw Santa Claus driving a school bus. 

On Friday, Rebecca was in her first National Geographic Geography Bee. This picture is from the beginning of the Finals Round. By the time she was eliminated, there were only four kids left. The eliminating question was about the Willamette Valley. Sorry, Oregonians.

First Diving Meet

Rebecca had her first diving meet on Saturday. She was the only contestant in her age bracket, which bodes well for scoring well. She did very well, especially considering that the boiler at the rec center wasn't working properly and the water temperature was 77 degrees. Brrrrr.

Winter Sets In

The Parkins came over the other night and we got to see a fashion show. Here are Eva and Manduahai looking stunning in their bridal ensembles.
We wonder why we bother having separate beds for these kids. If I'd backed up a little, you'd see that Spencer is also on this bed.
If Rocco could speak English I think he might tell us that he's experiencing too much love at the Terry house.