Our day at the Library

 Hi all! It's Libby. Yesterday Marie and I (with our parents, of course,) went into town to drop off some library books and get more. Now, I don't know about you, but I love to read. This week, I checked out four chapter books.

 Here's what I saw when I first walked in.

 Look at all the books!

 Marie-Grace soon settled down with a novel  about an Amish family called "The Whispering Brook Farm"series.

 I however, wanted something different.

 Passing one shelf, I remembered how much I had liked "A Week in the Woods" by Andrew Clements. See HERE. I checked out three of his books.

 After flipping though "Ellen Tebbits " by Beverly Cleary, I decided to check that out to.

Just for fun, I piled up a whole lot of kid's books.

After checking out our books, Marie and I decided to walk down to a thrift shop near the Library.

Here I am!

As soon as we got there, Marie went straight to the fabric (of course)!

I however, wanted to look around a bit.

Isn't this Teddy Bear adorable? I love stuffed animals.

Do you enjoy going to the Library?

Under Drake's Flag

 Good evening pleasant  readers! Our family has just finished listening to an audio drama called "Under Drake's Flag" To see a two minute video about these CDs click here . I best be going! 

A fun day with Saige and Alexandera

 Hi all! Libby here. You might have observed in our last post the possibility of some friends coming over. If you didn't notice this, HERE is the link. Anyway, the original girl we were expecting got sick so only her friends Saige and Alexandera Kremke could come. Alexandera's twin sister Jasmine was unable to come.

 They were to arrive a bit after 9:00 am on Saturday morning. It was so hard to wait till then!

 We had also invited Liz Miller, a new friend of ours. ( to find out how we met Liz, click HERE .) She arrived early. " Lovely to see you again, Liz. " said Marie-Grace warmly. " Hey, I like your dress." I welcomed her, " It's very, um, funky."

 Next, Alexandera and Saige walked in our door. "Hi!" I greeted them, " I'm Libby!" "Hi." they said together, then we all laughed.

 Then in came Jubilee Walker, followed by her older sister, Addy. Jubilee is my BFF.

Caramel was very excited with so many  people there.

 There certainly was a lot of us! I thought it was time for a game.

 We decided to play musical chairs, with the girls as the chairs. Jubilee and Liz won that.

 After that, we played a fun game that I will explain the rules to. There is one person in the middle, while the others sit in a circle around that person. The person in the middle points to a random person in the circle and says a word that they must think up a rhyme to before the person in the middle counts to ten. The thing is, the person in the middle can count to ten as fast as they want. If the person can't think up a rhyme before the person in the middle counts to ten, they are the next person in the middle.

 That was great fun.

 Before they had to leave, Saige, Addy, Marie-Grace, and I took a walk around our property. It was nice and warm, so we didn't need our coats. Saige took hers anyway. She said she was used to wearing it.

 We all took some individual photos of each other. First Saige........

...... then Marie-Grace......

..... then Addy.............

.... and last but definitely not lest was me. I really enjoyed spending time with the Kremkes.

When was the last time you made a new friend?

The last afternoon with our cousins

 Good day, pleasant readers! Alas, the time with our delightful cousins has come to a close. A few days before they left, we all went outside in the newly fallen snow. This is what we did.

 First, Elizabeth and I went sledding.

 Then, it was Chrissa and Libby's turn.

  "Liberty and Chrissa, Marie-Grace and I are going to search for a safe place for her to ice skate." said Elizabeth. "Okay!" said Libby cheerfully, "I think Chrissa and I are going to put the sleds back, and then make a snowman!"

 "Yep!"  Agreed Chrissa.

 So they built a snowman. It was rather hard, I understand, because the snow was so "dusty."

 After all our lovely adventures outside, Elizabeth, Chrissa, Libby and I went inside to enjoy  Nanna's  delicious cinnamon rolls. We all had a memorable time with our cousins and we will miss them very much.

Do you enjoy spending time with your cousins?

P.S. Although we forgot to post about it, on October 28,2013 we went to the Scarecrow Patch with Mary Ellen. It is possible that she and some friends will be coming over this Saturday. Not certain, but possible. Libby just wanted to have you told.

A Very Merry Christmas!

 Hello, readers!  This is Libby, by the way.  We had a wonderful Christmas!

We all went down Aurora for Christmas.

 Isn't Nana's tree lovely?

 Chrissa and Elizabeth were there, as well as McKenna.

 Since we went youngest to oldest, I got to go FIRST!!!!  I excitedly tore into the wrapping paper, and plopped the bow on my head.

"Very festive!" Chrissa complemented me.  

 See???????!!!!!!!

 Next in line came Chrissa.  She opened Liberty's present to her.

 Do you like the notebook?  I made it myself.

 McKenna seemed to like the painting I made for her.

 Then, it was my turn.

 Elizabeth made me these lovely hat, scarf, and mittens.

 Isn't this calender cute?  It was Marie's gift to Elizabeth.

 Just then, Addy and Jubilee walked in.  Only a bit late.  Despite the fact, we gave her presents: a pearl necklace from Marie, ...

 ... a watch for Jubilee, ...

 ... A gymnastics painting for Chrissa, ...

 ... and also a stuffed animal whom Chrissa named "Blossom".

 I was most amazed by the gift from Addy and Jubilee, which was a American Girl doll.

 I call her, "Maria".

We also got a bureau from our Grandma and Grandpa.

We enjoyed our Christmas very much, but probably my favorite thing was remembering how Jesus was born.

Merry Christmas!