advent day two: music

the snow has stopped 

and today we awoke to a sparkling, winter wonderland.

beneath a crisp, blue sky lie white carpeted fields and crystal trees.

only mediumly-serious winter footwear needed today.

on our walk this morning,

i kicked chunks of ice down the lane as roxy chased and crunched them to her heart's content.

every once in a while, i would catch the cozy smell of a wood burning fireplace

warming up a family on this cold, winter morning.

icy, fresh blooms in the foyer cheer us on this crispy day.

advent:

the kids each choose a piece of music to work on over the christmas season.

gabi is either going to choose silent night or jingle bells.

i will try to entice her to work on both.

sebastian is working on a carol to play on his sax.

he's chosen a sax piece before and there is something, well, very christmassy about 

the strains of a saxophone.

my guess is that margo will choose to practice and perform this piece to perfection.

with her charisma and voice...........marilyn monroe, move over!

i still need to get ben to choose a piece to work on.

i hope he chooses my favorite carol, do you hear what i hear?

in a beautiful piano arrangement.

the kids and paul (i traditionally bow out) play and perform for all that gather with us 

on christmas eve.