Who needs a fireplace...

to have a mantle?

Before paint...

Merry Christmas to me!

What is it?

The final product should be appearing soon...

Back to School

I can't believe another school year has begun. This year we have kids at three different schools!

Ashley and Madison are both in Primary School.

Ashley is in 2nd grade this year.

Madison is now in 1st grade.

Welsey is in 4th grade at the Elementary School.

Allen is embarking on the adventure known as Middle school, in 6th grade.

They are all so excited to be back at school! We are so happy with the teachers they have and their choice in friends. This is going to be another amazing year:)

As for mom and dad...Chad returns to school the end of the month, and Aubrey will be Substitute teaching again as well as spending time with PTO for all three schools. Nothing slows down around the Pena home.

New Year

I'm not one to join the "Resolution" Bandwagon...I figure setting goals as the need arises should happen on any given day and not just the first moment of a new year. However...I have decided to make it a goal of mine to put my blog post count back into the double digits for 2011. I can use the excuse of *broken computer and *moving TWICE for the last year, but no more! All the kids are in school. I only substitute teach every other week or so. So, I should have more time; Right? That is the theory anyway:) So those sweet friends who still check- thanks for your faith in me! I am excited to rejoin the blogging world and document the crazy life at the Pena house!

I leave you with our Christmas morning traditional picture of kids lined up in the hall...