The Bell Family: December 2015

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Sleeping Under The Tree - Dec 23

Kitty found her spot

Karate Potluck Christmas Dinner - Dec 22

Fun Times at Ella's Karate Dinner.

Natalie came with us, her parents went out to dinner for Emily's birthday.

Ella and Hailey - karate friends.
Ella hasn't been able to go to karate since August. She was supposed to test for her junior black belt right before she broke her foot. She was going to wait to do the black belt ceremony with her friend Hailey in October. Her friend Hailey was going to test in October, but when Ella wasn't able to complete her testing, Hailey deferred her testing until Ella can do it with her. They have been moving up in the ranks for many years together. They have keep each other competitive, but still want to achieve black belts together.

The Lawes Family Moving - Dec 19-20

Friends Forever

Emma and Kaitlyn watching Andrew's indoor soccer game

Seeing our friends off on their new adventure, they are moving to Georgia.

The Sunday before Christmas.

Andrew's Class Party and Disneyland Trip with Jonah and Emma's last day at Bonita High - Dec 18

Making Sleds out of Popsicle Sticks

Testing them out

Christmas Class Party fun!

Andrew and Jonah

Disneyland trip for Jonah's birthday

Emma's last day at Bonita High. Kaitlyn will miss her!

Andrew's First Band Concert - Dec 16

All the beginning band students in the district!

The two Andrews

Andrew, Jacob, Andrew and Logan

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Jazz Band Christmas Concert - Dec 14

Michelle and Ella. they both played solos, Michelle on the sax and Ella on the vibraphone.
It was a beautiful night of Christmas music!

https://youtu.be/7phQNjNJg3k

Here is the video of their performance

This is what a real picture looks like:
Andrew was ready to go home an hour ago, Ella eating a piece of pizza, and
Kaitlyn getting exasperated we are taking pictures.

Coming around to get ready for a nice photo: Andrew's not facing the wall, since he realized the faster he takes pictures the faster he can go home, Ella shoved the rest of her pizza crust in her mouth and is trying to smile and Kaitlyn is making a weird face.

Almost there, Ella is still trying to finish her pizza, Andrew is pretending he's excited to be here and Kaitlyn has come around to pose for the photo.

Good Enough, let's go home!

Friends Forever - Dec 13

Kaitlyn and Emma, friends forever. Emma's mom made a photo book of their friendship since the fourth grade, and gave them matching special friendship necklaces. We had gone over there for dinner and watched a Christmas movie. We sure will miss our friends when they move to Georgia next week.