Christmas Count Down

I love Christmas. Family, friends, the food, the sights and sounds, Santa, the warmth and cheer that is all around us at this wonderful time of the year. I'm so thankful for all our family, and our extended family. God gave us Jesus, such a glorious gift , and because of that gift, I love the way it joins us all together .

I'm always looking for a new experience at Christmas. I love building memories for my kids and especially for my Grandkids. My next few posts will be about our family and how we celebrate this special time of the year.

Sunday afternoon, we took a trip up North and went to visit one of Santa's Reindeer! Cupid posed with us for a very nice family portrait. She is the one in the front with Ashley. Ashley has never been a good smiler when it comes to pictures. We have to really work to coax one out of her sometimes. As you can see, she was full of smiles this time! She got to be the special Cupid holder, and it just made her day.

Theo's First Uncle Dave's Visit

Not really the very first time, but the first time since he started eating big boy food! This is our favorite neighborhood cafe'. If you have been to visit us, you've been to Uncle Dave's. Theo really enjoyed himself. He even drank up most of Sarah's tomato juice! Unusual fare for a little guy. I don't think his parents will be able to afford to feed him when he's bigger!

Thanksgiving past

Better late than never! Here are the cutest kids in the world carefully posing for the Thanksgiving Picture--as you can see, they all sat quietly. Well, some of them did. We had a great Thanksgiving dinner at the Olalla Lewises new home. It was fun and filling!! That's Sarah sharing her dinner with new Babylew. Can't wait to see her, him, whomever!!

Scrapping 12/01

Last Saturday during the snow storm, Jana and I spent the afternoon scrapping at a new shop we found. It was a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon, and we even finished a really cute project!

George the Wonder Dog

Daniel called today and wanted some video of George the Wonder Dog! So here is my attempt to show off the great tricks of my crazy weiner dog. As you can hear, he doesn't always get the command right on the first try, but he will try, try again until he gets his treats. We actually think he is very smart. And cute! Enjoy.