Christmas 2009

We had a great Christmas. The addition of THREE new babies this year made it even better. We made cookies for Santa Christmas Eve, Christmas Day dinner and presents after Josh & family arrive, Jesus' birthday cake complete with the blowing out of the candles, and a cookout at the firepit one evening. A stomach bug attacked and caused some problems. I missed the cookout Sunday night. Chuck got it on Monday morning and they stayed an extra day so he could recover. I always take a picture of the kids and all of the grandkids before they leave. Since Chuck was sick, we took two separate pictures this year and combined them (thanks Nikki).

December Snow

We got a little over 6 inches of snow yesterday. We are officially snowed in! The temperature is about 34 degrees today but the sun is melting it some. Scott parked the truck at the other end of the driveway so if we need to get out we can hike a quarter of a mile (uphill both ways, I kid you not) to the truck. I am glad I finished my Christmas shopping other than the couple of things that are coming in the mail. We certainly wouldn't be shopping today. I guess it is the perfect day to get all the presents wrapped!! The second picture is the driveway.

Double the Grandchildren in 2009

I am really looking forward to Christmas this year. For the past four Christmases we have had 3 grandchildren to enjoy the excitement of the season. This year we will have 6! I thought I would put pictures of them right after they were born with their big brothers. Both pictures were taken by my very talented daughter-in-law Nikki. The first one is Eli with his sisters, Annabel & Harper. The second one is Trip and Quinn with their new brother, Webb.