Christmas Picts

I finally got around to downloading the pictures off of my new camera. Here are some of the pictures of the big day.

In the top picture Adrienne is modeling the pillowcase that Grandma W gave her. She really enjoys being naked. What a cheeser!

Annika actually got some roller skates and hasn't taken them off since... I can't believe we don't have a picture of it!

Kade really wanted a Mr. Fuzzy. If you have seen them at the kiosks at the mall, you know they look like they are lots of fun, but cannot be as great as they look. We tried to tell Kade that, but he wasn't believing it... Santa caved and got him one. Just another life's lesson... be careful what you wish for...

Santa also brought this really great book for all Star Wars fans/nerds. It is called Star Wars Guide to the Galaxy. It is a pop up book that we all really enjoyed looking at. The last page even has light sabers that actually light up. This is Nathan showing it to Grandma Christmas afternoon.

Under the Weather

We have been passing the germs around.
First Adrienne, then Nathan, then Kade.
This past week has been my turn. I finally went to the doctor today and got something that should help me feel much better.
Boy, am I grateful for modern day medicine.

The Gift Not Gotten

This Christmas we got lots of snow. It was nice for a White Christmas, but we were ready to take it back today after we looked at what lay ahead of us if we wanted to leave our house today.
We decided that we wanted to get one of these:

We looked and looked, but had no luck finding anything that we wouldn't have to trade one of the kids in for. We really like all of our kids and wanted to keep them, so we settled for:

Thankfully, by the time we came home utterly defeated, some kind soul had cleared our driveway for us. It was such a nice belated Christmas present.

Joy To The World

I wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas!

We got presents opened, games played, and are now watching TMNT as a family while I type away on my new laptop. It has been lots of fun, and Santa got everything just right. Not too much, not too little...
Mostly, we are grateful for the reason for the season. We are so grateful for the birth of that special little baby centuries ago. We are grateful for his earthly mission and for the wonderful gift he gave to us.

Love to all!

Party Animals

Our ward had a party last Saturday morning for Christmas. Nathan and Burke both participated in the little program with a musical number. I took some video and thought it might make your day.
This is Nathan singing "Hot Cup of Cocoa". He is the cute one in the red shirt on the front row:

This is video of Burke (the handsome fancy dancer in the back left with the red shirt), and should explain a lot about my children...

Silly Little Girl

I asked Adrienne if she wanted a tuna fish sandwich or a peanut butter sandwich for lunch the other day.
She is not a big fan of either, but I was sticking to my guns and was ready to ignore any and all grumpiness related to the lunch menu.
After the grumpiness, this is what she said:

"I would like a peanut butter sandwich.

But I don't want any jam.

And I do want some cheese on it.

And I don't want any peanut butter on it."

Okay.....

So you want a cheese sandwich?

Yes, please.

I Fought the Law...

And I won! Dismissed!

It has been a long four months, but I finally got it resolved. Yes, the officer was wrong. No, I was not at fault. No, there is not enough evidence to show that I did anything wrong.

Whew! Glad that is over!