More Christmas Pictures

Snow smiles

Christmas at Mia and Papa's.

Linnea

Brother Dave and wife Patsy.

Very important information that everyone should know.

Brother-in-law Ben.

Sweaters to mittens.

Anthony.

Sarah.

Hannah.

Leah.

Sister Kristine and Linnea.

Merry Christmas!!

Abby's stain glass art project for Molly done with Aunt Linda.

Merry Christmas everyone.
"Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night" carries new meaning when you have children. The excitement and anticipation has been building for some time. Molly and I were in bed about mid-night. Katie was in our room by 4:30AM. She couldn't sleep anymore and kept coming into our room. By 6AM she had gone down to Abby's room and then they both came in. We tried to sleep a little longer. We were planning on being up at 6 for coffee and wait for them to wake up, but that didn't work out. We got up a little after 7. They had already look at all the gifts trying to figure out what they received.

Stockings and gifts ready. The mood was set.

Excitement...you can't stop it, you can only hope to contain it.

We must first read the Christmas story. It's the greatest story ever told.

Brady was much more into it this year compared to last year.

"This is awesome, dad"

Meet Rebecca.

Abby made this blanket for Brady.

Macy got a treat and a few toys, including the wrapped flying disk.

Katelyn and her new doll Elizabeth.

Abby made me this blanket. She made this while I was at deer camp and managed to keep it a secret for so long.

Katie made me this picture frame and put a picture of herself in it. Very nice. This was her project with Aunt Linda.

Maybe Braeden's favorite gift. He LOVED this basketball.

We will enjoy the rest of the day playing and resting. Hope you all can do the same.

Christmas program

Tonight was the Christmas program. This was Abby's first year in choir. Katie played an Angel. They both did great.

Katie is an angel all the time.

Showing the hair.

Could only get one person to smile.

Choir

Abby singing her heart out.

Katie ready to blow her trumpet.

Fun night. Tired. Going to bed now.

Hey! I've been busy!!

Ok. I am averaging one posting every 2 months. I doubt my millions of followers will see this post since they gave up looking. Life is busy. The girls are busy in school and taking piano lessons. Me and Molly are working or busily following Brady all over the house. Life is zipping by. Christmas is upon us and we are excited for that. Most of the shopping is done thanks to Molly. She has been buying for the past 2 months. Without her I would be lost. I am back to officiating basketball games. I really enjoy it. I will take about 30 games this season. It's really the only exercise I get besides chasing Brady. Brady is walking now, but not all the time yet. Katie was sick all this week and missed the entire week of school. She has a sinus infection. Abby has been well. Always has her face in a book. I am happy she enjoys reading. I wish I had that when I was her age. I'll try to do better with the blog. Here are a few pics.

Life of the party.

Seasonal decor.

Great kids.

Macy our cat.

Katie the baker.

Ginger bread cookies.

Brady helping Abby find her keys.

First Down

Brady had his first birthday party tonight. Hard to believe he is one (officially on Wednesday). He has grown so quickly. He proves everyday that life is short and time is fast. His smile warms my heart everyday. God has blessed us with great kids. I love them all. (Katie is crying in the background as I type this because she is tired and frustrated with homework). Gotta love these times.

Brady likes to clean.

Taking a break for a smile.

On to the living room.

Nice cake.

Brady is fascinated with facial hair.

Ready to party.

Brady had his cake and ate it, too.

Brady got lots of great things for his birthday. He has really enjoyed playing with cars recently. He will roll them all over the house. He did get some new ones.