December 2013 Photos

The ice freeze… and another slow “leak” in our property that turned into a ice pond.

Soooooooooooooo happy! (and I am so glad I bought snow pants in Anna’s size!)

A little snow goes a long way!

What the craft table looked like a couple weeks ago.

Carolyn in slippers made by Great-Grandma Hooge

One off!

Off!

Here are the stockings before they were hung. 🙂

Jordan coped with his restrictions well.

Gingerbread houses in the community center!

Carolyn bravely marched all around the room where people were making Gingerbread houses.

Jordan found a seat

Goofy Maggie

So, so goofy

“What’s going on?”

Discoveries

The girls opening their stockings! This sight warmed my heart. (even though Jordan was sleeping so it felt a bit strange)

Me and my big girls!

Jordan was finally awake!

LOL

These cracked us up!!!! Anna made or gathered gifts for everybody out of her own things. She was so thoughtful! Brian’s were a bit silly though…. paper glasses!

Shy mermaid.

Girls showing off their gifts from our friends…. Thank you Ellie and Brody!

Maggie was very conscious of her mermaid suit and feeling beautiful all day. (She hasn’t worn anything since except pjs… so three days now?)

Jordan participated a wee bit.

Pappy time!

Tamera, Lora and Jennifer

Grammy love

The balls from a garage sale in the frog sandbox/kiddie pool!

Fort discovery (also known as the last time you’ll see this room clean)

Their hideout.

Soooo much sugar.

Hard at work.

The kids’ creations. 🙂

This house was Frankensteined into a TARDIS and K9.

It was a gingerbread year!

Christmas morning with family!

Poopy diaper too… peee yew!

A determined man can finish his book even with a toddler crawling all over him.

Loved seeing these two play together.

Jordan is learning to take turns.

Felicity is a good sport.

Jordan and Felicity learn to play around each other.

Auntie time for Jordan.

Felicity in the ball pit!

This isn’t the most amazing picture o fmy lovely sister… but do you see that dense fog outside! We were walled in all day.

Oldest sibling/cousin reading Calvin and Hobbes is also fun!

Electronics and uncles/dads are the key to fun!

Looking through scrapbooking supplies or playing Agricola? Both were wonderful… in there with the door closed!

Cheese! (Skyline Chili!)

Cheese!

Jordan stompin around as usual…. Carolyn drinking juice as usual.

Cousins…

Merry Christmas morning… again! (Today, the 28th)

Brian is a super star when it comes to kids! Here he is teaching them about platypuses, cuddle fishes and woodpeckers.

Brian taught the kids how to play Crazy 8!