Kate's First Christmas--a music video

Warning, this music video is 2.5 min long--but she's pretty cute. It was a busy day full of excitement and a million things to put in her mouth. She even missed her morning nap because of all the fun--she couldn't stop long enough to sleep. Be sure you have your sound turned on when you watch. It's set to Kate's favorite Christmas song which is appropriate when you consider what she got for Christmas. Whenever the song was on, she would dance. (The dancing in the video is real!)

Merry Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas! Even though we were snowed in and sick we had a great day. We missed seeing all of our family and thought about them a lot during the day. We so rarely have time to spend an entire day relaxing and playing together as a family. It was wonderful and I can't think of anything that would have made me happier. Allie and Luke were excited and blessed to receive many wonderful gifts. Thank you! Kate was busy, busy, busy. (See video to follow!) Here's a few shots from the day.

No Church!

This was the scene last Sunday as we headed out to church. Cancelled! Yesterday Church was cancelled again. I am beginning to think we will never leave home again. This actually looks pretty good. Now when I step outside our front door the snow goes halfway to my knee. The pool was mostly frozen over too. So weird for Oregon.

Kate Sledding

Kate even got in on the action. I'm not sure if she liked it much, but she might have liked it when we took Luke down. That was fun!

Allie sledding

Allie took to sledding like a pro. I think she would have stayed out until she was an ice cube the shape of a girl. She helped edit the video and pick the music.

Luke sledding

Luke had a hard time not hitting the wall in the parking lot. He loved it and kept saying, "How do you steer this thing? (I don't think you can steer a cookie sheet.) His final take though was that snow would be a lot more fun if it weren't so cold. I think I would have to agree.

Snow in Oregon!

Last Sunday as we went out the door to leave for church, we heard a squeal of delight from the kids and saw…snow!!! We tried to leave but quickly realized that if we left we might never be able to get back so we parked the van and went back in. Church was cancelled anyway so it was good that we stayed home. We enjoyed comfy clothes, naps, games, and sipping hot chocolate while the kids played outside. It was a nice, rare treat to be home together all day! School was even cancelled for Michael on Monday and Allie’s school was cancelled for the entire week. A week later, we are still pretty much stuck at home with the weather, but enjoying our time together. We don’t get that very often and it couldn’t make for a better Christmas.