Visiting with the cousins

The kids with their cousins celebrating Caiden's 2nd birthday.

Blowing bubbles and eating Christmas cookies

It was finally warm enough to get outside for a little while. Annaleise and Jeremy went out back in their pajamas to blow bubbles. Annaleise is ok to wear her pajamas in public, but you'll notice she needed to put on her jewelry, grab her princess cell phone, oh -- and don't forget the matching belt!

The "J" Tree

The kids made candy-canes out of beads to hang on our plant in the living room. We call it the "J" tree because every time Jeremy sees a candy-cane, he calls it a "J" for Jeremy. As I was looking that the tree more closely, I found a few plastic animals hanging from the branches. The kids decided to decorate with their own ornaments by tying dental floss around their animals and hanging them :)

Christmas Morning

The kids had a great Christmas! They were surprised to see their stockings stuffed AND presents under the tree! It was great fun to see their excitement and very touching at how thankful they are for everything.

Enjoying the snow!

Elijah and Troy are building a snow fort while Annaliese and Rachel have fun on the sleds.

Gingerbread Houses

Jillian, Elijah, Annaliese, and Jeremy had a great time with their cousins on Saturday. They each decorated a gingerbread house.

Decorating the Christmas Tree