I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas....

This year we were able to stay at home and not travel for the holidays. We missed family so much, but it was nice not to be out on the road driving or flying. Daddy had to work Christmas Eve, but he was off on Christmas Day and the following Sunday! We were able to celebrate long distance with our Arizona family via skype on Christmas Eve.

Christmas morning it was just our little family. We had a breakfast of hot apple cider, homemade "Cinnabon" cinnamon rolls, and fruit salad. Then Daddy read the true Christmas story from the Bible to the kids. After that we opened stockings and gifts. This year was the 'year of the camera' at our house! Luke and Ben both got "Real" kid safe digital cameras and have been torturing every inch of our house and member with the inspection of their lenses! Even Gracie got a camera toy, and Mommy and Daddy got a very nice camera too! (See if you can tell which pictures are with the new camera and which are with the old! :))

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We got snow Christmas evening and just about all day Sunday. Church was canceled and we took the chance to play in the snow and sled with our good friends and neighbors, Andy and Emily.











Gracie was not too sure about the snow and being cold...



but Emily finally got her to smile!



I am sure I would not enjoy snow so much if I had to deal with it all the time, but we are so glad we live in a place where we get to enjoy it every once in awhile!!

Later Sunday evening Daddy finally had a chance to put together Gracie's trike that she got from Grandma and Grandpa and she LOVES it!!!!




Merry Christmas from our family to yours!