Better than Ever

We had a great Christmas this year! It was filled with family, friends, food and fun! All my favorite things. Here are a few pictures of the good times.

Lincoln

Gavin

Lincoln upwrapping a gift

Going for a walk in our new wagon

Lincoln laughing

Gavin jammin on the guitar

Hangin with the cousins (Evan & Macy)

Gavin showing off his new bike - he loves to say "Me Bike!"

Lincoln ridding in his cool new jeep - "Hey Laddies"

To all our friends and family: Thank you for your company, the gifts, and the memories. It wouldn't be the same without you!

The Mission Inn

We went with Dusty's parents to the Mission Inn this week. Its a great place to eat dinner and take a walk. The mission is decorated with lights and Christmas characters and surrounded by horse drawn carriages. It's beautiful!

Breakfast with Santa

My parents invited our family and many of our friends over for breakfast this weekend. It was very special. They had a long kid-height table set up for all the children.

They made pancakes, fruit, and special cupcakes for all 13 kids.

During breakfast a special guest arrived. Yup, thats right Jolly ol' Saint Nick! The kids were all timid at first. Lincoln was the first to warm up to Santa.

Santa Claus took his time talking to all the kids and passing out candy canes. It was a wonderful day. We look forward to making this a tradition in the years to come!

'Tis the Season

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Getting into the Christmas spirit, I decided to let the kids decorate a ginger a bread house today. We put on our favorite Christmas tunes and got to work. First they iced the house, decorated it with gum drops and pin wheels, then undecorated it by taking off the candies and eating them. They had a great time and made a huge mess. We are looking forward to a great weekend filled with Christmas parties, Santa, Family, and great friends!

Wordless Wednesday

Did I mention Lincoln is crawling?

Yup, he is! On all fours. No scooting. Just hands and knees. We are SO SO SO proud of him! Go Lincoln!

When Disaster Strikes

Wednesday before Thanksgiving we woke up at 4am to the sound of dripping water. We got up to find water leaking from the ceiling in the kids bathroom upstairs. We decided to check the rest of the house to be sure there were no more leaks. Unfortunately we found more. And then we found more. After calling a plumber to come out and figure out what was going on. We learned that we have a rodent stuck in our attic. As you would guess, he wasn't to happy with us. He chewed through at lest 8 water pipes (which thanks to Pulte...are made of plastic...ahhh!) We have water damage throughout our house. Mostly in our dining room and kitchen. Currently, we have over 10 fans drying out the moisture. It's interesting to live in a house with no running water, a web of electrical cords, and nails sticking out of the walls with two 18 month olds. Thanks to family and friends who have had us over to stay at their house and feed us! It makes it all worth it! Hopefully this week we can start to repair the damage. Looking on the bright side...I think I am going to get new carpet out of the deal. Score!!

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