Just wanted to post a few pictures from Christmas and New Years. I am clearly way behind and really going to try to keep up with this better in 2010! Poor Ella doesn't have a scrapbook like Jackson's and this is my only way to keep up with everything and I haven't been doing very well...
Christmas was wonderful! Mom came to be with us and we had a perfect weekend, snow and all! What a surprise to have a white Christmas Eve. We spent the day doing last minute shopping, baking, watching movies, cooking dinner, Christmas Eve service, and looking at Christmas lights. The kids loved having Granny here with us. Christmas morning was full of joy and excitement too! After a nap, we headed to the Irons for Christmas dinner and time with them. It was a great evening!
We spent New Years Eve with some friends at our house. The kids made their own pizzas and we had a nice dinner. We had a great time and were happy to ring in the New Year with good friends!
January 5, 2010
Christmas & New Years
December 12, 2009
Visit with Santa
Santa came to visit at YaYa's house! The kids ate pizza, decorated cookies and waited in their pj's for Santa to arrive. So fun! Jackson, Heston and Jack were beyond excited to see him and Ella and Lawson were not quite as excited. They both screamed when they sat with him and gave us the classic kid on Santa's lap photo. Why do we do this to our children?? I think the adults had as much fun as the kids did. Kids make Christmas time so fun! 
October 22, 2009
October 10, 2009
Eating ice cream
Here are my babies eating ice cream. We have a lot to post but no time to do so. Things are crazy around here. Will post when things settle down.
September 11, 2009
Big Russ
We are so sad to say that our sweet lab, Rusty, passed away on Wednesday morning. We found out about a few weeks ago that he had liver disease and he quickly went downhill. We did not expect it to happen so fast, but are thankful that he did not have to suffer for long. We were able to hold him and be with him until the end. We are heart broken and feel like a huge part of our family is missing, but we have such wonderful memories of him. I gave him to Jason in college so he has been with us through many years and many things that we have been through. He will be missed dearly but remembered sweetly. We love you Russ Man!!
September 8, 2009
Labor Day Weekend
Our Labor Day weekend was so much fun, although we got off to a rough start! On Friday afternoon, we were outside playing with the kids and Jackson was pushing Ella in her big car. He accidentally pushed too fast and she went flying down the driveway and began spinning out and went over the ledge to the neighbors stone pathway and fell on her face and split her forehead open. We spent 6 long hours in the ER and walked away with 17 stitches, 5 internal and 12 external! Not a fun evening. She was a tough baby girl and was so tired by the time that we got the stitches that she fell asleep and slept through being stitched up! She got her stitches out on Wednesday and is healing great. We are so thankful that she was not seriously hurt and that the CT scan was negative. It could have been so much worse! After we moved past that, we had a great weekend. Dad came to visit and we went to the farm to see the Irons. We cooked out, played with the horses, sat by the fire and spent many hours talking and watching the kids play. It was a very relaxing weekend despite the drama of the ER!
Sitting by the fire
My sweet and very dirty babies :)
Jackson sittng on the fence watching Cookie
Heston in Grandpa's boots
Pop
Strike a pose Ella
I love this one - each boy in one of Grandpa's boots
