Hello All: Just a note to tell you all to go to my sis-in-laws site on my link list....Matti K Designs and check out one of her new products that she is doing. Very cute monogrammable drink containers (coffee mugs, thermoses, and the best of all......sippy cups) If you would like to order, her info is in the side bar on her page!!

Busy, busy, busy season.....we've been baking Christmas goodies, making a gingerbread house, preparing for Christmas parties and trying to make sure that our boys will grasp the true meaning of Christmas. Not Santa's visit but Jesus' birth!! I'm posting a few pictures of what we've been doing lately. One of my favorite things during the Christmas season is to bake in the kitchen with the boys. We've done a few things so far but my favorite.....Christmas cut out cookies and decorations will probably be next week while Keagan is out for his Christmas break.

Baking with the family. Jason was actually here to help too....how fun!!

Matti(our niece) thinking of telling Santa(AKA Kason) what she wants for Christmas

My boys

I love, love, love doing this with Keagan each year. I normally let Kason join in but this day Kason was napping so I took advantage of some sweet alone time with my favorite 5 year old in the whole world. I like the picture below where you can see Keagan sneaking another lick of the icing:)

Looks like Keagan and Santa were having a serious talke:) What if we don't want to get Keagan what he told Santa he wanted?? Will he really realize it if it's not under the tree. The kid will rack up on toys since he has 3 sets of grandparents and several aunts and uncles who buy for them both. I'm not sure what to do. I think he'll like what we got him but like I said....it's not what he told Santa he wanted.....any of you have some advice for me?? I know though...it's not about getting what we want but grasping what Christmas really is!!

watching the parade with Aunt Lori and Uncle D
Each year we go the the "village" and watch the Christmas parade with Jason's family. The boys love it and always have a fun time!

Keeping warm while watching the parade

Look at this traveling snow hill that came through a town near us. I just had to let Keagan go slide down. Those guys were making a killing at $2 a slide. Keagan really thought it was a lot of fun.

Living in the area we are in we have really become aware of what our soldiers and their families go through. Please keep our soldiers in your prayers this holiday season. We have several friends and members of our church family whose husbands have just recently deployed and will be spending the holidays away from those they love the most. Some of them for the 2nd or 3rd year in a row. It's not only the soldiers who make a sacrifice but also their families who support them and their decision to serve and defend our country for us!! I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart to each one serving or has a loved one serving our country!!

Keagan's Christmas choir program. They were so cute!!

Whoa!! Seriously am I dreaming or is it really December already?? What a whirlwind the past couple of weeks have been. We've been to Keagan's school twice, once for a parent Thanksgiving breakfast his class had and another time because Keagan's class led chapel. I am so sad that we did not have the camera either time. Actually we might have had it for the breakfast but I didn't get to go because I had class that morning. Jason was the designated parent so I'll blame him for no pictures that morning:) Kason and I made a trip up the road to an awesome children's museum with a friend of mine and her little guy who is Kason's age, we did get pictures so maybe I'll post some of those. Then the Friday before Thanksgiving the boys, Gram, and I went to see Disney on Ice. It was a lot of fun but I definitely think that Kason enjoyed it more than Keagan. Let's see....Keagan was out of school the entire week of Thanksgiving. Grandma called and wanted to spend some time with he and Kason so I met her and D-dad halfway and the boys spent a few days with them before Jason and I headed up their way. Jason's uncle unexpectedly passed away 1 week ago today so needless to say our week was definitely busy!! The good thing though is that at one point or the other we were able to spend time with three sets of parents and family which normally doesn't happen on Thanksgiving. I hope in the business of this time of year you all will make time to stop and think of the things we have to be thankful for. Even though sometimes it seems as though we have it bad, all in all, I believe God has truly blessed each of us in immeasurable ways. Don't forget to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ our Saviour in the rush to mark things off of your lists!!



Kason, Gram, and Keagan


Kason and Luke at the children's museum


Kason, Matti, and Keagan we are missing Brooklyn from this pict, she didn't feel like getting her pict taken at the moment.:(



Keagan took some picts with my camera while and G-ma and D-dad's, Heidi I think Abigail is definitely a better photographer than Keagan!!;)