It's the Pope!

During our trip to Leavenworth, Maddie got a chance to see an "old" Santa and she went up to him and asked if he was the Pope. hee hee. She also got to make a lantern. Colson had fun in the tub, and they both loved hanging out with dad.

What a place to take a nap

Maddie has finally learned something from Lucy... where to sleep... in a laundry basket of course!

Christmas Tree... found and decorated!

We went yesterday to get our Christmas tree. Everyone helped to pick the perfect one and I think Brion was proud of me because it only took about 10 minutes to find it! They had soooo many to choose from! Brion cut it down, we hauled it home, and decorated it! Beautiful!

First Christmas Cookie Batch

Made and eaten. Check. :)

Thanksgiving Weekend

We went to Leavenworth for Thanksgiving and had a great time with our friends Markus, Sherri and Katarina! The girls made Christmas lanterns, went to a holiday bazaar, walked around the town and just enjoyed the cool weather. (in the 20's). Colson on the other hand did not have such a great weekend. He cried all weekend, night and day, and his parents still cannot figure out why. Other than the fact that his top gums are rock hard and the outline of teeth can be seen, we're not sure why he's so grumpy-poor guy. So much so we came home a day early from Leavenworth to see if being at home would help. It did help his night schedule...he actually slept until about 4am before he first woke up. wahoo!