Merry Christmas!

With Love,
Tony, Elissa, Sadie, Zack and Drew

And....... More Snow!

Okay, Holy Cow, we have had an insane amount of snow today! It was snowing when we got up at 7:30 this morning and now at 9pm it is STILL snowing! We went outside this morning to play and we thought there was a bunch of snow then!

Sadie recreating the scene from "Polar Express" when the main boy (trying to convince himself it's all a dream) sticks his face in the snow, saying "Wake up, wake up!!"

No, Zack wasn't posing, he was trying to get snow to stick to the tree. Not sure why...

Gotta have a bat at all times, even in the snow!

Our house late this morning

So NOW take a look at the pictures I took at 5pm.

The playhouse out back

Notice how deep the trains are in the snow now? (Refer to the picture of Drew)

And finally, here are pics I took at 7:30 tonight.

Tony measured the mailboxes - 8 inches!

The van is under there somewhere!

Can you tell it's the backyard?

Tony's footsteps

Now that I am positive we made the right decision not to go to Federal Way this weekend, I am thoroughly enjoying the snow! It is just beautiful and I really hope the freezing rain that is forecasted doesn't come and ruin the gorgeous snow!! Don't we have such a wonderful and creative God who gives us all this variety in the way our world can look?

Winter Wonderland Take 2

Wednesday it snowed some more, but this snow was a little wetter than Sunday's snow. So the kids and I were able to make a snowman!!

Snow Angels!

Nature's Christmas Tree

We have an apple tree in our backyard that just won't let go. There are quite a few apples just hanging on for dear life, it's kind of funny. We even watched a squirrel the other day pick one and eat it right there in the tree! When it snowed on Sunday, we went out back and saw what looked like a bare Christmas tree with gorgeous of snow-covered red ornaments! What a beautiful sight.

Fun in the Snow!

FINALLY, after having no snow to write home about last winter, we got lots of snow on Sunday! Even though it has ruined many plans and the probability for more in the next few days jeopardizes our trip to Washington, it is definitely beautiful and super fun!

My Little Elves

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Conversations With Zack and Drew

I was trying get get a little video of Zack and Drew playing with the train that goes under our Christmas tree. I got that but also a cute conversation between them. Aren't kids the best?

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Christmas Jammies

I have to be honest. I have never bought Christmas pajamas for the kids. Not sure why, but I have always wanted to. So when I was at the beach for my girls' weekend, I bought some for the kids! I picked pajamas that matched each of my kids' personalities, so they don't necessarily match each other. Anyways, last night after we got the tree up, they got to wear their Christmas jammies for the first time! Pretty cute, I must say!

Off to Get a Christmas Tree!

Yesterday was the big day we went to get our Christmas tree!! We went to our usual tree farm, Loch Lolly, that is only about 10 minutes from our house. Of course, it started raining hard the second we stepped out of the van! We found a great tree right away and got started cutting it down. Now, let me remind you that Tony had back surgery a month ago, so I was a nice wife and started hacking away. Unfortunately, I am quite wimpy and Tony had to step in and finish. (I promise, he didn't hurt himself too much!) The guy at the farm was helpful and picked up our tree in his Gator, baled it and put it on our van for us. Yay!

We got it up and put the lights on, but it was still kind of wet so tonight we will put the ornaments on. It is a beautiful tree, maybe the best we have ever had! This morning I came out of my room and breathed in deeply and smelled such a wonderful smell. Words can't explain the feelings I have at Christmastime, I LOVE IT!!

I swear, I tried my hardest!

Sorry, Honey!

Can we go already?

Our beautimous tree!

Daddy's Little Helper

Karen, this picture is for you! I actually bought it last year! ;)