Snow!!!!

 

OK, it wasn't a major blizzard, but it was enough to make some slushy snowballs. That's good enough for some winter time outside!

Emma kinda made some snow/grass angels. It's the effort that counts. 

And Dad made a snowman as big as Emma! Who knew his engineering skills were so skilled that he could build a three-foot snowman out of less than a quarter inch of snow?

Wack-a-ball

Aunt Lari sent us a new tetherball set, which is awesome. We don't really understand the rules of the game, but we think it's all about screaming and getting dizzy. That's just good clean fun right there. 

Getting the decorations up

Dad usually finds a way to get the lights up while we're at school, but this year we helped him out since we've been home all the time. Next year he promised to let us both on the roof. 

Decorating inside is a lot easier -- the village lights don't require any ladders!
 

Me Tarzan

Tommy and Shane took us to visit their favorite rope swing, and it's harder than it looks. 

Emma had a little more luck:

Don't worry, Dad caught her before she swung out again. 

Children don't grow on trees

Well, not usually. But I guess Grandmom used special fertilizer or something on this one. 

 

Cooking class

Grandmom always says her cooking isn't as good as her mom's was, but it's a lot better than mine. It's about time she started giving me some Christmas cookie pointers. 

 

Christmas card outtakes

Jonathan smiled too hard on this one and I did smile enough. Don't worry, we'll get it together in time for our Christmas cards.