Wonderful Christmas

Gifts were unwrapped in a record 34 seconds - ok, maybe it was 34 minutes!  Katie & Erin show off their new nightgowns and the matching ones for their Our Generation Dolls.  

Annie models her new Emu Boots - very stylish.  John holds up his new drafting tools.  

The kids received some  new Wii games, including MarioCart, Wii Resort, Toy Story Mania and Deal or No Deal.

Without any guests, our Christmas Dinner was enjoyed in pajamas by some of the kids!  What lazy bums!
   

Our December has brought record snow amounts with storms of 17 inches, 6 inches & 5 inches with a few extra smaller amounts in between.  Today, Annie, Erin and I went for a winter hike on our bike trails.  It was beautiful and we decided that we were walking into a Hallmark card.  

Building up to Christmas

On Dec. 8, our winter really began when a snowstorm brought 15 inches over 3 days.  The kids were let out of school early on that day and then stayed home for 2 days.  

Our Angel, Erin, was our only Nutcracker performer this year. 

Annie's 6th grade class finished their DARE classes and at the graduation, the police officer announced that Annie was one of the report winners (1 from each class), so they both read their reports for the audience.  

Finally, Grandma Cronley stopped through on her way to Columbus for Christmas.  All the kids enjoyed our traditional trip to Krispy Kreme.  We look forward to more time with Grandma on her return trip.  

Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night!