Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas celebrating with our families. We have been very busy with lots of family dinners. Luke was totally into opening presents this year - he always knows when it is his turn to open one. We are truly blessed in this family and are so thankful to the One who has provided us with all the good gifts we have.

Ready to open presents on Christmas Eve

Look what Santa brought!

Playing with cousin Brady

Cousinly Love

Luke with Aunt Ashley & Uncle Kyle

Grandpa Ron, Luke, Grandma Kay, & Brady

Luke with Grandpa Fred & Shelby

Luke's Holiday Program

Today we had the pleasure of seeing Luke in his first program. His class and several others performed 3 songs for us - "Over the River and Through the Woods," "Jingle Bells", and "I'm a Little Snowman". The performance lasted all of about 4 minutes, but it was a pleasure to see. Brandon said we should only be so lucky that every program we go to only lasts that long! After the program, we had a reception in Luke's class. The kids got to unwrap presents that would be for their class, which was lots of fun for them. Each kid also had a special present for their parents - a pair of cut-out mittens with their handprints on them pasted on a big heart. That is something that I will be sure to treasure for a long time. I'm attaching a video of the kids singing "Jingle Bells". I wasn't sitting in a great spot to get great pictures/video, but you can see Luke occasionally singing along. What a blessing to see my child having so much fun!

New Family Traditions

Brandon thought it would be fun to start a family tradition of building a gingerbread house for the holidays. None of us had ever done it before, so it was a new experience for everyone. Thank goodness it wasn't as hard as we thought it might be - we can continue the tradition next year!

Fun in the Snow

As it looks like we might get lots of winter weather this week, I think it is appropriate to show Luke having a great time in the 1/2 inch we received last Tuesday. It's amazing how much fun you can have in so little snow. :)