Sisterly Love

I love my brothers, but I always wanted a sister to share a room or whisper my secrets. It is great to have two daughters who get to have all those sisterly moments.
I found them watching Cinderella like this.

Santa Pierces Ears

As I mentioned earlier, Maddie asked Santa for pierced ears this Christmas. She told me that every time she wished on a star she asked for pierced ears and it never came true. And she said that the last two birthday wishes were for pierced ears. So this Christmas, she told us, "Santa is magic so I want him to come in the middle of the night and pierce them while I sleep so it wouldn't hurt."

Santa was not able to do that, but he gave her a gift card for Claire's and a note that said, "You have been a big help to your mom and dad. You deserve a special gift. Here is a gift card for the store so you can decide, on your own, when you would like to get them pierced."

Christmas day she said, "I think I'll wait until I'm 8 and a little bigger so it won't hurt." But by the end of the night, she had decided to do it after her cousins' visit.

So she started the new year off with a new look. She has been walking on air today, asking, "Hey, do you notice something different about me?"

Christmas Cousins

We were so lucky to have our family from Wisconsin here for a Christmas visit. We could barely keep up with Grandma as we hiked in the mountains. Elise and Aunt Julie were a tough team in our new favorite game, Quirkle. Maddie and Samantha looked like movie stars in their pink sunglasses as we shopped around the plaza in Santa Fe. Joseph cruised around the ice rink and took Elise on some good sledding runs. Jerry and Eric climbed on the roof and got our new TV ready for the next season of "LOST." Lots of talking, eating, and fun -- a fantastic visit with some of our favorite people. Thanks again for making the trip.

Crazy Christmas

We hope your Christmas was as crazy and fun as ours!

Merry Christmas Morning

So much to be thankful for...

Christmas Eve Barbershop

So...I know...Gus' hair was getting long...but I just couldn't do it. When you cut a baby's hair, they aren't a baby anymore. Eric kept saying, "Lynn, we need to cut his hair." and I would avoid the conversation. Then, while we were up at the ski lodge, a nice lady sitting by us said, "Oh, she is such a beautiful girl." Gus was wearing his red and navy blue boyish winter clothes. I thought, "It is time." So Christmas eve, I let go of my baby boy and trimmed his curls.

Look at how happy he was!

More Caroling

As Christmas approached, we had some good caroling.

Enjoy!