Christmas

I started off my Christmas morning with a nice kiss from Duff.














CHEESE!













This kid colored for hours! Thanks for the art supplies Papa and Grandma.










Poor Miah. I wrapped her present in a Wii accessory box. She was disappointed to find no Wii accessories. Sorry Mi.













Stylist Miah going to work on Auntie Allison.



















I am the designated pony ride. Apparently Jairus had to rush in to have himself in the picture too.














Family in the living room.












Uncle Chris.


















Jaya is such a good big sister.

















All in all it was another great Christmas. We are all so blessed

Winter Wonderland

Finally we made it out into the snow. I remember spending hours out there with my friends, and loving every minute of it, no matter how cold it was. Today was so much fun, but after an hour or so, I was ready to go inside and drink something hot. Jairus had a blast and Tim and I had a snowball fight. It was so much fun.

Us throwing snow around














Our little home, it is so beautiful in the snow.

































Big Daddy. Real men make snow angels.



















Jairus was covering his face with snow.















I just thought this was beautiful.

Baking Christmas Cookies

Let me just set up the scene for you. The snow is falling, and we need something for dinner. Tim insists this should be a family trip to the store. I protest, and still he persists. So we all go to the store together, and Tim is sure I am to drive. Even though I have can't drive in the snow. The following events will prove that. We are leaving the store now, and guess what?.... Our defroster and radio won't work. In 20 minutes of being in the store, two things break. Then I pull out..... What the H-E double hockey sticks is that noise? Every time I push in the clutch, there is a terrible grinding noise. Now, after Tim and I curse the car we are driving home. Now coming down a hill. Tim gives me a crash course in what to do if I slide. Let me remind you, I didn't want to drive. With him next to me, I am nervous, so what happens? Yes folks, I slide, I slide, I slide right into the guardrail. Not once, my friends, THREE TIMES! We were only going about 2 miles an hour, but I can't drive on ice, I panic. So our car has traded paint with the guardrail. Beautiful.

We get home, inspect the damage, and I start to cry. Tim, he just laughs. So after that, we made dinner, and the rest of the evening was much better.



Ready to bake!














Mix it in!



















Making sure the batter
is just right.

And here is the tree!

I should have trimmed the tree a bit, but I don't care, we haven't had a tree in this house in 4 years. Yes, isn't that ridiculous? I think so.














I need more ornaments. This tree is so big!

Light at the end of the tunnel.... Maybe.

We are getting closer to our foster care liscensing!!! Last Friday, Tim and I got our fingerprints done. So those should be coming back in the next couple weeks, but I am guessing after the New Year. What is better is that our homestudy is scheduled for the 20th!!! Once that is done, and our prints come back, then we will be ready for our home inspection! The timeline at this point is, I am guessing around February or March. Who knows though. We feel like we have been working on this forever. Although, I know there are families who have been waiting for years. God Bless the Tacheny's! They should be getting their license soon, and they have been waiting far longer than us. So far in our church we have 7 or 8 families walking through the process. It is so amazing what is happening in our church! I can only hope is spreads like wildfire to anyone with a heart for a child.

Getting the Tree!

The whole family went up to the mountains to get Christmas trees today. Everyone except me. I covered a shift for someone at my work, who has been real sick. Never the less, they picked a beautiful day to go up and pick out a tree. I think this will be our new Christmas tradition. Sam, Jeremy, Tim, and Tim's mom and dad got tree permits for $10 and picked out our trees. Totally worth it. Once the tree came home, it was taller than the tallest point in our home. So at least 12 feet. We trimmed it down quite a bit.

Look at this boy, so cute.














What a beautiful place to get a tree.















Amazing view













All four of them.











Officer Naughty Pants bringing our tree up the hill.













Uncle Jeremy, Jaya and Little Cheese.