Here comes Santa Claus

Santa Claus...a dreadfully scary old man with too much facial hair (Addie's definition)
Addie did NOT like the first Santa that she met this holiday season, thus the whole sliding down Santa's knee as the photographer tries to snap a picture. After that day, she decided that he wasn't so bad....after all, he gave her candy.
She climbed up into Santa #2's lap with her lip poking out as if she could cry at any moment, but Santa distracted her with his watch. Picture # 2 is Addie in awe of Santa's watch. Those reindeer are amazing!
This is such a fun Christmas! The kids are enjoying every minute. Peyton said today,"Mom, this is our first Christmas in our new house! I can't wait for Santa Claus to come!".

Peyton

Peyton is growing up so fast. I just want to freeze time (on a good day) to listen to him laugh and watch him enjoy life, just one more time. That boy knows how to have fun! We are so blessed to have him!

Playing at the park

We fed the ducks and played at the park for a little bit in November. Addie enjoyed feeding the ducks and eating the bread that we brought for them.

Camping @ Dinosaur Valley, Glenrose

We went camping with the Ainsworths at Dinosaur Valley on the most perfect weekend ever, weatherwise! It was so beautiful with highs in the upper 70's and lows cool enough for smores and hot chocolate. Jill, Shawn, and baby Slade are such a sweet family. I can honestly say that we didn't hurt for good food. Shawn and Scott cooked up some great grub for us. Peyton and Scott enjoyed playing in the river looking for dinosaur tracks. The water was very cold, but Addie and I rolled up our blue jeans and waded out in it, anyway.