Merry Christmas!

Just a quick post of some fun December pictures...more is coming soon! Hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas! We are so thankful for our family and friends!

A cute picture snapped from Grandad's new camera. I got one too, but I haven't had time to upload the pictures to my computer. So excited about finally being able to catch all these sweet expressions from my boys! Thanks for sharing the great pics, Grandad!

"Colton the elf" at his school program. They sang a song about Santa, elves and bells to the tune of "The Wheels on the Bus". Colton stayed on stage and chimed in on the Ho, Ho, Ho part but was otherwise non-participatory :) Sure was cute to watch, though!

Santa 2009My boys decking the tree...

Colton enjoys reading books so much. We usally try to wind down in the evening by reading a few. Here he is reading the Polar Express before bed one night. He is also learning the art of stalling and asks for just "two more minutes" several times before nap and bedtime! Sweet Caden sitting up so well on his own. He sat up for the first time just a few weeks ago!

Colton hanging an ornament... We definitely had a few ornament incidents. I guess Colton thought since he helped to decorate the tree that he could also take them off over and over again. I finally brought Santa into the matter and that seemed to work. Caden enjoyed the view of the tree from the Christmas Quilt (another beautiful creation by my Aunt Cindy)...

Braved the bitter cold a few weeks ago to see the Christmas parade downtown with Dad, Karen, Brenda, Brooke, Zach and April. Colton watched the entire parade and sat in my lap completely still! We had a great time! Caden managed to sleep through about 8 marching bands! Thanks for the wonderful seats, cookies and hot chocolate, Dad and Karen!