All Things Christmas!!

OK, so it seems this is a day late and a dollar short, but hey, we've been busy and it takes time to organize, edit and blog the pictures, right? Halle has been feeling a little neglected on the blog since I have been taking lots of pictures of other families, so I promised her I would eventually get to the Christmas pictures. So, here goes. This is a small fraction of the ones I took, and this will still be a tad picture heavy. Heavy on the pictures, short on the words, kind of my style. These first few are from our Christmas Tree Hunt. It was a very nice day and we picked the perfect tree. Even after several weeks, it was still fresh feeling and not too dry.

I love the one blue fingernail on Heath's hand Heath was really into Santa this year and called him "Santin" every time he saw him. I thought this image of him staring at Santa was priceless. The kids made a shrinky dink tree, a little nostalgia for me...Maddi is wearing a sweater and hat that my dad's mom, Loi made for me when I was their age. Halle has a dress on that my mom's mom, Dotsi made for me at the same age. I should dig up a picture of me wearing these!Marnae and Ethan Christmas Eve at my Mom's in Salem...

This is the canvas I made for her of her and her dog, Bix

Dotsi, Delphina, and HalleMy mom, Gramma Sprok, and DelphinaAnita and SeverinKyle opening presentsMy Aunt Sissy, Dotsi, and HalleHalle and DelphinaAfter Christmas Eve at my mom's we drove back up to Portland to Andy's parents and had dessert and reenacted the nativity...

Heath after eating the chocolate fondueHeather, Maddi, and HalleGrandma Laraine and Heath singing nursery rhymes, Heath would shout "Yeah" and clap after each one.Heath agreed to be a sheep, until he got tired of that costume...(here with Parker)Then he agreed to be a shepherd...But in the end, he did not participate. Halle was an angel, and Kyle was Joseph. They love this Christmas tradition. Hopefully Heath will eventually come aroundOur family on Christmas Eve. Taken by Paige. Edited by me. I had to swap Kyle's head as he was closing his eyes in this one.We gave the kids pajamas on Christmas Eve. I love these on Heath. they look like old-fashioned dad pajamasChristmas morning...What did Santa bring??Heath got a new Wee sing DVD (a favorite of our kids) and was yelling "WWWaaaaatttccchhh!!!" in this picture. A favorite, for sure.The girls all had braids on Christmas day.I love this one of Kate. B&W or color?? Kate and Halle

Lauren and Halle
The boys looking at the Guiness book that Heather and Steve got them

Then it snowed!

Heath in the snow with a band-aid on the burn he sustained on the iron one night. I am still waiting for my Mother of the Year award for that one! Kyle, Parker, and Alec doing a favorite activity