Wearing-O-the-Green

Ever year (with few exceptions) since Ryan and I were engaged we have a special St. Patricks Day date. We grab friends, go to Savers, buy our spouse something "special," and then we go to dinner. This year we decided to do it as a family. Amy and I found Dad a green bathrobe and Jayson a green shirt. Dad found Mom a "Cameroon" soccer shirt and Amy a "John Deer" shirt. We went to DQ for icecream afterwards. It was a fun family night.

Happy Valentines Day!

Listen to "Cupid." We had a great Valentine's Day. Jayson and Amy got mylar balloons, some new books, and lots of candy. Ryan brought home a lot of candy from school and Grandma Annie sent some too. The kids were in hog heaven. There's almost as much candy as at Halloween. We took the kids to "Jumpin'" to wear them out. Ryan took me out to dinner and a movie for my birthday. He also got me some new PJs, a book and a movie. It was a fun day. We're so lucky to be a family and have a special day to show extra love.

A Christmas morning surprise!

Christmas at Grandma Rhonda's!

Listen to "Christmas Bells" for the Christmas blogs. It makes us smile. We had "real" Christmas morning at Grandma Rhonda's. More toys and books and fun cousins. Amy and Elsie were inseperable. They're so cute. I made more "ho-ho" pants for my family again.

Christmas at Grandma Annie's!

We had a special Christmas at Grandma Annie's before Christmas day. The kids got cute Christmas P'Jees from Aunt Emily and some great new toys too. We had so much fun.

Decorating the Christmas Tree!

Decorating the tree was fun. Amy was bouncing with excitement. Jayson did okay. There are no ornaments on the tree at the bottom--Jayson just takes them off. And the train around the bottom is always a train wreck, but other than that, the tree is still standing. We love Christmas.

Christmas Gingerbread house

This was the first gingerbread house we've ever made together. Amy was tons of help. She liked eating the marshmallows. It was great fun.