Merry CHRISTmas 2009 from our Family!!

Daddy introducing the kids to cracking nuts!!

Bear's favorite walking device

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Our first Snowstorm of 2009

The kids were so excited to wake up to 2 inches of snow a couple weeks ago!! Here they are playing with the neighbors boys!! It was all melted by the afternoon, but we sure did have FUN!!

More rides.............

These pics didn't fit on the last blog update or else I can't figure out how to get them all on here together. hehe!! The big kids rode on the Veggie Tales roller coaster to prepare for the BIG one!!

The boys favorite ride!! So glad Daddy likes the scrambler.

Bear's first amusement park ride too!!

Bell Ringing and Dollywood

Our family Enjoys ringing the bell every year for the Salvation Army through our Church. Here we are at the local mall for our 2 hour shift!! What a blessing to see all the happy givers.

RING RING RING!!

This is my favorite picture of the boys. We are at the local Amusement park. What a great Christmas gift from P's parents!! We had a great day of sunshine and no lines. Goose rode his first roller coaster and had a big smile after the ride. We enjoyed the Christmas lights and Christmas parade at night. Our favorite ride was the 3D Polar Express motion ride!!

Minnie Mouse is not afraid of heights like the rest of us!!

Updates and Christmas blessings

Below are 7 blog updates to get you through October and November for our family!! We love pictures, so I will be updating several more times in the next couple of weeks.

If this is your first time visiting our website/blog, WELCOME!!

This is our way to keep family and friends up to date with us!! We are so excited for the next two weeks with Christmas parties at School, Winter break from School, Julie's Birthday, Christmas, Bear's 2nd birthday, and Ooma and Papa's visit.

Below is what we wrote on our Christmas card! The picture of our family is the picture from our card this year.

We were truly blessed by God with another great year. Here are 26 things we are thankful for in 2009.
Astronauts (VBS theme this year), Bear is walking, Cubscouts, Dollywood, Enactments, Four-wheeler, Gingerbread-houses, Homeschooling, Indians, Jingle-bells (piano lessons), Kilometers (P ran in a 5K), leaf-leaping, Museum, Neurologist, Old-Mill-Restaurant, P Academy, Quesadillas, Reunions, St. Maarten, Tree-house, Upward Sports, Virginia-Creeper Trail, Wii, Xylem (part of a plant, G is learning Botany this yr. in 3rd grade!) Yachting on the Lake, Zoo-babies. Phew!! To keep up to date on our family, visit us at.......................(this blog!)

Luke 2:10-11 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas with many blessings this year!!

Fun in the leaves

We had fun in the leaves with friends

phone, lollypop, and Operation Christmas Child

talking to "Ooma or Grandma!!" He smiles when I ask him who he is talking to.

Bear loves lollypops!!

Bug lost his 2nd tooth!!

Packing boxes for Operation Christmas Child

lego's, Cubscouts, and phone

Putting together lego's with Grandma

Learning a Fire escape route (with Cubscouts)

Christmas with Grandma

Grandma came to visit us in November for a few days and we celebrated Christmas early. Grandpa was unable to come this trip!!

Wii games were a hit!!

October 2009

Here is another picture of talking to Daddy on Skype.

Here we are picking out our pumpkins

Carving pumpkins with Daddy

More November updates

Goose, Bug, and Daddy are doing Cubscouts at home and made these birdhouses to hang in our backyard. The boys can't wait for the Spring to see baby birds.

Bear is learning to crawl up the stairs. He did all 17 of them. See his cheerleaders at the top!!

Talking to Daddy on Skype. We have morning Bible reading together, sing, and pray as a family when Daddy is out of town.