PJ Hunt

Taking a tradition from some friends....

Christmas PJ's are hidden... 

to be hunted !   

You are warmer 

HOT! 

Girl pj's were a little illusive, so we opted for BOYS! 

Just finishing her book before sleep!

Come on, Ring those bells...

Light the Christmas tree...

Ornaments this year were cloisonné stars 

that we had bought in China a few years back.   

They like to catch me with my camera down....

doesn't happen very often!

The stockings were hung by the chimney...

The girlies were wearing the stockings so bright! 

This year's tree...

Bejeweled with beloved ornaments!

John 8:12

Jesus spoke to them again, saying, 

"I am the light of the world.  

He who follows me shall not walk in darkness,

 but have the light of life."

Christmas Festivities!

Papa Elf makes another showing.....doing paperwork!

Learning to roll dough 

Watching Gramma...

...then taking a turn! 

Playing with the cookie cutters 

Grandma's sugar cookies 

Right thickness?

Not overbaked? 

Cookie decorating night.....pictures of the end products....

but none of the process! 

Jordan did a Pac Man!

Wah-ca-wah-ca-wah-ca 

Levi's favorite! 

So hard NOT to eat! 

Cookie Crew

Fat Rabbit Fireplace

We carefully removed the fireplace from the coffee shop 

and are installing it in the same form in our living room.  

Paul and Dad installed! 

Paul and Jon

father-in-law/son-in-law bonding time 

First time tiling slate for both of them

Not finished yet, but looking good for Christmas!

Future plans are to add the GAS, and built in bookcases on both sides.  

Looking to finish unloading the boxes of books we still have in storage!

Our Home, with a View!

Always get a kick out of the Family Circus cartoons that trace the routes kids take to get from one place to another.  Snow sure reveals some of that!  

Never tire of the morning sunrises....Oh the creativity of our God!

They can be so different!  

That's not snow....heavy frost!

December Doings

Doing paperwork in Christmas style 

box of goodies from Gpa Stann 

December started off with snow and 

temperatures, COLD (below 0) 

Bundling up for Tree hunting! 

Sunny day and bitter cold was what we expected, but were pleasantly surprised with warmer temperatures, somewhere in the 30's! 

Jon tries to take Levi down 

Off to hunt a Christmas tree! 

Levi....trying to snowball me!  Ha! 

Can you spot our tree?  

It's right in the middle! 

Much easier to carry than the 20 footers we have had in the past! 

Mom's and daughters

My Daddy! 

Smile and say....

congratulations to Jon and Lindsey, 

who just announced they are expecting a baby! 

Not feeling good, Amie kept to her own fort building! 

Jordan and Hannah! 

Sledding with Jordan and Will 

Which one shall we choose for our Christmas letter?

So hard!

Da Bowmans 

Da Mama and Da Papa! 

Skinny JP 

William and Nathan 

Their mean faces! 

Snow dunked! 

Watch out for that Hannah girl!

She has a deadly arm!