December Snapshots

There are lots of posts waiting to be written and memories hoping to be saved,
but for right now you can have a glimpse at our December and
I'll fill you in on some details later. It's been a great holiday.
Hope yours was "Merry and Bright."



the 12th-

Six boys glued to
Kung Fu Panda at
Nate's 7 year old
birthday "movie party."









the 13th -

Here are the boys sportin'
their new Finland hats from
Grandma and Grandpa.









the 14th -

Emily is all dressed up
for church and showing off
her new purse/pet
from Grandma and Grandpa.













the 16th -

Ben and his friend, Emmy,
went to town on the ginger-
bread house he made at school.
There was a little remorse
when he looked at only
crumbs and realized
what they had done.











the 17th -

Here are the boys
picking up our good friend
JoAnne for their "date" to
The Nutcracker Ballet.
It was a magical day in the city!












the 18th-

Emily turns
TWO!












the 20th -

Good friends..
Jordan, Emily & Abby,
all born the same week,
got to have one heckuva
"Princess Party" to celebrate
their 2nd birthdays.







the 21st -

On Nate's actual birthday,
we went to see the lights
at the Oakland Temple
and found mostly fog...
...it was beautiful
even in the rain.








the 24th-

Here's Ben playing
"the candy bar game"
on Christmas Eve.














the 25th -

three kids on
Christmas morning...
ready to see what
Santa brought.













the 26th -

We tried out Emily's
new trike on our
favorite path along
the bay with the boys
and their bikes.

the 27th -

In the cold early morning,
Jason and the boys went
"crabbing" in Half Moon Bay
with friends Jack and Kent Taylor.