Sled Riding!!!

We woke up to about 5 inches of snow this morning. It was so pretty.

And of course, as soon as the kids saw it, they wanted to be outside.

First of all, do you know how long it takes to dress 2 kids in snow gear?

Secondly, we figured out we hadn't bought Nate a coat to play in, so he is one of Brynn's old ones. Just a little bit of pink trim on it:)

And we realized early on that sled riding is so much more fun when you don't have to walk back up the hill.

First Presents of the season...

We and Kevin's brother and sister-in-law decided 2 years ago to buy each kid new ornaments every year for their present. This is what they got this year.

Aren't they gorgeous?

A Christmas Party hosted by Ilayna

Our friends hosted a great Christmas party complete with Santa. Their daughter is also from China and was quite the hostess.

The beautiful Ilayna

Quite a great family picture, if I may say so myself.

The Christmas Parade

A small town near us hosted a great Christmas parade. The kids loved it. The best part, of course, was that most of the participants throw candy at the kids that are along the parade route.

Waiting for it to start

Oh my gosh, there is the big guy!

Look, both kids on Santa's lap.

My first Christmas

You can't see me!

A rock concert for 5 year olds!

We are so lucky to live so close to a great city that has so many entertainmet venues. Tonight we went to see The Imagination Movers at the Byham Theater. This was Brynn's first experience at a "concert" and she had a ball.

It was a hour and half of rock music for 5 year olds. We jumped up, jumped down, turned around and sung at the tops of our lungs.