Merry Christmas to all!

Merry Christmas everyone, and thank you Father, for your ultimate gift of Jesus Christ.



We had a massive snow last week. We couldn't get many pictures because Mama couldn't get off the porch very well. I believe the grand total was 28 inches. Ben measured 33 in one of the drifts. We had lots of fun. And for the first time in years we had a very white Christmas.

Katie got a hiking backpack. She is thrilled because of the backpack. I am thrilled because we won't be fighting over the other one we have, next year at camp.

Ben got a basketball and a million legos. Literally.

Nathan's face mask.

And what did Hannah get? A new camera! Yes, so now I don't have to wait on Katie to supply pictures.

Ah yes, I nearly forgot, I got my hair cut last Tuesday. It was quite a shock to have all of it off, but I like it this way. It was getting heavy and kind of hard to take care of.

Katie and I made a gingerbread house this morning, we got a set from our cousins, along with matching aprons. Here is the final product.

Just kidding, this is the picture shown on the box it came in. Unfortunately, ours was not that perfect.

We begin.

The directions used these candy colors for their snowman, but the red eyes do look a little demonic don't you think?

We finally decided to switch colors with the eyes and buttons.

Behold, the American Taj Mahal! ( drum roll)

We had to cheat though, and hold our snowman up with toothpicks.

TADA!! We are very proud of our chimney, which managed to defy gravity all the way up to consumption.

Here is Katie with the finished product.

I thought the masterpiece needed ears. Don't you? It looks much better with ears.

And here are the Kitchen Queens. We are all alive and the house is still intact.

Thanksgiving

Hello all!

We had our Thansgiving break last week and we tried to spend it with both families, Mama's and Daddy's. We spent Thanksgiving day at Mama's parents' house. This is Granddaddy, thinking deeply over his coffee.

And below is Mama's brother's little boy, Jeb. He is the younger of two boys. He has an older brother named Nixon, who is just as cute. Don't you just love those big blue eyes?

Jeb got hungry.

Must not have tasted very good.

Jeb, with his mom, Amy.

And here is my mom. Love you!

Aunt Amy and Jeb.

Jeb escapes.

Hannah got bored, or curious.

You may have been wondering where Nixon went, well here he is, helping to work a puzzle. We couldn't get many pictures of him becouse he moves so fast. Particularly a certain region directly beneath the nose.

Finally, here is dinner. Delicious, as always.

Friday we left to go to see Daddy's family. Daddy's sister and parents were there and so we had a full house. There were three dogs all in one house. Nathan and Ben are playing with Sandy and Tasha.

Grandpapa with his funnies. :)

This is my cousin Anna and I playing war. She won by a long shot.

Ben

This is various reletives before our second Thanksgiving dinner.

Grandmama and Aunt Mary Kathryn.

Grandmama in her kitchen.

Daddy and Peter

Thank you God for my family!

Daddy and I are singing in a local chorale, Daddy didn't get downstairs in time for the picture. He would have been wearing a tux, and here's my dress. -Hannah