Christmas!

Merry Christmas!!! We miss everyone, but our first family Christmas alone has been wonderful. Lots of presents and fun and snow! Here are some photos of what we've been up to this month...

at the Bamberg Christmas Market the weekend after Thanksgiving

working hard to give a thumbs-up in his mittens

Kinley on her hot pink ride

late afternoon driving to the Nuremberg Christmas market

the drive was beautiful because there are no billboards to obstruct the view!

at the Nuremberg market with Kinley on the 2 story carousel

Dave and Jones at the market

Kinley and her friend Reese looking at some of the crafts for sale

the Stalker family in front of the "kinder" area of the market with all the kid rides

my sweet family relaxing after the battalion holiday party

we got heavy snow the night before Jones' last day of school

he got out in pj's to help me shovel....45min later we decided to call our own snow day!

our faux gingerbread houses made from graham crackers...so much fun!

perfecto! Jones shows off his perfect pixie ball

Kinley and her powdered sugar fingers

kids and their pixie stations

snowmen we made with wrapped styrofoam balls, glittered acorn hats and various embellishments...

they are achored in the point on some candle holders

Christmas Eve, decorating gingergread cookies to leave for Santa

right before they went into the oven

sprinkling reindeer food in the snow on Christmas Eve

freezing and on her way back inside after emptying her jar

Jones checking out the cookie plate first thing on Christmas morning

Jones and Kinley in awe that Santa ate their cookies and gave some carrots to the reindeer

sleepy smile

Jones checking out all his loot from Santa

taking a closer look at his helicopter from Santa

Kinley wonders how Santa knew she needed blue dress-up shoes for her cinderella dress...

a popular theme for the grown-up stockings...Dave and I both got each other foot massage products!

Barbie car!

Dave's wish list granted with PSP games!

Kinley's beautiful handmade dress!

 

wow! purple satin butterflies....

legos!

cross-eyed looking at his new HEX ant

Jones giving Kinley a thank-you kiss for the cool light-up flying disc she picked out just for him

more legos!

girl legos!

indoor basketball...perfect!

awesome nerf football!

pretty tutu skirt

my little ponies!

puple hex bug!

my amazing vase (or lantern!) and felted, hand-dyed scarf!

glittered toadstool made by my mama!

that's an "i got silly bands" dance

Kinley getting cozy and loving her purple sleeping bag...thanks GG!

Jones' curiousity is peaked by his "slime science" kit...

my feet are snug as bugs in my new slippers!!! please note my plaid flannel pj pants to the right :-)

awesome tigers-eye Danskos!

our car on Christmas morning...

looking out our front door....definitely a white Christmas!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We miss you and love you and hope to see you soon!!!