'tis the season

We had so much fun at the pumpkin patch went back to Stoneyridge Farms to pick our Christmas tree. It was a cold sunny day and we later picked Christina up to help decorate and have dinner.



We had another piece of scrumptious pie to go with our complimentary hot cocoa and visited the nativity scene and the farm animals.

Moses, the camel. Debi, the farm's owner, gave a talk on Moses. He is three years old and doesn't have his full set of teeth. I was glad of this since she said camels have been known to bite a person's arm off when angry.



That night's sunset was stupendous.



Preschool update:

Cole made a "holiday tree"



and a gingerbread house of his own design.



Cole telling Teacher Heidi about his gingerbread house.



He also made a present for us that was supposed to be a secret - a hand print tile.



Winter Storm Watch '08:

Our first winter snow at the new house. Cole woke us in the morning with an excited proclamation, "Mom, it snowed. Come and see the snow!" He's decided that next time it is supposed to snow he is going to stay up all night with his blinds open and a flash light.



Industrious Alex shoveled the drive and the steps.



Cole and Audrey knocked the icicles off the car and went sledding. We were outside most of the day with short forays into the house to get warm.











The kids were cold and hungry after sledding in the park so we came home for a hot bath, homemade bread and beef stew.


Audrey always wants to do what brother is doing.