Christmas!!

Christmas break was filled with lazy moments on the couch and little cousins. 

 It also had the hardest smoke detector in the house beeping at 3am. You win some, you lose some. 

 We had a pretty good turnout for the Reindeer Game, this group was what was left for the picture. 

 MAXAMILIANO!! and his family rolled in and helped with the festivities. 

 Ryker wanted Christmas Day to get here, so he tried falling asleep at 7pm on Christmas Eve night. He woke back up at 8pm, frustrated and full of energy. 

 They hunkered down in Rock's room and complained that they were too tired to go to sleep. They suggested that we just open presents at midnight, but that idea was shot down by management. 

 Finally Christmas Day arrived and it was worth the wait.

 Seahawks hats were all the rage this year. 

 Leo wasn't sure what was going on, but he knew he wanted in on the action. 

 Jensley made some homemade lotion for DeA! She was thrilled. 

 Nintendo!

 After cleaning up and taking a breath, we took the party to Mom and Dad's. MAXAMILIANO was ready for action.  

 Leo Baby was just here for the food. 

 Hadley liked to show of her quicks by bursting around the house at random times. 

Christmas Prep

We've been going crazy with different activities for the kids. We finally got the tree up about two weeks before Christmas. The kids did the decorating, and did great. 

 Leo has enjoyed playing in the snow. 

 He looks like Leo the abominable snow dog.

 DeA wore a pretty dress to our Christmas party. She's a sexy Mrs. Claus.

 She bought two, and decided on the red one.  

Ryker wanted to go to the gym with me. We walked on the treadmill, we did some box jumps, and we rode the bikes. It was a fun time.  

 The mudding and taping is still going on. There is a lot to mud and tape. 

 We love sitting in the future living room and imagining that we are watching the game in front of the fire. 

  

 Funshine hugs are great.  

  

 The fireplace and stone is going to look sweet. 

Post Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Weekend

Our bathtub has gone through quite a bit. The second architect seems to have designed the space for a tub that doesn't exist. DeA picked out a different one, but it cut into the walk-way too much. So we ended up with a smaller tub that DeA wanted. Mom seems to have liked it. 

The kids helped Gma and Gpa decorate their tree. They had quite a few ideas that didn't quite make it through Grandma's approval process. 

"What are you doing? Don't take my picture!"

Jens was proud of their process. 

Grandma eventually stepped in to do it "right". 

I got to spend a morning geese hunting. We didn't get anything, but it was a spectacular morning. 

We went down to Leffler Field to watch Grandpa bring in Santa Claus. He saw kids later in town. Leo was pretty excited. 

"Eat the candy cane. Eat it!"

Max was excited, but worn out from the all the Thanksgiving fun. 

The boys jumped into the helicopter after Santa got out. Here are the kids that got to see the big guy. 

When we got home, Max put some finishing touches on the tree.

The house is coming right along. They are hanging sheet rock.

We went to pick out and pay for the appliances. I did the hard work while DeA tried out a $9000 massage chair. 

Hockey is coming right along. It's fun to watch the kids skate around and chase the puck. 

DeA notice that a friend was offering their Wapato Point Condo for cheap. We had a little staycation for a week. 

DeA has a new calling at church. She is Rock's primary teacher. He's not sure about this. 

Sheet rock!

The condo was right next to the ice rink. It was nice to just send the kids out, but to be able to watch them out the window. 

Ryker had his first recorder concert. He did a duet with his cousin Mia and nailed it. 

It has been fun to visit the house and see the real walls. DeA always is looking good.

We have garage doors!

Look at all those walls. 

It's starting to look like a real house. 

Jens' room has the coolest character. 

Ryker is living his best life.