First Snow

We had our first snow during the night and woke up to a world of white Wednesday morning. It was beautiful.

The kids were so excited to go outside. Mary had a whole list of things to do in the snow.

After breakfast, they headed out to the backyard.

They made snow angels, built a little snowman, tried sledding with cardboard, threw snowballs, and just sat in the snow taking it all in.

We all went out for a snowy hike after lunch and got to check things out around camp.

Hannah liked playing in the snow too.

We built a snowman in our front yard.

Hannah and David liked to eat the snow.

The kids were pretty excited that we got to use a real carrot for our snowman's nose and made him a little hat and everything.

We packed a path in the backyard so the kids could slide down on cardboard.

Silly Hikers

We went on a hike, and Mary and David decided to stop and ask me to take a picture of them on every stump they could find.

NYE Party

We went back to Visalia for our traditional NYE party. The kids and I painted Christmas ornaments before things got started.

We had a puzzle, dancing games, video games, and snacks, and lots of fun was had by all.

 In the morning, we had time for breakfast and snuggles before hitting the road.

Gethsemane

The kids and I enjoy lots of walks. Yesterday we hiked the Gethsemane Trail.

Chandler Christmas

We headed to Dad and Mom's house Christmas Eve. That evening we went to the service at FPC, and it was great to see everyone there again.

Dad and the kids had fun with the train Christmas morning.

We had a nice time celebrating with everyone, finishing things off with a delicious Christmas dinner and pecan pie.

Christmas

Christmas Eve we celebrated as a family.

Joshua read the Christmas story, then we opened presents.

Kerr Christmas

Dave, Gayle, Joy, Solace, and Amari came up to celebrate Christmas. Friday morning the kids enjoyed reading together.

We spent the day enjoying time together around the house and opening gifts after lunch.

We walked over to the back deck after dinner for a little foosball and ping pong.

Saturday morning we had a delicious pancake breakfast complete with the long-awaited vanilla steamers. The kids watched intently as Joy made them.

First Rain

We were excited for the first rain of the season. The kids didn't waste any time going outside to play.

We bundled up for a rainy day hike.

Mary and David loved stomping through the puddles in their rain boots.

 

We found and cut our own little Christmas tree. We decided to put it on the table so it would mostly be out of Hannah's reach.

We decorated the tree on Sunday and the kids loved putting on the ornaments.