Icy drive

We had to really watch the weather this year while making the trip to see family for Christmas. The day we left, we hit the road early to get ahead of freezing rain/snow. Due to our past accident, neither one of us wants to take chances on a bad travel weather day.

The first 2 hours were a little rough going with a lot of rain. The temperature hovered right around 32-33 degrees, which meant the van was covered with a thick layer of ice all over it by the time we took our 1 bathroom break.

More trains and dinosaurs

More detailed shots of the trains with dinosaur guests.

Christmas train

Before Christmas I was working on some crafty gifts while the kids played in our downstairs playroom. Here is the train/dinosaur set up I found an hour later....

Furniture rethink

John has finished a set of side tables for our living room. We were so excited to see how they worked out, we brought them upstairs. Any guesses why this one can't stay here??

Christmas Cheer

This lovely work of art appeared on out fridge at the beginning of December. It might be one if my favorite decorations ever. Note: festive hats on the letters, the reindeer antlers, Rudolph, and the curlicue sleigh.

12 Days of Christmas

Gemma sings the 12 Days of Christmas with John Denver and the Muppets.  The video cuts off where Kelly's phone ran out of memory.

Amelia's joke

Haha! Thanks to Uncle Mike for catching it on video.