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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Most of December 2008...

As is true for most families, December was a very busy month for us! I am guilty of "over committing" our time, which is both fun & stressful. We managed to have a few Kodak moments along the way.

As we enter 2009 Matt & I feel truly blessed to have children who love each other so much. This picture can not even come close to capturing the sweetness this moment held between Cole & Savannah and the joy it brought to Matt & me.

Our first Friday Family Game Night. I hope to make this more of a habit in 2009. We had lots of fund playing Chutes & Ladders.

Look at those fierce competitors!

Cole won!

Those faces say it all! Matt & I thought it would be fun to take the kids to the Grinch ice sculpture display. It really was a truly amazing sight, but the kids were not quite as impressed as we were. It was miserably cold (six-nine degrees F) and I suppose the Grinch can appear a little scary.

We found someone kind enough to take a family photo for us. This was the only part of the whole thing that Cole liked. "The part where they had their hands up." - at the end of the story!

Goofing off at home on our snow day!

My little purple princess!

Gotta love this face!

"Mommy! It is too bright out here!"
The snow melted rather quickly, so we went Christmas shopping...right after we documented that there really was snow!

After about 6 months of trying to plan a time to get together, we finally were able to have an Allen/Miller/Moss dinner night. The kids had a great time playing. I am not sure who enjoyed the play-doh more....Cole & Clark or Matt & Jeremy...

mmmmmm....looks like it was really Jaxon who loved it the most! Yummy play-doh!

We attended our first ever Breakfast with Santa. Santa's workshop was full of activities to enjoy. Cole & Savannah each created a winter scene with stickers and a couple of ornaments.

I am so glad to have several Cole & Savannah creations on our Christmas tree now!

The big moment finally arrived to sit with Santa & Mrs. Claus. At that moment Cole & Savannah decided Mommy & Daddy should join in the fun too!

Cole took a picture of Savannah...

...and then one of himself. He found the zoom button after he took this picture. It was a little too close!

Finally asleep...but something's not quite right here...
Though quite busy, pre Christmas 2008 holds alot of dear memories that we will treasure.

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