Delightful December

This year we experienced the Christmas Chain for the first time. From the first day of December leading up to Christmas, we opened a paper chain and found out what we were going to do that day together. Here Dave is holding up hot cocoa mixes and candy canes stirrers that we enjoyed sipping from mugs.

We celebrated Mylee's 3rd birthday at her princess party (and one prince--Cameron Carter) at her Nana's and Papa's house. Here she is dressed as princess Mylee.

We waited to cut down our Christmas tree when Melinda and Brandon arrived. There were many good looking trees this year and so it was challenging to narrow our pick down to one tree.

This was Brandon's first experience of cutting down a tree for Christmas.

During the Christmas holiday, we all drove to Tillamook to take a tour of the famous Tillamook Cheese Factory. Here's Brandon, Melinda, Moriah and Fiona milking the cows so we could all enjoy a big bowl of ice cream and a variety of cheeses.

Farmer Fiona was the hardest worker of all.

Aubrey and Driel looking so happy to be touring the factory.

Mylee wanted an up close look at what was happening in the cheese packaging plant.

Dave and I enjoying being together with our family.

Time chillin' in front of thirteen Christmas stockings.

Moriah and Mylee playing together with a Christmas blanket.

An amazing tower was built around Moriah. She had to hold really still so the blocks wouldn't fall down.

Fiona's dad built a tower around her too. Fiona was really good at holding still.

While Dave and I watched the grandkids, the rest of the family went bowling at Big Al's.

One morning we found some beautiful ice on our cars and trees. Aubrey did a great job capturing it's beauty.

Moriah singing at the piano.