Sunday, January 3, 2010

Sledding Fun in the New Year

Finally a chance to enjoy some snow! We had to drive about 20 minutes to get to some decent snow but it was worth it! The kids had a blast and the dog got some exercise! Sledding seems to bring out the big kid in Eric too! Hopefully this is the first of many fun days in the snow!


Morgan the fearless!


Love the facial expressions, McKenna a little nervous and Morgan's big smile!


Connor's first time down like a big boy!



Just the boys, hang on Connor!!




Eric rolling off the sled, love the legs straight up in the air!!










Deep snow makes it hard for Morgan to move, but she still managed to plow her way through!









Friday, January 1, 2010

A Visit From Santa

December 19th, we had a busy day!! It was the day of Morgan's 5th birthday party with all her little friends, but little did she or her sister know what was planned for later. After dinner I got the girls busy working on a gingerbread tree, of course this meant the video camera was out and my digital camera. At 6:45 p.m. there was a knock on the door, Morgan answered it and it was ...Santa!! She was shocked! He came in and by this time Eric already had the video camera rolling! Connor came in to see what the fuss was all about. Santa and his elves sat down and talked to each of the kids. He knew things about the girls no one else did and when he was done each one of the kids got a gift from Santa's sack, new jammies to wear for Christmas and a candy cane! Morgan was blown away by this surprise visit from Santa and McKenna was a little suspicious since one of the elves looked just like one of the doctors from the hospital!
So what was I up to? A co-worker and I planned the visit and the special things Santa would know about the kids! What a great memory this will be. McKenna knew it was the "real" Santa and figured it was someone from the hospital. Enjoy the pics of our secret Santa visit!














The new Christmas jammies!!