Snow Day - Number five!!!

We are having the most beautiful snowfall with nice big flakes. It's wet and nice to pack, just right for building a snowman or a snowball fight. We've had quite a bit of snow this winter



but it been the light fluffy type. This is Sandra's first experience building snow people. I haven't done it for awhile myself! It's good exercise. We're putting these videos up especially for Tatiana to see. This is SNOW!

Right now we have 5-6 inches on the ground. We'll see how many we get before it tapers off later tonight. For now, we are enjoying the beautiful snow blanket that covers everything.




The final product. It's Sno' momma.......and papi.

Ho-Ho Ho-liday

A light snow gave us some white for Christmas.


T'was the night before Christmas ...


Sandra being Papa Noel.


The family together for Christmas, missing Julie, Alex and girls.


There's at least one nut on the family tree!


The family with our international students, Sandra and Takeyori.

Our annual photo in front of the tree.

More Sillines!

Time to open gifts!


Shanghi Kids!


Justin tries his new camera.


Karen is missing the little girls so far away.


Ohio State shirts for everyone from Mom.


We'll make a fan out of A-Mart yet. Go Bucks!


Sandra is nearly the same height as Justin when she stands on the hearth!


Sisters!


Grandma kissing Santa...oh wait that's Mark.


Opening Christmas stockings on Christmas morning.


Oh no..... the mistletoe

First Snow Day of the season

We woke up to about 3 inches of snow on the ground and accumilated more as the day progressed. This is the first real snow for Sandra and Ta. This morning Sandra questioned me, "You mean we really don't have to go to school today because of the snow?"

That's right darlin!

SNOW DAY!!!!!!

The decorated tree

The tree, waiting for a few packages to appear.

The hunt for the perfect tree

Thursday evening Mark came home from work early and we went to the Pine Tree Barn to get our Christmas tree. It was dusk when we arrived and it was fun to shop for the tree among the twinkling lights. There were many beautiful tree and many that were out of our price range. We came home with a nice white pine.

Sandra among the evergreens - the Frazier firs we were wishing for.

It's FUN to shop for trees - just ask Mark and Ta.


Our strong guys taking our chosen tree to the truck.


Pretty lights and a pretty model.

Time to jump in the truck and go home. Oops. Wrong truck.

Elf family

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Merry Christmas Everyone!

Twenty first birthday

Happy Birthday, Crystal Joy!
Her "cake" is pumpkin ice cream dessert.



Can you blow out all those candles?
Love you!