Christmas, Snow Day, and Family Visits

We have done so many fun things as a family that I haven't had a chance to write about yet.

First of all, Christmas was wonderful. This year, as I do each year, I sit back and watch my children enjoy Christmas and realize again that having my wonderful family around me is truly what makes Christmas Day wonderful. Violatte especially loved opening presents. Annalee loved playing with the presents. Jim was so wonderful to me and we had a great day. Below are some pictures of our Christmas.
The girls were so cute together. Especially with their stockings. I got Jim a bench vise that he wanted and this is a picture of him opening it. I sure do love my
family!









The Friday following Christmas we had a snow day at our friends' cabin in the mountains. We had such a wonderful time! We went sledding and had soups and spent some time with a lot of people from our church. We have so many great friends from our church and it was fun to spend the day enjoying ourselves.

The girls didn't like the sledding so much, though. (I couldn't get enough of it. ) They found other ways to enjoy themselves, though. (Like building snowmen or just rolling in the snow.)

The next day my family came into town. We had so much fun having them here. We got to go to some museums, and they got to see our new house, and we just spent a lot of time together. My grandparents also came into town on Sunday and we got a picture of everybody together. The only ones missing were my sister, Annicka, and her husband, John.
It's so great to spend time as a family. They are always our best memories.