Decorating for Christmas

There was a big debate over having a coordinating, themed tree this year. Hunter was sorely disappointed all the ornaments didn't match. Mommies can't easily part with their children's handmade ornaments, they graced the tree again this year. Hunter will understand someday. Our ornaments hold a lot of significance, many are from vacations we have taken together.

Lego city

Elliot & I made a fun Lego city together. We had a city park with fountain, printing press, bank, toll gate, water treatment plant and a shower.

Santa's Woods

For the second year in a row we've gone to Santa's Woods to choose our Christmas tree. We stepped up our tree purchase by getting a Fraser fur, ooh, aah. No more pokey pine needles. Three cheers! The smell of pine in our home is lovely.
Sammy helped us as well, while barking at the cows. Mama cow didn't like that, she mooed back loudly, while her baby stood next to her. The huge bull could care less about Sammy.
After making our choice, we played hide and seek among the trees. What a fun family outing.

Pheasant hunting

Alex and Elliot enjoyed hunting one bitterly cold Sunday morning. It was -14. Yikes! The hunt didn't last the whole day, they were finished by noon. The subzero wind cut like a knife through their clothes.
Hunter & I had the privilege to serve lunch downtown to the poor and homeless of Omaha the same afternoon. We were extremely cold too, for the 23 minutes we helped serve. It seemed much longer. Being there on such a cold day, humbled us and we reflected on how blessed we are. One lady was wearing capris, some people didn't have gloves and their faces were bright red from wind burn. All were very grateful to receive hot soup to eat and warm clothes.
Matthew 25:40 "I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." - Jesus

Salvation Army bell ringing

The Discovery group arranged for several families to bell ring at the furniture mart. Hunter & I caroled happily as we rang the bells. Many shoppers past by and we wished them all Merry Christmas. Just another Christmas tradition that began 3 years ago for our family. So much fun...

Sammy turns 9

Our beloved Sammy dog celebrated his 9th birthday December 10th, 2008. Hunter and Alex made him a delicious doggie cake with shredded carrots and broccoli, his favorite veggies. We invited Ginger, our friend's visalia to the party. Sammy & Ginger had a good time running in the backyard. Happy Birthday, Sammy.

Christmas lights go up

It was a "warm" December day in Nebraska, perfect for putting up the lights. Alex chose the perfect day to work on the house, the next week we had temperatures of -22 degrees windchill. Great job, Alex & Elliot. Hunter was the photographer. Excellent work. The house looked wonderfully festive for Christmas. Beautiful!