Merry Christmas!

We will for sure have our white Christmas this year! We went to bed last night as the snow begin falling.... we woke up to the snow STILL falling and by 4:oo pm we had 11 inches of snow! Steve was outside shoveling our driveway for 4 hours (Thanks babe!) and finally gave up because there was just nowhere else to pile the snow. I should have taken a picture of the piles of snow. Our kids were so excited to get out there and play. They could care less that it was freezing cold and that they are already sick with coughs.

Brook and Brin getting in some sister bonding time. Steve had covered Brooklynn's legs up with snow and made her a snow pillow to lay her head on. She was having a blast!

Steve tried making Braden a bed of his own... but he wanted nothing to do with it. When I brought him in, his boot was full of snow.

Our little Brinley absolutely dreads getting near Santa. She has always been like this. Every picture we have of her and Santa she is crying or clinging on to someone for dear life. This year, she didn't even want Santa to bring her anything because she is so afraid. But every year, despite her fear Steve and I force her to do the unthinkable.

Braden was really cute this year with his Santa list. He also didn't want anything from Santa, not because he was afraid, he just didn't want anything. At pre-school, his teacher had all the kids make a card to Santa. She helped them write what they wanted. Braden's letter says "I just want to give you a card. Merry Christmas Santa!"

Brooklynn LOVES Santa! This year Santa sent our kids a special letter in the mail. I watched Brook walk out to the mailbox to discover the letter. She was so excited! Her jazz hands were flying in every directions. She didn't know what to do with herself.

We hope you all have a Merry Christmas. We are so thankful for this time of year as we have the opportunity to remember the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ.