Snow Much Fun

2 days off school brought lots of snow fun!  Sledding, snow angels, snow ball fights, neighbors around to play.  I was sad to send the girls back to school today!

Cabin Christmas

After our wonderful few days at home we headed north for a few more wonderful days with Mom and Dad, and our Christmas celebration with them, at the cabin. Everyone was very excited to be reunited!

As usual, we were all showered with love and generosity.

Grandpa and Grandma got to come out for the day as well and we played some games.

Great Grandpa gave the girls these handmade planes which are so very neat and thoughtful.

There was good time for more outside fun.  Audrey was much more receptive to the snow than she'd been a few days earlier in Neenah.

There was also time for the project-ers to tackle some final touch trim work in the basement bedroom.

Hard work!

But voila!

We all really enjoyed the chance to be at the cabin again and spend special time with Mom and Dad/Amma and Bapa.  As was the theme of the whole trip, it was too short but we loved it!

Christmas Up North

We're fortunate enough to get to celebrate Christmas with 2 wonderful families in 2 very different parts of the country - the Deschanes at their cabin in northern Wisconsin and the Holleys in southern Texas. We like to travel as far north to south in a week as we can!

We spent Christmas weekend with the Deschanes and had another beautiful White Christmas. Natalie enjoyed her 2nd Christmas and was much more active about it this year than last. As always, she was fun and a joy to watch.

We started the party off right by chilling the wine in our WI winter refrigerator.

Christmas Eve




Natalie helped hand out gifts on Christmas morning

She got some awesome presents! And though not pictured we're just...thrilled about Band in a Box from Uncle Brian and Aunt Mimi. Thanks, guys.



Natalie enjoyed showing off her handmade gifts for Ama (Grandma) and Bapa (Grandpa)


More awesome gifts for the family


Natalie got to go outside to play in the snow Christmas afternoon. She went sledding with Fami (Auntie Sam) and made her first snow angel.



After it all, the kids were pooped!


It was a wonderful Deschane Christmas!