Christmas in Delaware

Hello, Family! We enjoyed a wonderful Christmas holiday here in Delaware. We were especially happy Doug and Emily could join us this year.

Here are a few of the highlights:

Kaylee made the cast list for our Nativity play.

The girls were very excited when they woke up Christmas morning!

Ashlyn loved the monkey Brandon and Angela sent her, and Kaylee got the two Barbies (a boy and a girl) she had been dreaming of.

Saturday night we went on a Holiday Lights train ride.

Monday the girls had their first experience bowling. Russ won. By a lot. But Ashlyn came in 3rd!

We all had a wonderful time together!

Mouse Story

Merry Christmas family! Brandon, Abby, Emily and I hope you liked the book. We also made a website to go along with it. We all love you! Emily and I are having a blast here in Delaware. More updates to come!

Mouse Story Website

Animation project

Hey fam. I am taking a 3D animation class and I just finished this week's project. Just thought I would share. It took 40 hours worth of computer time to render it!

Watch it on YouTube

Guess it was our turn this year

One kid who is going around telling all her friends that Santa isn't real (yet was very quick to tell him what she wanted anyway) and the other who is terrified of him--this will be an interesting Christmas.

A Visit with Santa

Last year Ashlyn's visit with Santa wasn't a smashing success.

She did MUCH better this year - she actually sat on his lap, answered his questions, and smiled for the picture.

Kaylee, however, has yet to approach the big man in red, in spite of repeated claims that THIS will be the year. Her excuse this time around is that Santa always gives out candy canes to the children who sit on his lap, and she doesn't need a candy cane now since she already put "candy cane" down on her Christmas list. :) NEXT year, right?