Holiday traditions!

Christmas Advent calendar made with love from Aunty Lala
Plenty of movies at grandma & grandpa's house

Visit to Santa.

This was Ravenna's first year to sit on Santa's lap.

Hudson asked for a Teradactyl.

Ravenna a Snow White doll. My god daughter's 2nd birthday...sweet Delaney Maureen.

Helping Delaney open her presents.

This may be the last year they get away with this.

The North Pole Light Cruise on Lake Coeur d' Alene.

We went with Stephan's cousin Nathaniel & Holly & their 2 boys Eli & Nevhye.

We also brought our god son Caden & our niece Delaney Jo.

Ravenna & Delaney

The Egging family, who now lives in Hayden, ID.

Hopefully we will see more of them now, so fun to catch up.

The SL Byrd's

Our 2 monkeys & their sweet little cousins.

What a fun night!

Fun times with the Todd girls.

Love these 3 dollies!

Magical moments in Disneyland

Ravenna's "Gotcha Day"! 3 year anniversary

Our "Gotcha Day" in Guanzhou China! Sweet Ravenna Kelly Mei!
One year!

Two years!

Three years!

How fortunate we are to have this sweet little girl in our lives!

Disneyland

We have been here 2 days and we are:

-soaked, wet, & drenched from all the rain

-not having to stand in any lines & thrilled about that despite the weather

-smiling & laughing like children. This place does make you feel like a kid again.

-getting over the hacking coughs & temperatures the kids have had

-so thankful to be here with my parents & forever grateful for such a priceless gift

-watching the excitement of our children as they experience the wonder of this magical place.

Stuffed with food & love!

We spent Thanksgiving with Stephan's side of the family. My sister & brother in law had the whole lot of us over to their home in Spokane. We had a wonderful time, with lots of laughs (partly due to a black light), food, & drinks. We have so much to be thankful for!
Thanks Vic & Aim for hosting!

Caden, Delaney, Hudson & Ravenna
All the kids on Thanksgiving

This a very important picture as it is Ravenna & her cousin Delaney just before Ravenna's first sleep over. Delaney invited her & I thought for sure Ravenna wasn't going to go for it (since she ends up in our bed sometime every night). To my surprise she was soooo excited & I never got a call to come & pick her up during the middle of the night. She had hot cocoa for breakfast, got to play in Hannah's "princess castle" bed tent, and play and play with her sweet cousin "Laney Jo"!

Here is another important picture as it is Hudson with Caden, just before his big sleep over. He too got asked to spend the night & the smile on his face shows his response. I think they ended up falling asleep about midnight & now Hudson thinks this is the way it should always be when we come to Spokane. "Caden & I should always sleep over when we come to Spokane." Stephan & I will have to work on that one.

So just like that my little monkeys, get a little older!

We also got to spend time with my god daughter Delaney. She is growing so fast, talking more & more & is a sweet, funny, little child. Ravenna & Hudson love to walk with her, each holding one of her hands. It's very cute!

Guess where we're going?

My parents are taking us to the most "magical" place on earth. The kids don't know & my mom created a puzzle for them to figure it out. They wake up & run to open a little bag with a new puzzle piece every day & when it's all put together, we read them a letter expaining the surprise. They are convinced it's Mickey Mouse, a castle & some balloons.....but haven't put it all together yet. My mom has made this so fun, but the real fun will come when we get there!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Gymnastics & Karate!