So Long good friend, We will miss you

Very sad way to start the New Year.  We got a call to Daisy was hit by a car and did not survive.  Daisy was born December 12 2002 and came to Will and I July 6 2003.  She was the best dog ever.  She loved the kids and was so good with them even when they were a little rough.  She has been with us through several moves and really seemed to be enjoying life here in Oregon.  We will miss her so much!

We had a very merry Christmas!

Gingerbread house-Christmas Eve

Making Ornaments after washing away the frosting.  Everyone in pajamas and ready for bed at 6pm

Christmas eve Dance Party

6 am Christmas morning

I love this one because you can see everyone in the background (except Will is taking the picture)

and we all got to play outside with ride on toys new and old.  

Happy Birthday Grant!

Oh Tannenbaum oh Tannenbaum, how lovely are your branches

I just read Branson's comment about Matt (her hubby) being allergic to christmas trees...hmmm.  Grant is allergic to tree pollen and outdoor mold.  We have been told that we should have house plants so we left them in Indiana.  I never even thought about Grant being allergic to Christmas trees.  We were planning on this being our last live tree until the trip to the tree farm.  We had such a good time that we had changed our mind (at least while the kids still enjoy the tree farm.)  Maybe I need to reconsider...again.  I haven't noticed any huge change in his allergies but he is always rashy and itchy so I don't know that I would notice.  Anyway...thanks to Branson for putting the idea in my head for next year. (not being cynical here i really am thankful...I don't want the little guy to suffer anymore than he has to) I will miss the live tree smell but I think this is probably the end for us too. :-(
Side note: I am allergic to juniper and the wreath I bought had some in it so it has to hang outside.

An Afternoon Off

Will was off work today and I start work monday so we celebrated by taking Spencer out of school for a trip to the children's museum.  I love seeing Spencer and Grant play together!

Tree is decorated and Christmas Train provided by Grandpa!

Did you notice the part where he says this train was grandpa's when he was a little boy?

trimming the tree