Grandpa Jim's Visit

Here is one of Jacob and I; he had just gotten up from his nap so we're trying to wake him up!

Daddy and Jacob having some fun! I see a clap coming on!

A great picture Grandpa Jim took.

Jacob and Grandpa Jim. Once Jacob woke up we all had a good time!

Christmas Time!!!

Justin with his 3x6' poster of his IKF win in Reno!

Jacob having fun with Elmo and watching everyone open gifts!

Thanking Santa maybe? It seems a bit "Godfather-ish" to me!

Justin and his skateboard he got from Santa.

Justin and one of his favorite things; a nutcracker pirate he got from Gram-Gram and Granddad!

Jacob playing with his Leap Frog reader!

Gram-Gram with a notebook that Justin made for her; it's his artwork on front!

Granddad with his annual tin of Christmas flavored popcorn!

Our Christmas ham! We didn't get a picture when it came out; but we are just happy it cooked! With 14+ inches of snow and flickering power; we are happy the power stayed on and our ham was cooked! Mmm!

Our Christmas table. Mom brought the linens up and the table runner was a wonderful gift from her friend Cathy.

Baking Marathon!

Mom and I spent most of yesterday baking, and it was a blast! We are planning on making baskets for a few of our neighbors. We made chocolate chip, oatmeal, ginger snap, peanut blossoms, sugar cookie sandwiches and some gingerbread! I hope we have some left for us to eat! Yumm!

Winter Wonders (Odes to Joy)

Justin's annual school program was on the 18th. It was a lot of fun! Justin is in the back row, right in the middle where the kids "part". He is wearing a red polo shirt. The entire 3rd grade sang "The Christmas Waltz", "Heri za Kwanzaa", "Candles, Candles", and "Yellow Snow".

Building of a Gingerbread House

Gram-Gram, Justin and I had fun putting together a gingerbread house! I think we all decided next year we are making our own frosting so we can get it to "glue" the way we want it to! But I think it turned out great and it was wonderful to have the time together!

Sun and Snow make for a Beautiful Day!

After yesterday's darkness and snow overnight, it was wonderful to wake up this morning to blue skies and sunshine! We did get a bunch more snow overnight, but it's breathtaking outside!!!

Taco Invention....

We love taco's at our house! A friend of mine does "Taco Tuesdays" and I am thinking we should do the same thing! I usually do soft tacos; I just warm them up in a pan. John's mom has always done small corn ones, that she fries up in oil and puts on paper towels. I've tried it a few times, but I can never get them to come out right, so I just don't do it. John decided he wanted to try it, so he made a "drying stand" so that we could have them folded like restaurant taco shells. I think it worked out great! He built it with left over pine at the job!