Christmas at Mimi and Donnie's

The Fanslers came up to Linda and Don's new house for Christmas this year. It was a full house but their layout is perfect for it! There's a completely separate kids room where we banish the rambunctious ones and take turns watching them. And plenty of sledding hills outside and room for a bonfire. New Year's Eve is there as well and I'll try to take more outside pictures:



Papa with his girls. That's baby Ali on the left
Uncle Charlie and Ethen
Shiloh with her Papa Don
Rylie received a baby stroller for Christmas. Unfortunately I think Shiloh and Ethen bent the frame before she got it home!


Shiloh loves her Tigger. Thanks Bonita and Charlie!

Dear Santa

I recently convinced Lincoln to (reluctantly) dictate a letter to Santa: At all times Lincoln is wearing 1 of his 4 'suits'. Batman, Superman, Spiderman or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
Playing on the slide at Ruby's house

The other day we were at lunch and John was entertaining (distracting) Lincoln while we waited for our food to come.

John held up 2 fingers and said: "Lincoln, what is 1 finger plus 1 finger. Count my fingers and tell me how many there are."

Lincoln: "one, two"

John (excited because our 3-year-old can count!): "So one plus one is?"

Lincoln: "Twenty seven"

Getting a good Christmas photo

All I wanted to do tonight was get a good picture of the kids that I can use as our Christmas postcard. It shouldn't have been so hard! Getting them both to just look at the camera at the same time (let alone smile) was impossible.
Oh well. Here's some of the ones I decided not to use--true life photos of Scherzerville:

Eventually everyone was grumpy and/or wound up, so I gave up. Merry Christmas Everyone!

Conversations with Lincoln

On the way to the movie store

Me: "Lincoln, I don't think they have both Justice League and Ninja Turtles in the same movie. You'll have to pick one or the other." Lincoln: "The yuther."

Playing on the slide at Ruby's house
Skiing on the grease drip trays for our Lean Mean Grilling Machine

Refusing to give up his superman suit even though he's exploding out through its seams

Sitting at the kitchen table the day after we constructed a gingerbread house with Mimi and Donny

Lincoln: "Mommy, here's how it goes: I like Beef Stick, Candy, and yiyiyum houses with candy and windows and doors on it."

I don't ever want to forget Lincoln at age 3