Columbus--St. Nicholas Day! We gave a few small gifts to the kids...poor Isaiah was not feeling well, hence the flushed face and infant tylenol he would not part with.
Elliot's preschool Christmas program...the first and only song he would sing, before he got a severe case of stage fright and ran to mommy's lap.
Elliot's homemade Nativity...oh how I love it!
And...after frantically scurrying to pack and leave town a day early...We're OFF! Isaiah passing time on our 17 hr trip home to Iowa for Christmas!
Elliot passing time...I didn't take a picture of the ceiling of the car...it was...artistic.
Passing time the way mommy and daddy like it best!
A happy girl...my husband loves me so much that he took a day off of work at the last minute, so we could leave a day early, beat the snowstorm and make it home for Christmas.
Orange City, Iowa!!! So happy to get to see Papa!
Papa's boys!
Kim Kid Kisses
Christmas Eve! Our own candlelight service since the one at church was canceled (due to the snowstorm). I loved it...it was perfect.
kid-friendly candles
Insoo leading worship for us
Dad and Judy
The boys enacting Luke 2 (or eating Wise Men) with mom's nativity set while Joel read from her Bible
Dad reading the story of Jesus to the kids
The boys with their littlest cousin, Hazel Faye
Isaiah & Hazel
Hazel and her Mama
Judy and Papa adoring Hazel
Christmas Morning! See...no kidding about the crazy amounts of snow!
We got to meet Sawyer! The boys especially loved giving him pieces of dog food, one by one.
Bailey and Sawyer having fun in the snow
stockings were hung by the chimney with care...
Treasuring every detail of our last Christmas at "HOME".
6 little monkeys. I did not get a perfect shot, so here are a few imperfect ones. Different kids look great in different ones.
ok so no one really looks good here, just a "regular life" shot
new attempt...at least we can see Brielle's cute little face now
I think they are nearing "Done"...
Maria was right...we waited too long to try to get this one. Kids are photo-ed out!
two monkeys playing with their new trucks
Daddy can't wait to play with the boys' trucks too!
Post-stocking Christmas ZONE...is it naptime yet?
Christmas Dinner!
The big kids' table!
the little kids' tables?
Edible Nativities, thanks to my creative sister Andrea!
Elliot had fun making it with mommy
Isaiah had fun eating it
Sparklers in the snow...
how happy is he?!?
so happy too
togetherness
Brielle, the fashionista, in her new little sweater
so adorable. so proud!
curious!
daddy and his little one
Fun with uncle Tyler!
so sweet
Thinking about a kiss for Auntie?
Papa's favorite thing: "Pull me up!"
Andrea's delight as she helps Joel pull apart turkey meat
Cousins...a few of us anyway :)
I have a whole bunch of photos of us laughing hard...but I wish I remembered WHAT we were laughing about!
Santa Baby?
Isaiah playing with Judy and Papa
Maria playing with Isaiah...and we watched a LOT of Toy Story!
What's a trip home without Pizza Ranch? And the moment that Elliot thought Tyler turned the orange balloon yellow...priceless.
The trip back to Columbus. 18 hrs this time, but the kids were such troopers. We counted 52 cars in the ditch. So thankful for our family time, though.
