Holiday Happenings

I hope you all have been enjoying the season's preparations as Christmas is just ahead! The weather has been teasing us this December, and it looks like Christmas will be warm and certainly not white this year. We've had a few frosts, but the thermometer climbs back up to unseasonable temperatures!

We finished out our shopping and wrapping this week and made our Gingerbread Houses last evening along with Jacquelyn, Melinda, Andrew, and Amelia.

Mom ended up with an extra little house once all the pieces were cut, and so, for probably the first time in the (almost) twenty years we've been doing gingerbread houses, Mom and Dad put one together!

In classic fashion, Daniel does his best to photobomb =P

(the houses from left to right): Mom & Dad's, Melinda & Andrew's, Bethany's (in back), Daniel's (in front), Hannah's, and Nathan & Jacquelyn's

Since we were all together, we also celebrated Bethany's 17th birthday (which is actually the 22nd). Hard to believe the little sister is turning seventeen!!

 And some random pictures:

Adorable little Mia is growing and attracting everyone's attention! This child may never learn to walk. ;)

And one other little piece of news.... Daniel shot his first deer, an 8-point buck!

Merry Christmas, y'all!