Christmas in Richmond!

Then it was off to our Nottingham family side for Christmas day! Our special surprise was having Gigi (Grandma Retha) come to visit from her new home at Friends Fellowship. We were all so blessed to have her there! Our new family pasttime: the game Apples to Apples. :)

Christmas in Iowa!

You would think we drove across the country the way Reese acted. Nope, just to Iowa. :) Once we got there it was a frenzy of eating and game playing (and some sickness spreading around) with the Gross family. We had a great time hanging out and the kids loved getting to play with their cousin Seth. The trip home was 10 times worse and made us appreciate the drive Scott & Heather make even more!

We were back in our beds on Christmas Eve so we could wake up on Christmas morning and do stockings with Emma and Reese. How fun! (I wish we had pictures to share of this special moment, but our camera is on order- bummer.) Reese got a life-sized Curious George (which we have decided is his twin) and he enjoyed tackling George to the ground. Emma's highlight was her Play-Doh... ah, the simple joys of being four.

SuperEli

Last week we took a short trip to Colorado to visit our friends Jon, Whitney & Eli Mires. Reese had a blast playing with his good pal who is just 6 weeks older. We're hoping Eli's firstborn motivation has rubbed off a little on our Reese. Notice how in both pictures, Reese looks a little stunned as he watches Eli do his neat tricks (i.e. walking). Reese was under the impression that only "big" kids do that sort of thing. We have faith in you, little buddy.

We also met Luke Weaver, the precious new little baby of our friends Ryan and Sally. Sooo cute!

3 Amigos

Emma and two of her best buds (and cousins) Asher and Winnie enjoying some pizza.

Princess Wishes

What more can a 4 year old girl ask for? After getting an ad in the mail about this Disney Princess on Ice show, Emma proudly displayed it on her wall, not knowing that I'd already gotten tickets to ACTUALLY GO SEE IT! She was beside herself when I told her we'd get to see these dazzling beauties in person. So, we went with Emma's good pal Macy to see Belle, Ariel, Snow White, Jasmine, Mulan, Sleeping Beauty, and of course Cinderella. The girls totally loved it!