Christmas 2011
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 Posted in Christmas, Family, Holiday, Winter | 1 Comment »Ok, I'm not even going to try and explain or rationalize the fact that we haven't posted anything here for 7+ months. I could go on about how busy we are, or how much time it takes raising these kids, ...
Happy Birthday Elsa!
Saturday, February 19th, 2011 Posted in Birthdays, Elsa, Family, Winter | 2 Comments »We celebrated Elsa's big first birthday a few days before the actual day. Rudi and Sue joined us, and so did Kevin and Erin. And Elsa had a little friend to play with too - Kevin and Erin's ...
Decking the Halls
Monday, December 20th, 2010 Posted in Christmas, Winter | 2 Comments »Since the first week of December, we've been gradually decorating for Christmas in our new home. It's taken a lot longer this year, partially because it's a new house, and partially because we don't have as much free time ...
St Nicholas Day 2010
Monday, December 6th, 2010 Posted in Christmas, Family, Winter | 1 Comment »Since I was little, my family always celebrated St. Nicholas day. St. Nicholas was a Catholic bishop in the 4th century, who was canonized as a saint for his kindness and generosity, among other things. He used his ...
Cutting Down Our Tree
Saturday, December 4th, 2010 Posted in Christmas, Elsa, Family, Holiday, Lukas, Winter | 2 Comments »We made our annual trek in the 4-wheel-drive sleigh to cut down our Christmas tree today. This year, we tried a different tree farm - Big Tree Plantation in Morrow - and it was a perfect experience. To ...