It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Christmas is our family's favorite time of year! We've been very busy! You can see more photos from these events in our Picasa Web Albums. We hope you all have a great Christmas!!

We didn't really know how Nathan would react to Santa this year so we took him to the mall a few times to walk by Santa & wave at him. So, by the time we did Santa pictures he did great! He didn't cry at all but wasn't exactly having fun. :) We bribed him with crackers & a candy cane!

We went to the Santa Parade in Auburn & Nathan dressed up like Santa! He was quite a hit & would wander around in the street before the parade & ham it up for everyone. :) Two teenage girls even asked if they could take their picture with him. It was pretty sweet. We met Melissa, Marci & Merrick down there as well as Jerrie, one of the women I teach with, & her family. The parade was cute & then we got to sing Christmas carols & see the tree lighting at City Hall.

We went with the Swenhaugens up to Denny Creek to cut our Christmas tree. It was really cold & snowy so we sent the men to go get the trees while we stayed near the truck & played in the snow. Nathan enjoyed being outside but would get mad when he would get snow on his gloves. He slipped once & got a face full of snow that he wasn't too happy about. :)

Nathan finally got his first hair cut on December 7th! Chris wanted to keep his hair long but I wanted to cut it shorter. He was being mistaken for a girl! :) We had my good friend, Tami, give him his first hair cut. She has cut & styled my hair for almost 15 years now, (wow, half of my life!) including high school dances & my wedding so we really wanted her to give him his first hair cut. He was not happy about it & cried through most of it! He started out sitting down in the chair with the cape on & ended up in my lap on the chair with the cape off by the end. We used Chris' cell phone, keys & snacks to keep him distracted but they were all pretty short lived. However, Tami was a pro & did a great job. He looks like such a grown up boy now!

Cassie & I went to the 5th Avenue Theater to see White Christmas on December 8th. It was a great show.

We celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary on December 9th. Time flies!!






We went to Kevin & Royann's for a Christmas party on the 12th. Nathan & Trey are becoming best buds.

Nathan's daycare has a Christmas party every year. All the kids draw names & buy a gift for someone else & then Pat, the daycare provider, gives a gift to each kid. There are lots of goodies to eat & it is always a lot of fun. This is a picture of Nathan with his friend, Hayden.