Sleigh Ride with the Binders

Sleigh ride in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.

Grandpa Doc, Granny, Julie, Josh, Therin, Ashley, Kya, Travis and Sarah

Snow Sculptures

The igloo Ashley and I built.

A spaceship and E.T. made by the master sculptor-Travis.

Christmas at the Cottage

Julie got me these awesome earrings for Christmas in Switzerland (where she lives-one of the few perks to her living there.). It was good to have her and Josh home!!

Kya got a princess outfit and a dollhouse which kept her busy much of the weekend.

Therin got the wooden shield and sword from Aunt Julie and Uncle Josh. He got a crossbow from Granny and Grandpa Doc so he spent a lot of time target shooting-he's ready for carp fishing now. Travis picked up a ton of castle Legos he had as a kid when we celebrated with his family-a lot of time was spent building by Travis, Josh and Therin.

Christmas Eve

The new windows arrive!

Santa came early............today half of the new windows were installed upstairs. They look great but all I can say is I'm glad I wasn't feeling stressed about the holidays (And I'm REALLY glad we didn't offer to host anyone!!)! The upstairs will be somewhat "rearranged" until they're done and then they'll start replacing windows on the main level. Maybe next year Santa will bring some new blinds! =)

Happy Birthday Dad!

I was getting after Kya for hovering over Dad's cake and she said, "I'm not going to eat it, I'm just smiling at it."

Kya's "bear milk" mustache (Doesn't it look fake?).

Snow Fort

I suggested building a snowman late tonight; so I put the kids in their snow gear. Over an hour later, we were still working on this fort. If it's still warm tomorrow, maybe we can turn it into an igloo!! We had a lot of fun, even if tomorrow will be ugly because the kids will be overtired.....

2008 Christmas Tree