Christmas!

My Mom's recipe won best tasting cookie in a VERY competitive cookie exchange!
Here are the winners!

Here are the many beautifully packaged cookies I got to bring home.

Teething on that thumb

A few fav's from our family Christmas Picture Photo shoot...

Went to Mom & Norm's place in Tacoma, WA

Abraham was baptized on December 27th!

Mom did the honors, Norm is his God Father, Michelle is his God Mother.

My God Father is glowing!!

Abraham LOVED the cats and since Zoey is deaf she is not afraid, even when he squeals!

Here kitty, kitty!

Then to AZ to be with the Watkinsons. Getting a whole group shot is a challenge with only 3 kiddos...so three kiddos are the guinea pigs.
and Jack is removing a paci just in time!

We try outside, too. Abraham is a big fan when Jack does the Mexican Hat Dance

We got lots of fun cuddle time with our cousins!

Christmas in CO @ The Filkins- December 2008

Christmas Eve: Jack and his sisters and niece.

Early Christmas morning, opening presents and Jack is obsessed with the Bacon belly!

Then we all got cleaned up for a few family pictures.

Christmas Party @ Stacy's- December, 2008

Look at this crew! This party was a blast!
It was hosted by Stacy (in purple w/glasses on the right side)

Scott and Ingrid had been passing out toys as a ministry and came in their costumes! Cute.

Stace & I

My "dates" Joshua & Carrie. They make any gathering a party!

A little dancing!

Small Group Christmas Party! - Dec. 2007

Mid December we celebrated Christmas with our small group bible study at the "Langsta's". It was a white elephant party and George scored an inflatable lawn ornament that featured a penguin that peeked out of an igloo intermittently. Pretty ridiculous! He was so excited, the boys rushed out an set it up right away.

Our bible study is the BEST! We praise God for giving up a position of privilege as Deity to come and love us. Jesus, God's own son, became a helpless infant, Immanuel-God with us! This group of men and women live out love and faithfulness every day and are such a support to us.

George and Jack with the new toy.