Sledding

Justin and I took Mckayla out sledding for the first time at the begining of this month. She seemed to like the first couple of runs down the hill, but after that she got a little scared.

Christmas

Our family enjoyed a wonderful Christmas this past year. I embraced the feelings of joy and hope that come during that time of year. I spent many nights just staring at the gorgeous glowing lights eliminating from our Christmas tree thinking about fun memories of Christmas as a child. My favorite memory that I thought about often was just waking up to snow and feeling like we lived in a cozy cottage in the woods. I didn't have to imagine hard, because my childhood home is surrounded by thick oak brush and a wooded backyard. It was so neat to see deer wandering through our backyard as a child. I also turned my thoughts to Christ during the Christmas season and cherished all the things that I have been blessed with in my life and throughout the year. Not only was Justin and I blessed physically, spiritually, emotionally, etc, but our families spoiled us with gifts once again. It is fun to feel like a kid again and be excited to open gifts. Justin and I just got one thing for each other for Christmas as we decided we want to save up money to go on a vacation. Mckayla had a nice Christmas but she didn't quite grasp the idea of unwrapping gifts. In fact, she never even touched one of our Christmas presents-shocking. She did love the ornaments on our Christmas tree though. I wanted to get a picture of my decorated tree this year, but there was not much left to see once Mckayla decided to undecorate the tree. The big round ornaments were Mckayla's "balls." She also loved the icsicles and gold stars.


This is Mckayla in her new ball tent tht she got for Christmas. She loves to climb inside it and play with the balls and read books.



Here are a few things that Mckayla got for Christmas: Her Mickey Mouse Club Ball Tent, Fisher Price Basketball Hoop,clothes, a zhu zhu pet, and new boots. We spent the night at Justin's parents house and Mckayla got to wake up to Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa's house. It was so fun to see the look on her face when she walked into the room with all the gifts.