A Day Out With Dad

Winter Break is here so today Craig took the kids sledding at Murdock Park. It was cold, so for once I didn't mind being at work while they were out playing.

They got in several good runs; lasting for about an hour and a half. Then they came home and had hot chocolate (made as only Craig can make it)!

 

 

Don't mind the look on Bergen's face. She doesn't like having her picture taken lately. If you were to ask, she and Logan had a great time and can't wait to go again!

Christmas Card Pictures

I sure had a hard time getting a decent picture for our Christmas card this year. I tried several times to get the kids to cooperate, but they really didn't want to. Then when I thought I finally I had a few to choose from, Craig wasn't thrilled with them. Here are the results:

We certainly weren't going to have an indecent picture of our kids in the bathtub sent out to our loved ones! Although I thought it was cute.

The kids looked nice when they were all dressed up in their new Christmas outfits, but they wouldn't stop making silly faces, and the lighting didn't cut it. Neither did the lamp cord in the background, by the way.

And of course the only shot of them with Santa was blurry.

So I finally settled on a (not too staged looking) shot I got of them playing in the snow. We used it to wish everyone a "Warm Holiday Season."

Next year I think we may have to have a family picture taken in the fall...

CAT Christmas Party

CAT had Binky the Clown entertain at their 'Kids Christmas Party' this year. Craig and I (and a lot of other adults) could have done without him, but Logan and Bergen thought he was pretty tricky.

They liked the balloons they got after the show too.

Both chose to have Rudolph painted on their hands, and received a goodie bag.

Then they were off to see Santa himself! (Okay they knew it was one of his helpers, but still.) Too bad the picture didn't turn out very well. I was hoping to use it on our Christmas card...

I'm not exactly sire why they wrote letters to him after having talked to him, but they sure thought it was fun. Here's what they asked for. Which is not necessarily what they got.

It was a fun, albeit early, morning.

Christmas Lights

Craig put the Christmas lights up a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving when the weather was still nice, but we didn't turn them on until November 26th. It's Logan's job to plug them in at night, but sometimes he forgets so Bergen or I end up doing it. I'm just glad we're one of those families who decorates their house with Christmas lights. I love looking at them!