Christmas Close!

Kids Dance!

We headed to the kid's school for a dance but no one else was there.  Hmm, guessed we missed the paper that said it was canceled?

We were all dressed up too!

So off we went to drink some Hot Cocoa at our local hang out.  Whip cream on top too!  (we went all out folks)

Back home to cut a rug!

Cole boogied with me and even danced a slow one.

Christmas 2010

Just thought I would share the Advent calendar I grew up with and the next generation is growing up with.

It's always fun to see how the kids hang the ornaments.

Do you see Joseph, Jesus & Mary in the center of the tree?

Or as Cole pointed out to Jo. 

"This one has a baby, some woman praying and a guy hiking."

I love Cole.

Christmas Eve day we spent on Skype (online video chat program) with our East Coast Family.  We played Mario Cart on our Wii against Andrew, Mandy, Trish and Paul.  Very VERY good time!

Here are the kids holding Trish on their lap.  Trish even smile for the photo.

(And no, Cole does not were glasses now, they are 3D glasses that he removed the lens from.  Andrew, he is taking after you.)

 

Trish travels all over the world now with her job.  This year she bought everyone some thing from Singapore

Here Cole is sporting his new shirt and meditation balls.

Dinner with our Old Neighbors.

Old Jim, Me, Jo, Cole, Kristy, Francis and Dale.

Photo by: Jill

Back home so the kids could open their gifts to each other.

They know what each other likes!

Oma and I watched a movie until the kids were fast asleep.

And then Santa came to visit!

And filled all the stockings too!

The next morning Jo found her video camera from Santa!

And by golly, Santa accidentally hit the record button while he was putting gifts under the tree!

Jo thinks she might be the only one in the world that has video footage of