Gavin had a blast! He got quite the workout running up and down the hill. He'll sleep really well tonight!
Megan is not a fan of sledding yet, but we're hoping she'll become one over time. She did enjoy watching others and making snow angels though.
I wish you could see Meg's face in this picture. She is absolutely terrified, so needless to say, this was her last time down the hill.
Gavin and daddy.
Gavin is sandwiched between 2 girls. It was a very fun day with family and friends! 
We had a party at the swimming pool. It was very easy, conveinient, and the kids had a lot of fun.
For Gavin's birthday Mark bought a new TV! It's a 46 inch, Sony, LCD and it's a big improvement from what we had. 
He requested a dragon cake, so here it is! I am so grateful there are creative people in the world who share their ideas online. I was really excited with how cute it turned out!
Gavin and his buddy Varin playing in the pool.
Megan was a trooper and loved celebrating too.
The kids were so much fun this year! They'd been looking forward to Christmas and counting down days the entire month. Megan got a kitchen and a tea set that she loves and plays with daily. 
Megan took her time carefully unwrapping each present.
My siblings and I all pitched in to buy our dad this 4 burner gas grill. He LOVED it!
Gavin got this cool remote controlled car. He's pretty good at driving it, and Megan is terrified of it and screams when in comes near her, so that makes it extra fun for Gavin to play with.
On Christmas Eve we acted out the Christmas story. The kids were very attentive and mostly reverent.
Megan played the role of Mary.
Mary riding the donkey.
My parents have a cardboard gingerbread house that we colored and set up. The kids loved it!
I'm part of a group of moms that writes and performs plays at our local library. We performed "The Elf Who Stole Christmas" for elementary schools, storytime groups, and the public a week before Christmas. It was busy, but a lot of fun!
Our library had a family craft day last weekend where the kids made these cute Christmas trees using ice cream cones, frosting, and candy. We have the best librarians!
I asked Gavin to put his socks and shoes on the other morning and he came out wearing daddy's socks. Funny kid!
We had a blast decorating our gingerbread house.
Megan was convinced the stockings were for wearing not just for decoration.
Gavin asked santa for a remote controlled car. We'll see if he delivers!
I was so proud of Megan! She can be extremely bashful, but she bravely sat on Santa's lap and even talked to him!
The kids love to help make treats!
Gavin decorated most of the gingerbread house by himself. Megan helped by eating the candy. We hope you all have a Merry Christmas!
Megan loves music and she loves her Grandma so she was super happy singing songs with Grandma.
Grandma is so good at playing with her grandkids. It gives me a break and the kids love it.
Gavin and Megan played really well with their cousins.
This was the first time we've spent much time with David and we all adored him (except for Megan).
One night we put Jessica to bed in our bedroom and she came out an hour later with a makeover! 
M got these glasses from a Halloween party the beginning of the month and she thought they were great!
These teeth were fun for her too!
G was the cutest monkey ever!
We returned from our trip to Hawaii just in time to make good use of my parents' plentiful pumpkin harvest!