Birthday Fun

Jocelynn celebrated her birthday a few days early on the MLKjr holiday. She invited a few friends and her cousins to Classic Skating and they bounced, climbed in a jungle, played arcade games and ate lots of pizza. She also enjoyed cupcakes and ice cream at home and of course all the fun presents.

It was a fun-filled day.

The next day was also fun. Her gift from us was to pick out a special friend at Build a Bear. She picked a bunny and gave her a heart, bathed her and named her Daisy. Happy Birthday, Jocelynn. It was a memorable time for all of us.

Celebrating Jocelynn

Our little beauty and angel daughter, Jocelynn, came into this world seven years ago on January 21st. She has brought so much peace and love into our family. We love her tender heart, happiness and light!
Her name has always fit her well; meaning playful and merry.
We enjoy her creativity...She is always drawing pictures or making clothes for her stuffed animal or letters to her parents and friends.
We love her giggles and laughs...She is always happy and makes everyone feel loved and special when they are around her.
We are so proud of you, Jocelynn. You are a delight and we are blessed to have such a sweet little girl that is incredibly beautiful inside and out!
Happy Birthday Angel Girl! May your wishes all come true. You deserve them all! Keep being who you are and know that you are very loved.

Winter Days

It has been a crazy winter already in our neck of the woods. The temperature has been in the teens and the snow is always falling. We have made good use of the snow and times together as a family, though. We have enjoyed hot cocoa, making snow forts, sledding and spending time with family. It has been bearable and warm to be with family and friends for the holidays. Thank you for all your cards and love. We hope that your holidays were fun-filled and memorable. Now it is time to make it through the duration of the winter with positive thinking and safe driving! Only four more months to go!!

Christmas 2008

Christmas was fun for all of us! The kids were so excited for Santa to come. It was so fun to see them count down the days and write many letters to Santa. Cameron kept saying that he must have been a good boy because he got what he wanted. Christmas is so magical and joyful with such happy kids that believe in the good things in life. I hope that your holidays were memorable as ours was. I think we started a new tradition in our family this Christmas that would be fun to continue, we sang Christmas carols on Christmas Eve to many families at their front door step. It was a special time for us to bring cheer to others. Of course creating the nativity and getting Christmas pajamas were also a tradition we will always want to keep.

The above picture of Cameron makes me laugh. He is showing his true colors more and more everyday by his own sense of style or too much sugar!

The Snow Fort

It all started with an idea from Eithen to make a snow fort and then Bruce got involved and the rest was, well history! It was big, tough and had lights throughout the inside.

The entrance was facing south with a crawl space of about 2 1/ 2 feet to the middle room with a height of 3 feet and then you crawl through another hole into the large room with a 7 feet ceiling and a platform to sit and enjoy the ice masterpiece. It was a snow fort any child would love to have in their back yard. Thanks Dad for you innovative mind and craziness to make it possible. Sadly, it is melting and falling apart, but it lasted a week or two.

Sledding

Jocelynn decided to have her own sledding hill in the backyard. She got busy along with her dad and built a fast sledding hill. It was a hit and lasted for weeks. The kids got creative and crazy sledding down the hill. There were not too many injuries, just cold hands and noses.

Gingerbread Houses

It was a treat to make gingerbread houses with cousins and family. At first it was just for the kids, but then the adults got into it with a manger scene and the envied house that Bruce made with perfect structure and symmetry.

After I was done with my house it looked more like an out house. I was rather proud of it! So proud of it, I decided to eat it instead of display it.