Baby Elkhounds!

Our first picture of Wicket - We never figured out which one is her, though

The Puppy Reveal

It's a 4 minute video, but worth it to the end! 

Christmas Morning

All the fun of Christmas morning! We made the boys open the dog crates last. It was killing them what they were. Of course, once they did open them, they got inside them...

Christmas Eve

After putting Monster down in October, it took a little while for everyone (or just one person) to come around to the idea of another dog. Around Thanksgiving time Adam and I decided we would get another dog. But we would get TWO. While two seems like more work, we knew from Monster's puppy days, thatwe needed an energy release and two dogs tire each other out. So I found an Amish farmer in the Wooster area that had a new litter, ready for taking home January 2. While the timing wasn't super great, the week before would have been better so we could spend a whole week at home with them, we decided to go for it! So, we decided to surprise the boys with the puppies as Christmas presents. We ordered two crates, my mom found little elkhound like stuffed animals, and we got them gift cards. And we named the puppies - Wicket for a girl and Fezzik for a boy.  

Nativity Set in Action

The nativity set still gets played with! He sat there for probably and hour, just playing. 

Lord Help Us

Mr. Cool, leaning against the door, in his preppy clothes, sipping on a root beer from a glass bottle, talking all cool to his friends 🤦🤦

The Unicorn Hat in Action

Told you - they wore these hats all the time. I think they even wore them to school!

A Visit to Santa

An after dinner visit to see Santa and Mrs Claus. No line!

2nd Grade Christmas Party Fun!

I'm the second grade room mom this year, so I go to have fun at the Christmas party with the kids. Luckily, a whole bunch of other moms provided the activities, so I just got to supervise and help the kids. They made elf hats and played games and had fun! 

St Rose Christmas Program 2018

We caught the morning show of the 2018 Christmas program. It was only Nick this year, since it only goes to 3rd grade. Nick had a lot of fun and did a good job singing and dancing. 

Lights Before Christmas 2018

A beautiful night enjoying the lights! I don't remember it being super cold, but I'm sure we were all cold. 

Legos with Cousins

Helping Elaina build her new Lego set - it was a team effort

Fancy Hair

Elaina and Eva had fun decorating Nick's hair 😂

The boys loved this unicorn hat that Elaina got for her birthday. They each now have their own. And it's pretty warm, too.