Snow & Santa

Yesterday we got about six inches of snow! It was nice heavy snow, perfect for making a snowman. Nathan and Clara helped me shovel and then we went to the park and went sledding. We especially enjoyed going down the slides at the park when they were covered with snow! They are really fast. I think the kids' favorite part of the entire endeavor was going inside and having hot chocolate afterwards. It was a lot of fun!


What can we say! Clara is a wild woman. She loves jumping from the arm of the couch to the cushions. She's discovered that if she takes off the cushions that she has a further fall! What fun! She giggles the whole time she does it.


Last year Nathan and Clara both cried when they sat on Santa's lap. This year was an improvement. It seems to help that Santa was giving out candy canes. Nathan didn't cry at all and actually stayed on Santa's lap long enough to tell Santa that he wanted a football for Christmas. Clara grabbed the candy cane, arched her back, and was out of there. We'll see what she gets in her stocking.

Thanksgiving Break

We enjoyed a great trip to Arizona for Thanksgiving break! Marian and Ryan were nice enough to let us invade their home. Nathan and Clara had way too much fun with cousins. It was really good to catch up with a lot of the cousins and aunts and uncles. We are truly blessed with a wonderful family. We have really enjoyed the citrus that Uncle Cameron gave us!

Clara turned 2 while we were in Arizona and Aunt Mares threw a great party...pizza along with cake and ice cream.

We enjoyed a trip to the Phoenix Zoo while in Arizona. It is a fantastic zoo and the kids all had a great time. The highlight was probably the merry-go-round!


Emmy and Nathan are best buds now. They really had a lot of fun together. In fact, they had so much fun that they forget to go to the potty in the bathroom. They seemed to be having a competition to see who could go through the most pairs of clothing. We're not sure who won, but they really had a great time together.

Congratulations to Grandma and Grandpa Hansen for enjoying 50 years of marriage. We are so grateful for their great lives and examples. We went to their 50th wedding anniversary in Preston, Idaho in mid-November.