Decorating for Christmas

We initially said we wouldn't take out all our stuff to decorate to keep things simple this year but the kids kept asking for their favorite things and so after a couple of trips to our storage shed, we managed to cover every spare inch with Christmas cheer.  The kids are loving playing with all the holiday stuff.

Louis was eating a cookie when he suddenly saw the Christmas tree we put up while he was napping.  You can tell he is very excited!

This was Miles's section of the tree.  Notice four candy canes on one branch, and three sesame street ornaments together.

Haleigh's News

After heavy blinking and frequent headaches, we got Haleigh's eye's examined and it's now official.  She wears glasses.  After her eyes were dilated, she was "blind" for most of the day and it was sweet to see her brothers take care of her.  I even took her out to lunch on a blind date where I had to pretty much feed her since she couldn't see.  I think she looks really cute but she is still adjusting to them.  She is "fairly far sighted" as the doctor said which means she has to struggle to see things up close.  We are to try them out for 8 weeks and then go back to report.  So far, so good.  We've all been learning the rules of glasses like don't share them, don't loose them, wear them all the time, keep them clean, etc.  It's a lot for a five year old to take in.  She kept whispering to Louis, "It's me, Haleigh.  Do you recognize me?"

Thanksgiving in the Mountains

We had a wonderful thanksgiving visiting my grandmother, uncles and cousins.  My grandma is 86 and wore the cutest apron.  I'm mad that my one photo of it has a glare from a mirror.  We also went to my aunt and uncle's cabin to spend the night with our "utah cousins" where the kids learned how to play in the snow, dress in "bib's" and go sledding for the first time.  I love the video of Louis's first time playing in the snow.  He just sits there like a big marshmallow.  We had lots of fun and appreciated being included with everyone else's families!

Carter was a little confused because he got to sit at the big kids table.  He didn't realize he was "big."

 Doug borrowed my aunts hat.  That thing was warm!