We followed Ashleigh and Alex home to Utah and as Breghten would say "We ate snowmen." The boys played as much as they could in the snow, we went sledding, and we got to visit my Aunt Val and Uncle Ron.

Christmas was extra special because G&G Childs and Uncle Daniel were with us Christmas morning via web cam and Ashleigh and Alex came down from Utah.

We had a wonderful Christmas and Christmas Eve.  Santa made an early visit Christmas Eve with treats and he later left guns, swords, orange tictacs, cars, planes, and trains.  

Yummy construction

We have made a tradition (this year and last) of making a ginger bread house to kick off the Christmas season.  This year is way better than last!  Ryan put his skills to good use and as you can see it did not collapse like our previous attempt.  We are so proud.

Summary

A lot happened while Barbra and Jerry were here.  Ryan Shaved his beard, Black Dog had a friend spend the night, Breghten became a super hero (only time will tell if he will use his powers for good), and the boys saw Santa.

Barbra and Jerry

Ryan's mom Barbra and step dad Jerry came to visit us so we decided to go down to Tucson and visit the base.  It was so awesome, we toured the air force one that carried JFK, Breghten and Lawson flew their first plane, and we just could not believe how gigantic some of these planes are. 

I think Halloween is Breghten's favorite holiday.  Treats and scary things are everywhere, a total Breghten paradise.