The first picture is out of focus but you can still see the big bump on Lawson's head.  He slipped and fell on the tile, I heard it.  This is after he sliced his eyelid and gave himself a black eye.  Next we have Breghten kissing his first fish.  Then there's Hudson and Breghten at Build a Bear.  G&G Graves bought all the grand kids one for Christmas.  It was so much fun!  The last two pics are of Breghten's first day of preschool! 

More Sledding

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.