Our Elf Family

I had a little free time while the kids were resting today...click here to check it out. Enjoy!

A Snowy Adventure

After it snowed for almost 5 hours today, Lauren was begging to go outside and we figured that we should shovel the drive. UGH! A snow blower is top on my Christmas list this year! Andrew was a good helper with shoveling and the kids had a great time being pulled in the sled...

"What a great snow adventure!" ~ Lauren

Let it Snow!

I hear Christmas bells ringing! Today is the perfect weather to start preparing for the holiday season! Lauren was so excited about the snow that she had to run outside for a few minutes after church to catch some snowflakes on her tongue. Andrew caught them on his eyelashes! I love this time of year!

Check out this new photographer!

Andrew now shares the love of photography that the rest of us do! He took quite a few pictures of the family today. Many of the ones that he took of Lauren and Todd together turned out cute...you can even see both of their faces in the same shot :) I should post some of the pictures that he actually took...maybe that will be tomorrow's post...

Raking Leaves

Today we spent some time outside (in the 72 degree November heat!) raking leaves. As you can tell, we took a lot of breaks to play...and jump in the leaves! What a wonderful day!

Nana & Papa

While we were visiting Nana & Papa last weekend, we had the chance to visit (yet another) Cider Mill. Lauren enjoyed feeding the animals and Andrew enjoyed "Papa!!" He shouts his name in excitement every time he comes near. Even as I post this, he is standing here shouting, "Papa!"

The kids with Nana & Papa...

Lauren feeding the goats...

Mmmmm...Thanksgiving dinner is looking good this year :)

Halloween

This year we went to my parent's house for Halloween so that we could Trick-or-Treat with cousin Abby. Both of the kids had a great time...Andrew loved running from house to house with his bag open for all of the candy. He would not let anyone touch his goodies!!

Our bride. (And a little glimpse into the future!)

Our little lion.

The lion, Dorothy and the bride.