Our Merry Christmas- Part 3

Here are the last pictures of our holiday adventures.

Winter Wonderland......in Washington?

Farmer family get together at the Biddles

He had a great time playing with these candles. Moving them back and forth. I love it when he finds something that entertains him for so long!

My cousin Sydney holding Sydney, and my cousin McCall holding Sydney's second cousin Mason. One of my uncles with a bunch of my cousins having some good conversation. Julia and I. This isn't the best one we took like this but it's the only one I got on my camera. Julia I need those! =)

My cousin Ben, Scott, and McCall with Sydney.

My Aunt and Uncle with some of their grandbabies.

The Biddle's have a rope swing in their house and Clarissa tried going on it with David. I didn't actually take this picture so I don't know how he took it.

Snow Flake Lane in Bellevue Square

Where band members dress up as toy soldiers and line one street, while in a little square there are characters and other sun stuff. They play a few Christmas songs and march around.

David with his Grandpa Farmer! This was the first time he tolerated being put over some one's shoulders.

Everyone who attended but me.

Snowman Fun

J hanging out in the snow with Sydney after we made the snowman.All of us who helped with the snow man (or at least who were outside during the process), except my Dad who took this picture.

David putting on the face of the snowman with the help of his Grandpa.

Julia and J having fun with my camera after I went inside.

I love this picture. Sydney didn't have gloves, so yes she is wearing socks instead.

Sledding

Julia sledding with David down the bigger hill. As my sister's would start taking him down the hill he would start to say "down, down" which is what he says if he wants someone to put him down or to get out of his booster seat. But he seemed to enjoy it despite that so we weren't sure what he meant by saying it. Maybe he just understood that he was going down the hill. Rosalee, Dad, Clarissa, J, Julia, and David ready to go down as a train. I hopped in front of J and we didn't get more than a few feet before we turned sideways and tumbled down the hill instead. Dad and Clarissa went all the way down though, on their tube. And yes Rosalee is wearing skis. For a few days my parents driveway was not drivable and it's pretty steep, so Rosalee, Clarissa, and dad skied down a few times.

Our Merry Christmas- Part 2

Here are pictures from being with Scott's family.

My niece and nephew and I taking pictures of ourselves. They were so cute. They kept wanting me to take more pictures so they could look at them.Scott playing a kids board game with his brother Jeff and his Dad. We thought it was kinda funny that they started playing it, but they seemed to have a good time. =) David did this for like 10 minutes straight. He'd jump as hard as he could and close his eyes, trusting my sister in law Jillian to catch him. Grandma and Grandpa Sorenson are in the background.

He also discovered over Christmas that he likes to be tickled. So he spent a few minutes running into Jillians arms and letting her tickle him.

Sydney with her Uncle Jeff.

Scottie relaxing at Jeff and Jill's.

We stayed up so late on New Years Eve that we didn't feel like driving back to my parents place to sleep, so we spent the night at Jeff and Jillian's. The next morning David got to enjoy a bath with his cousins! He loved it!

David laughing as he says "cheese" after his bath.

David with his cousin's again. He had a great time with them, and when he sees pictures of them since being home he says their names over and over. Well, more like yells them.

Grandpa Sorenson holding Sydney and her cousin Jarred.

David being extreme while saying "cheese"

Sydney checking out the bunny that Grandma Sorenson made for her. We really love all the things she has made for us. Thanks!

I took this picture while Jenna was dancing and twirling around singing.

Grandpa and Sydney

Our Merry Christmas- Part 1

Well we are finally back home after spending a great couple weeks in WA with our families. It was so good to see all of them, and for me, to get to know Scott's family even more. We didn't do a whole lot of things outside peoples homes, but we still had a great time. I have sooooo many pictures that there's no way I'm going to do it all in one post. So, in this first post I have put up some pictures of our adventures with my family. They are in no order at all.

Tomorrow I will try to post all of the pictures from hanging out with Scott's family. It is a busy day though so I'm sorry if I don't!

Ok, I just found some more pictures of sledding, our get together at the Biddles, and SnowFlake Lane, so after I post about Scott's family I will post the best of those. If you don't care about these pictures, sorry! Come back in a week. =) jk.

David has finally discovered he can eat apple peels and loves to eat whole apples.




Scott and I while playing games with my family and my Aunt, Uncle, and cousin's, the Wilcox's.

Julia holding Sydney. She was such a great help to me while we were there. Thanks Julia!

My sister Rosalee, me, and my brother J.

So my family has this cat, and David could not get over her! Every time she showed her face he would pelt after her like there was nothing left in the world to do but that, and she would go flying away, her feet slipping out from under her as she tried to turn fast on the wood floor. It was quite funny actually, though I'm sure she is so happy to be rid of us. =) This was Christmas morning. She loves sitting in wrapping paper.

My wonderful husband in his new sweater.

Presents! David still doesn't understand the whole Christmas thing, but he does understand that. lol

David playing Christmas songs on the chimes Christmas Eve. It's something we've done since I was a kid. We were supposed to be with Scott's family this day, but we were snowed in. Sad!

Wow, these pictures really are backwards! We went to a beach just a few miles from my family's house to watch the Christmas ship. It comes and parks a ways out and the choir on it sings to you over loud speakers. A little further back from the beach there is a bon fire, but who needs that? We were having fun being pelted with wind and snow on the beach listening to Christmas songs!

In this picture everyone who went except Dad.

In this picture everyone who went except me, with the Christmas ship in the background covered a little by a blurred snow flake.

Dad and Sydney watching David sled with his Aunts.

Clarissa, David, and Rosalee. They were so sweet to help him sled. He loved it, and he loves them. =)

Our snow man after it melted. I just thought it looked cool.

Sydney trying to decide which card Julia should play. haha

Grandma and Grandpa Farmer holding my kids while we play Pinochle. I finally learned how to play over the break. I was the last in my family to do so.

Grandpa got David up from his nap and David was being very cute while he held him. He calls him "Papa"

Mom with her only granddaughter!

Scott and I enjoying the snow.

My siblings had a great time making each other fall on the snow covered trampoline. It was very entertaining to watch. Sorry, none of those pictures are as good as this one.

Grandpa helping David shoot while he's held by uncle J.