Taking Advantage of the Fresh Snow

After getting fresh snow on Christmas, and learning how much Vivian likes to go sliding, we took advantage of a mild day all all went to the hill behind our house. Vivian again had a blast and we even got Alaina going down the hill!

Christmas

We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at Grandma Ruth & Grandpa Charlie's this year. Great-Grandma & Grandpa came home from Arizona to spend the holidays with our us. Vivian and Alaina were put in pajama's because it was late when we headed home. "Santa" was going to be coming to our house that evening so we needed to have them wake up at home.

Christmas morning we got the girls up and saw that "Santa" visited us. Vivian was excited to see that Santa had ate her cookies she made! We got dressed and went to mass. This is the best photo I could get of the girls together!

Christmas Day snowed all day. After dinner and opening gifts, Vivian & Cory went sledding with Auntie Carin, Jason, Ethan & Logan. Vivian LOVED sledding. She kept saying "again daddy...again."

Visiting Santa & Our Night Out

Unfortunately we did not get pictures taken with the same Santa we used in 2006, but as a last minute these had to do.
Grandma Ruth and Grandpa Charlie came out that evening to babysit so since the girls were already dressed up Grandma Ruth took our holiday photo. We then had the opportunity to join Dave and Janet at the Lorie Line Holiday Concert.

Decorating the Christmas Tree

Vivian had a great time decorating the tree. She kept say "another one daddy and I got it!" Needless to say, the bottom of the tree was heavy with ornaments.

Surprise, Arizona

We spent a week in Arizona visiting Great Grandma and Grandpa Ness. Our week was very relaxing and we got away from this white stuff they have in Minnesota. During the week we went swimming, rode on Grandpa's golf cart, went to the zoo, took a day trip through the mountains to see the stations of the cross and have lunch in Prescott. But most of all we just enjoyed visiting.