Sledding with Amy and Darren

Faster, Darren, Faster!!

What a face!

Darren let the older kids drive.


Jarod loved riding the four wheeler.

Hold on tight! The sled gets away from you sometimes.

Christmas Day

The snow outside our house tonight.

The Christmas mess!!

Skyping with Grandma and Grandpa

Oh boy. This is trouble.

Lindsie Singing

Lexi's Dance

Megan's Dance

Christmas Eve fun

Opening Christmas Eve gifts

What's with the hat?

DJ making sweet potatoes

Jarod decorating cookies for Santa.

Lindsie making mashed potatoes.

Dean's Christmas Village

Our Mongolian Friends

This is the basket we took over. We also took a pumpkin pie!!

Tuvshe with her mother and husband. Tuvshe is so sweet.

All of us together.

"Grandma" couldn't get enough of looking at the picture of the new baby. She was so excited to see her. Look how big her smile is!! Then Tuvshe pulled out family pictures so we could see all of Galsa's beautiful family. The children sang "Jingle Bells", except for our two loudest children, Megan and Jarod. They hid behind their mothers.

This one is funny. DJ's teacher kept standing right in front of me -- no matter which way I leaned. DJ keeps leaning WAY over trying to get on film. I think the girl next to him wants to slug him!! And of course, I had Jarod pulling on my arm the whole time.

Jarod singing at school.

And let's not forget the all important "rock/paper/scissors" defensive move.

His very first real game!!

Jarod makes a basket!