Merrick 10 months 3 weeks

Merrick had a fun time in the Dells... Eventhough he had a terrible cold- He played, took a ride in the lazy river, and took a lot of baths... I think he is going to live up to the meaning of his name... Merrick,"ruler of the sea" He loves H20!

Christmas Eve

Look at our HUGE icicles... !!!
Also, we made candy cane martinis !!

merrick and haiden opening their first gifts!!

The New Hef! 10 months old

watch out Hef... merrick is making strides in his plush snowman robe!!! 10 months old...

Sledding Anyone?

So we thought it would be really fun to go sledding...
I think that I was the only mom to take her 10 month old down a icy, steep sledding hill. Once I got halfway down the bottom, I saw someone elses blood on the snow, and 2 kids jump air over chris and Haiden... and I started to walk down with merrick... it was scary! Good think our community is taking the hint and making their own sledding hill and ice skating... yeah!!!
can wait for those pics after xmas!

First Steps for Merrick

Merrick is 10 months old as of 2 days ago. Merrick Took his first real steps yesterday unassisted!!! Yeah Merrick!!!
Attached is video from today... The way he starts out is a bit scary...He acts like he wants to run!

look at all our snow!!!

first big snow... UW closed classes first time in 20 years!!

GINGERBREAD HOUSE...

THANKS TO THE MOTIKA'S WE HAVE A HANDY VIDEO CAMERA...
HAIDEN IS THE TRUE SUGAR MONSTER... HE WAS A CRAZY MAN AFTER THIS...

BIG Storm brings A Frosty Time

Okay... so who is from California??? We are of Course... Thanks to Jacky.. .she taught us in windy below 0 temps... to make Frosty... he was about 6 feet tall... and made w/ a squash nose, and blueberry mouth... and rocks for buttons... super fun!! Katie was in her PJ's outside when this was happening... crazy girl!!

SANTA BABY...

HERE ARE PICTURES OF US CUTTING DOWN OUR FIRST TREE.


YEAH.. THE TREE IS DECORATED...

FIRST SNOW... DEC 3

MORE CALIF PICS

IF YOU WERE WONDERING WHAT CHRIS HAS BEEN UP TO...??? HE GREW A BEARD... THEN A SHAVED AND WE WERE LEFT WITH THIS HIDIOUS... LERKY... MUSTACHE MAN... ONCE HE SAW PICS OF HIMSELF AT DISNEYLAND... HE WENT HOME AND SHAVED IT... THANK THE LORD!!!....


DUMBO RIDE...
XMAS PARADE AT DISNEYLAND...