SNOW!  I was beginning to think we were going to have a (brown) Christmas, but mother nature did not let me down last night  :)  Everything is now snow covered and the sun is shining making it all sparkle today....how beautiful!  That's one thing that I don't miss about Minnesota....the lack of sun ALL winter long. 

We are lucky that we will have family to spend the holiday with as Derek's mom and dad, Elliot and Ashley, and Nathan are all coming out to visit.  Then, in January Derek, Kendall and I are all flying to Minnesota for a long weekend.  Lots of family time!!

Hope you are all wrapping up "wrapping presents" for Christmas!!  5 days left!!

Defense, defense, defense!!!

Reading?  Or babbling...

Kendall has now mastered the "art" of dunking...

Brrrrrrrrr!!  We woke up this morning to the temperature in our house at 53 degrees!!!  It's a good thing Kendall has a space heater in her room; she was nice and toasty!!  We, on the other hand, could see our breath in our room.  

Finally, at 9:30 this morning and after many apologies, our gas was turned back.  I forgave the gas man; afterall, it is the Christmas season  :)

Kendall and I headed out to top off some Christmas shopping and as 2:30 rolled around, Kendall was head bobbing in the shopping cart so I figured it was time to head home...