FAMILY PICTURE

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

This is a top ten summary of our year:
1. HOLLAND WAS BORN Dec 9- great health, great doctors, wonderful extended family
2. Mollie broke her tailbone on her 30th birthday tubing down the canal and it didn't re-brake in delivery!
3. Donny had ACL knee surgery that was very successful.
4. Trip to Portland to visit Donny's parents and grandmother.
5. Grandpa Bill gave each of our kids a grandfather's blessing.
6. Myriam started Kindergarten and loves it.
7. Hunter is potty trained and sleeping in a big bed so we only have one baby (usually we have 2)
8. Elisabeth and Logan (Mollie's brother) got married on Valentine's day
9. Mollie had a fun time with other mother's in our stake playing basketball
10. DONNY WROTE HIS FIRST BOOK, "Hanging By A Thread" and is in the process of trying to get it published!

-Donny, Mollie, Sadie, Myriam, Packer, Hunter, and Holland

NEW BABY

BABY HOLLAND is our newest member of the family.
Labor and Delivery were ideal- great health, doctor, and family support.
We feel very blessed. She is very sweet and mild.

Naughty or Nice?

This little Santa is constantly going back and forth between being good and bad. Today he threw his mush bowl like a frisby all over our counter while I was on the computer. He loved putting up the balls on the Christmas tree, but also loves taking them off and breaking them. He is obsessed with potty mouth words like "stupid," "poopy diaper," "bugars," etc.

Gingerbread Houses

We made homemade gingerbread houses this week.
It was quite the effort and ended up not being cheaper
than buying a kit because our blender died while making the dough.
But we did use up a lot of leftover halloween candy.

Myriam's 6th Birthday

Myriam turned a big 6 this week. While we at Grandma's house for Thanksgiving, we had a party for her. She made cupcakes with her Aunt Robyn and then wanted everyone to watch her open presents by the fireplace. She loved the attention from all her aunts and uncles.
Afterwards, she found a bike we were hiding for her in Grandma's storage room for Christmas because she thought we were giving it to her for her birthday. So the big gift won't be a surprise this year for her!