January 22, 2012 · filed under: Kids by Geoff

Its been a long winter without snow, and the girls resorted to all kinds of new activities to keep themselves occupied inside. New toys, games of dress-up, and even new foods like sushi were all part of the fun.

And ever since seeing snow at the cabin, the girls have been itching to get some of our own. This last week, the girls’ wishes came true. And even though we only got 2 inches, the girls didn’t waste any time getting outside for some sledding, snow angels and an attempt at making a snowman.

Feel free to check out the rest of the Winter pics so far out on Flickr.

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January 11, 2012 · filed under: Family, Holidays, Kids by Geoff

Once Santa had left the premises, it was time to follow him north in the pursuit of SNOW! Our holidays continued as we celebrated with Gil & Donna at the cabin, where we found snow every day, professional present openers, and lots of fun!

Four days of winter weather found us reluctantly ready to return to the unseasonably warm Iowa weather. But before returning home there was still time for one last Christmas celebration. We met Aunt Connie & Uncle Otis at Greg & Kim’s apartment in Iowa City for one last family gathering on New Year’s Eve day. More presents, Chicago style pizza, a family walk, and lots of hospitality from Greg and Kim made for a fun-filled day for all.

View all of the pictures from this year’s Christmas celebrations out on Flickr

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December 25, 2011 · filed under: Holidays by Geoff

The girls have been counting down the days until Christmas since Thanksgiving was over. So needless to say, the excitement has been building leading up to Christmas. With cookie baking, shopping, present wrapping and a weekend of Christmas celebrations already under our belts, the girls were anxious for Santa’s arrival! Finally, the time was here and everyone was excited!

Enjoying the candle-lit service:

Some of our favorite photos from the Christmas Eve preparations for Santa:

After all the excitement from Christmas Eve and preparing for Santa’s arrival, nobody got to sleep very early. But that didn’t stop the girls from getting up early this morning!

For more pictures, check out our Christmas 2011 album on Flickr.

Happy holidays from our family to yours!

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