December...in photographs

Well, here it is, mid-December...I will not offer you any cliches or over-used sentences about how fast time flies or how unbelievable it is that it's Christmas again (though I'm thinking them). I will simply offer you a blog-post that is laden with some fun photographs that offer a peek into what we've been up to lately. Things like...

Helping mom eat bake cookies

Being adored by brothers

...or by Opas...

Taking family photos (thanks lil' sis)

Cutting down Christmas trees in Indiana

Learning to throw snowballs - an important skill.

Brothers holding hands in the car on the way home. Had to pull the camera out again for that one...and get my liquid heart back into a solid state once more afterwards.

Been lots of keeping warm, hanging out around home

Duckie butts in the air

Or toes dangling

Mom, it's 3am. Please stop taking pictures and let me go to sleep.

Enjoying Christmas cheer

Doesn't get much better than this

Or this.

 Or sleeping through the cheer

First brother together bath-time

Playing outside in the snow with the neighbor kids...like such a big boy (he insisted on putting on the bike helmet...don't ask)

In general, just growing up way too fast

Since I'm sure I won't find time to do another post between now and next Tuesday, I'd like to wish you such a blessed and Merry Christmas, from our family to yours