Merry Christmas to All!

So this is Christmas......

2013

Noah is 8 months and crawling EVERYWHERE.

He is pulling up on things...

And trying desperately to stand up....

Which he hasn't mastered yet....

Note the shiner.

Oh and he loves Cheerios......

Luke is 5 days shy of 3, loves putting people on the naughty list and finds the hustle and bustle of the holidays exhausting.....

He's also been ice skating twice and has mastered skating from the seated position....

Sam is 4.5, loves pushing every limit we give him and is already growing very suspicious of this Santa character.

Elf on the Shelf- no chance.

He is a marginally better skater than Luke....

This year on Christmas Eve we went to Church and remembered all the things we have to be grateful for. 

There have been so many stories of people who are ill or who have passed away too soon and too suddenly. Stories of people who are alone, lost or struggling. We feel so humbled by our blessings this Christmas...none of which are under a tree. 

Well, three of them might be under a tree trying to sneak an early gift.....

Here we are...

Yes. We take pictures at church. 

International blogger, remember?

(Luke's hair caught on fire about 60 seconds after this picture was snapped...)

Then we went home, had some Potato Soup and opened 1 gift.....

Set out cookies for Santa and hit the sack.....

And this morning???

Well, see for yourself......

Merry Christmas to our family, friends, & millions of blog followers all across the world....

We love you!