christmas day

the magic of christmas was...
the look on willy's face when he first saw the goodies left by santa
the look on my face right after i stepped in dog puke on mt way to the tree

teamworkmaggie dancing around in circles with minnie and mickey snuggled close
opening gift after gift and hearing "yes" and "sweeeeeet"
oma the christmas elf
dad in his usual humor
light up sneakers
the love of the dogs
and hours of self-directed play.

christmas eve

a little reindeer nose fun

cute, cute, cute.



could you love these little noses any more?

in negative 5 temperatures

we just had to get outside and play... but in -5 temperatures, we lasted approximately 5 minutes.
it was wonderful to have a white christmas and a chance to get outside in the magical snow.

a pretty great uncle

Let's get 'em good and giddy.



feeling so lucky to be together---

just wishing the whole family was here
for some holiday tickles.

Willy's Carol

Willy brings us a little nervous Christmas spirit.

a glittery day

a perfect day at work involves a whole lot of glitter and the joy that it brings.

we made cards to send to the troops in iraq, and after writing letters,
that included messages like:
you are pure awesomeness
you are army strong
shoot the people in iraq with your tanks
i want to be in the air force one day and maybe i will meet you
and
i'm sure your family misses you but hopefully you have friend who will stand up for you.

we created our snow scenes,
and added a full dose of glitter.

add holiday music and a boy who intentionally filled his head of hair with glitter
and you have pure magic.