Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Advent Day 13

Johnson Family Party! Super fun to see all the cousins to eat delicious soup share gifts and act a nativity it was a fun and beautiful night. 

My Chicken Wild Rice Soup. 


Two Angels.

A Crazed Shepherd. 

The Crew. 

Advent Day 12


Visit Santa!


Advent Day 11

Make our family traditional moose balls... delicious!

Advent Day 10

Spice GumDrop Tree with a Baby sitter


The Cowboy and I went to see The Lower Lights, it was wonderful and magical. 

Advent Day 9

Neighborhood Lights Drive

Advent Day 8

Making Snowflakes for the front door. The UB was the star of this advent.

Advent Day 7

Peppermint Bath with Santa Beards, two kids loved it, one wasn't so sure... 


Sunday, December 06, 2015

Advent Day 6

Picked up a fresh boxwood wreath and some treats from Trader Joe's.

Advent Day 5

Sleepover at Grandma's... 
Mom & Dad had a great night loved the hotel 
with a Christmas Village view, it was magical. 

Advent Day 4

Picked out a local Christmas Tree and decorated it in lights. 

Advent Day 3

Drank Candy Cane Hot Cocoa and watched Frosty.

Advent Day 2

Made a countdown chain.

Advent Day 1

Advents are magic around here... day one we had a treasure hunt that led to new matching Christmas pajamas. I'm so in love with my three babies.

Happy Warm December Days

Our vibrant poinsettia, she is a beauty. 

Attended Swiss Christmas for the first time and purchased this lovely nativity that my friend Heather Murdock made, she is talented and such a wonderful friend. It was a great night.

This one is our love.

Lining up cars in the early morning hours while her mom rests :)

Drinking apple juice with her "MA" I love that she calls The Cowboy "MA!" it makes me smile every single time. Love these two endlessly.

Thanksgiving

This year we dined with The Cowboys family. It was lovely.
The MN has finally learned how magical and amazing grandma is... it's heavenly. 

A boy and his dad compare hands. 

It was a birthday.

We had a simple but beautiful little party for The Cowboy.
So happy to celebrate this guys life, he is amazing and wonderful.
Next year we are throwing a BIG party!!

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Snow too soon

This little Cherry tree wasn't ready!

Pale Pink from The Cowboy 

The end of a lovely family hike. 

And some floor art from The MN. 
Life is good. 

More MN

At the pool on a cold day

Checking out the snow

Getting ready in her brothers coat

Picked out her own outfit

Flu

The day after Halloween we all fell ill to a horrid but fast moving flu. 
It was terrible but The Cowboy who miraculously remained well enough took care of all of us.