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Christmas 2011

We spent a very merry Christmas in both South Dakota and Kansas over the month of December. We kicked off the season with the second annual L4 (Lower Latitude Limo Lark). This tradition began last year when we won a limo ride in a local raffle. We invited some friends to come along and make the whole experience a defiance of winter. Everyone was required to dress is summery clothes; we met a Bracco and ordered fruity drinks, and then rode the limo around town looking at the Christmas lights and stopping at ColdStone for icecream. This year the tradition continued. Below you can see me, Jennifer and Nicole sitting in front of a roaring fire in our summer finery.


Here's Nathan in his summer duds. Once again, we had folks come up and quote Christmas Vacation, since Nathan looks so much like Cousin Eddie in this get-up.

Z and the Christmas tree. This was the first year he really participated in picking out the tree and decorating it, and he loved every minute of it!

On the way down to Kansas we had a detour to Des Moines and a hotel with an indoor water park. Turns out we have two waterbabies now!

Eden in a super-cute little swimsuit she got when she was born. Thanks, Hiigels!

Christmas in Kansas is never complete without the punching balloons.

Katy and Faith.

Me and Z.

Caleb and Ann put together a Christmas jeopardy game. No one got the final jeopardy question: Who was ruling in Judea when Mary, Joseph and Jesus returned to Nazareth?

The babies -- Faith and Eden.

Z in his new USF football jersey.

Theology FAIL

Nathan reported the following conversation to me:

Z: Daddy, I'm feeling sad.
Nathan: Why, Z?
Z: I'm just thinking about Lu and how she died on the cross.

Huh??

A Little Bit of Z

Z was Spiderman for Halloween and loved every minute of it. He's in the one in the middle, throwing his webs.

Here he is showing his sticky fingers after eating some of his candy.

A little time with Eden is always fun. (By the way, I learned today that there is an Eden, SD.)

Coloring is one of Z's favorite activities these days. He's very good at it!

We went for a hike at Palisades a couple of weeks ago. . .

. . . and Z found this old hollow tree.

And here he is showing off a new skill!

Happy Baby

All About Eden

It was just a year ago that we found out we were having a little girl. It wasn't the first time we'd seen Eden, but we saw her more clearly than we ever had before, even though it was only through sound waves. But now, a year later, we see her with our own eyes, face to face. Oh that we could see all the ones we love that way soon!

Cozy

Z made a nest for Eden on the couch. I'm not sure she knew what to make of it, but it was a demonstration of brotherly love, especially evident since Z shared his stuffed animal Spot with her!