Christmas Eve Festivities

Mim, Pops, and Auntie Abbie came over on Christmas Eve for brunch and opening presents. Lauren loved her princess attire, and the whoopie cushion was a huge hit with Owen! After presents we went to Cheesecake Factory, where the Heinens met us for lunch, then we hit the Christmas Eve service at church before heading over the mountains to Cashmere.

We managed to squeeze in a trip to Zoolights in the midst of the busy Christmas schedule. We went with Mim, Pops, and Auntie Abbie. It was really cold, but the kids had a great time, as they always do at the zoo!

Frost+spiderweb= very cool picture!

Lauren was planning on being Raggedy Ann again this year for Halloween, but changed her mind at the last minute when she realized she didn't fit the "football" theme like the rest of the family did. So, we ended up with a ref, a Texas Longhorn football player, Trojan cheerleader, and, last but not least, a penalty flag. Abe's costume didn't stay on too long (it was scaring the little kids), but we managed to get a few pics as proof!

Punkin' Patch

Gymnastics

Soccer didn't work out so well with Lauren last year, so we thought we'd give gymnastics a try. She is having a great time!

Wow! I hadn't realized how long it had been since I've posted new pictures on our blog! Summer ended, school and sports started, and we've been very busy. All 4 of us are well into the routine of school...Owen and Lauren are loving it, and doing very well. Abe is busy teaching and coaching high school, and I'm getting used to having 12 4-year olds in a classroom 3 mornings a week. They're a lot of fun, but boy do they have lots of energy!