It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

This weekend I was able to see Baby Max again, and his two adorable big sisters, Ellie and Leah.

Ellie, who was smiling because her brother was "playing" peek-a-boo with her. Love those genuine smiles!

Sweet Leah. I think she hugged me about 30 times!

Another Leah picture.

Daddy and son.

Miss Ellie.

Mom and Dad.

Classic kid pose!

I did not include the photos of all five, because they were taken for their Christmas card, and I don't want to share that one for them!

A Wonderful Gift

Audra, Alan and their daughter Elizabeth will be celebrating Christmas as a family of three.

But the stork will soon be making a special delivery!

Elizabeth knows that there is a baby in her mommy's tummy...

But I am sure that is a hard concept for a just-turned-two-year-old to grasp.
Here she is showing off her VERY favorite ornament. Her parents reported that she takes this bulb on and off of the tree dozens of times a day.

Baby Samuel will be here soon!

Merry Christmas Audra, Alan and Elizabeth! A wonderful gift is just around the bend!

Farm Life

This weekend my mom and I took my kids to Lancaster County, PA.

We stayed at a farm, and we bottle-fed calves!

My kids really took a liking to this tom cat, which is ironic because they pay very little attention to the very nice cat in our own home!

A neighboring farm.

The girl on the left was one day shy of age 7. She reminded me so much of "Fern," the main character in Charlotte's Web. She was so sweet with Faith and Jonathan, showing them how to prep the calves bottles, helping them wash their hands, and she knew exactly how she was to do her chores-such an impressive young lady.

So glad I packed the boots!

These boots are currently on my front porch awaiting a serious scrub-down!

I was raised in the country (but not on a farm), so it was fun for me to learn more about farm life alongside my children.