Tiny snow day

We are still hoping for something worth sledding in, but here is a little shot of Max on our teeny tiny snow day in December :)

 

Christmas Roundup

We had a busy and memorable Christmas season this year. This year I had a goofy realization. Even though I am healthy as a horse, I start to get this apprehensive feeling, right around Thanksgiving. I realized it's because 3 of 4 babies were conceived at this time of year. Which means I've had 3 of 4 pregnancies where I was dog-sick at Christmas. The last three, in fact. Wow! Even though it had been two years since I was pregnant with Marcus, it has clearly left a psychological impact. Cooking babies is no joke! :) So thankful I am healthy and able to enjoy my family.

Lots of fun activities this Christmas... Highlights: new hand-made jammies from Nana, weekly Advent around the kitchen table, school Christmas parties, visiting the lights of Storybook Lane in Forest Grove, making Christmas cookies with our friends, making hand-made gifts for our cousin exchange, getting dolled up for our Christmas eve church service, feasting on crab at the Bury farm for Christmas eve dinner, hosting my family over Christmas, playing marbles (a new game left in Daddy's stocking), a family sleep-over with the Texas Corrigans in Vancouver over New Years, two trips to see "Frozen" at the movies, matching Christmas jammies, new purple boots for the style-queen of the family, cousin shenanigans, children counting down, delicious cooking from Kyle, and lots of fun and good memories. I love my family and the life we have together!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Dear Santa, thank you for giving all those presents to boys and girls. Love, Marin" (side note: she knows the truth this year, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! she is a good secret-keeper though, writing sweet notes for Santa, just for her siblings' sakes)

 

 

 

 

Cousin time!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matching "Nana jammies", which also included a SURPRISE pair of matching sleeping bags for the girls' dolls. Each one matched their jammie fabric. Oh.my.word. I love this stuff

 

 

 

 

Family tie-blanket project

 

 

 

 

Yes, this a WSU Cougar blanket :) True love for the family, right there!

 

Family time in Vancouver

 

 

I look like I have one of those fake hair-buns in my hair here. It's the perfect wreath placement. Ha ha ha ha ha

 

 

 

 

 

All I want for Christmas is my...

TWO FRONT TEETH! :) If this sounds like a repeat from exactly this time last year, that's because it is. Marin was double-front-toothless exactly one year ago. This year was Maddy's turn to be serenaded with this song everywhere she went :) Oh my goodness, and she has the perfect little voice for a toothless vocabulary. My sweet darlin'.

 

 

 

Marcus, 98th percentile in cuteness (among other things)

Marcus is killing me all the time with his cuteness. I literally might die from cuteness overload. Kyle's brother Brian recently posted a picture of him, saying "Corrigan babes are 98th percentile in cuteness, among other things". I burst out laughing. My sweet chunky baby is just too much sometimes. Here is some proof of this. The one in the vest just about puts me in a coma.