busted.

Minutes after I took that last picture in the previous blog entry, I raced inside & dropped my camera. :( Oh. My. Word. I was ticked. I have not been so mad at myself in years. So...no Christmas morning pictures, no nothing. Sad does not even begin to describe it.

a Christmas Eve blizzard

On Christmas Eve, we were in a blizzard warning! Let's just say that I have lived in this state for 34 (yikes! almost 35 years!) and that has NEVER happened! Here is a picture of our front door. Kevin's FCA supervisor sent us an L.L. Bean wreath. It smelled heavenly! :) Thanks, Ralph & Judy. It is gorgeous!

Kevin got a great picture of our home in between bands of snow... I captured one minutes later...look at the size of those snowflakes! We ended up getting about 10.5-11.5 inches of snow. Then it snowed on & off for 4 more days. Wow. Simply amazing.

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

"Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord's glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. "Don't be afraid!" he said. "I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people." The Savior-yes, the Messiah, the Lord-has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! Luke2: 9-11

Festival of Trees

The Festival of Trees was so beautiful this year. This is a tradition that really kicks off the holiday season for us. :) We ate at Noodles & Company and then walked over to L. Hall for the Festival.

Different organizations decorate Christmas Trees to be auctioned off for Charity. The girls picked out some of their favorites & we snapped a photo in front of them. Check out Elly's face...she looks like she is having a GREAT time. ;)

This "tree" was made out of a Diaper Genie with size 1,2, & 3 diapers surrounding it. How awesome is that!

It was so CUTE! The girls both liked this santa.

A K-State tree even found its' way in... ;)

A tree inspired by the game "Candyland."

I LOVED this gingerbread tree. I think I have outgrown my snowman collection & want to start collecting gingerbread now. They are so cute. :)

A picture from the balcony. Isn't it beautiful? Love this. Downtown L. is so lovely this year. If I closed my eyes when we stepped out that night...it reminded me of Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Such happy memories there...thanks, babe. :)

coming soon...

We always kick off the Holiday season with a visit to the Festival of Trees. :) This year we ate at Noodle & Company before and then walked over to L. Hall. I will post more pictures soon...

PS~ Twinkle is Back! He was here when we returned home from Thanksgiving. ;)