The First Snowfall Of The Winter

After a very dry winter, we got dumped on.  We got so much snow this week, it was crazy!  The kids had a blast playing in the snow and made a snowman!

Caleb 

 Jacob

The boys helping Clay push snow

 Our Snowman

The boys with Frosty

Dutch Christmas

We went to the Barkers for our annual Dutch Christmas party.  It was a blast.  Grandma Jan had a bunch of fun activities, present exchanges and a yummy dinner.  Here are a few highlights.

 Caleb making his gingerbread house.

Jacob making his gingerbread house 

 Aunt Katrina making the gingerbread houses with the boys

 Aunt Holly with Jacob and Carter, making Christmas mice

  Uncle Burdette making Christmas mice with Caleb and Will

 Sophie with her stocking her Aunt Becca made her.  Thanks Becca!!

 Caleb got Thomas the Train bath toys and bath paints

Jacob got "How To Train Your Dragon."

 I got a cute new necklace and Clay got a Lego combine

 Sophie looking so cute

Clay and Sophie enjoying the evening. 

Thanks Grandma Jan for a wonderful time!

The North Pole Express

For a Christmas treat we went to Heber to ride the "North Pole Express" with our friends the Bunnells.  Now I will point out that it was not the "Polar Express" like we thought.  They must have run into some type of copyright trouble because they had to change a bunch of stuff.  The kids still had a blast.  I'm not sure if it was the train ride or the company.  I'm guessing it was the company!  This really wasn't worth the money and time we spend to get there.  I can think of lots of other things that would have been more fun and less money.  I wouldn't recommend it.  The kids had fun riding the train and seeing Santa though.  I guess it wasn't a total waste of money. Thanks to the Bunnells for going with us :)

 Caleb, Madi and Jacob in their jammies

 Clay and Sophie having the time of their life

 Brekker boy looking out the window

 Jacob and Caleb enjoying the sights out the window

 The kids singing Christmas carols

Santa giving Caleb his toy

 Santa giving Jacob his toy

 Santa with Madi, a very nervous Brekker, Caleb and Jacob

 Jacob and Caleb watching Santa leave

 Jacob, Caleb and Madi

 Silly Brekker boy

 The whole gang

 Our family in front of our train

 The boys with Madi- (notice Caleb's pants.  He totally peed his pants on the way up there. Those are Jacobs school pants and Clay had to go to the store to buy underwear.)

And cute miss Sophie who was so happy the whole time.  What a champ.

Excessive Pictures

I know this post is a little out of control.  All the pictures look the same.  I know.  I just can't help myself because she is so cute in this little hat.  Please excuse my excessive picture posting. 

Honestly.  Who knew a baby could be so cute?

Reindeer Cookies

These were too cute not to share!