Skiing

Jeff took the boys skiing to Mt Hood.  It was the first time for both of them.  They had so much fun! They caught on quick and absolutely loved it!  They didn't want to stop.  I can see lots of trips to Mt Hood in our future! :)

Merry Christmas!

Snow

We got a little bit of snow here.  The kids went crazy and immediately wanted to go outside and play in it.  We have a little hill behind our house and all the neighborhood kids go sledding down it.  This year I took Wyatt and Tanner.  We didn't have any sleds but the neighbor kids all were very nice and shared with them.  They had a blast! Jeff and I laugh because we really only have gotten a dusting of snow but the boys have had four snow days off of school!

Santa

We went to see Santa over the weekend.  The boys were so excited.  Madelynn said she was going to sit with him and tell him she wanted a baby for Christmas.  When it was our turn she was not thrilled that I put her on Santa's lap.

St Nick

St Nick came to our house.  This year the kids were excited because Grandma and Papa Gast were here. The kids were so excited to see all the fun things he brought them in their stockings.

The Polar Express

We went on our annual Polar Express ride.  This year we thought it would be fun to take Papa and Grandma Gast when they were visiting.  The kids were so excited.  Everyone had so much fun! When Santa joined us towards the end of the ride Madelynn wanted nothing to do with him.  The boys however were excited and told him what they wanted him to bring them.

Thanksgiving

We were so excited and thankful to spend Thanksgiving with our wonderful friends this year!  Rebecca and Justin and their kids have become our family here in Washington. The kids had so much fun playing and the adults got to play some grown up games. We spent the whole day at their house and it was a great thanksgiving! Here are a few cute pictures I got.

Martial Arts

Wyatt and Tanner started martial arts.  They had a couple of private lessons and now they will start the group classes.  They each got to break a board with their foot.  They were so excited to break the board and now have it displayed in their rooms.

Gymnastics

Madelynn now goes to gymnastics once a week while the boys are in school. She absolutely loves it! She asks to go all the time.  She even got a certificate already and was so proud of it (of course they spelled her name wrong).