A Little Christmas Morning Video

Just a little something I put together from the video we took this morning.

December

So far this month...

Michael went to Washington D.C. for work.

The kids ate fried chicken in a hotel bathtub (don't ask).

Michael went to Puerto Rico for work and couldn't find a surf shop to rent a board, despite perfect waves. Poor guy.  :)

Laura turned 27!

One of the things Michael got me for my birthday was a big set of cookie cutters. 

I've been practicing putting them to work.

Chandler is a big fan of my new hobby.

Since Christmas break began we've been playing at the park, going to a local (and sadly underwhelming) train museum, venturing to Disney, and exploring a nearby walking path. 

Benjamin is perfecting his sitting-up skills.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Family Pictures 2011

I love family pictures! Although the process itself isn't always a walk in the park (especially with 3 little monkeys), we've always had great results thanks to awesome friend photographers.  I love these! Thanks Angie and Keith!

In this one we were trying to recreate a picture from when we were engaged (the picture from back then is just below).  Holy cow! We definitely look older. Ha ha. Too funny!

These last few I just had to share because they are just TOO funny! This is reality in all it's glory! :)

He's showing off his muscles.

Yeah, the ground wasn't too comfy.

My favorite.  :)

Christmas Card 2011

I promised Laura that I'd keep it shorter than last year's. But here's a quick review of our year. We love you all!

(and you can play it in HD if you watch on YouTube - just click the YouTube button on the bottom-right of the video)

St. Augustine

We had such a good time at Ponce Inlet, that we decided to go yet farther north today to check out St. Augustine, the oldest city in the United States. Little did we know, we got there just in time for the city's Christmas parade. Once we saw the bands, bikers, Tea Partiers, animal shelters, and St. Nick, we moseyed on over to the old fort. I've been to the Spanish fort in Omoa, Honduras probably a dozen times, and this fort was similar, just probably a third of the size. And since we're apparently into lighthouses now, we then drove over the local lighthouse only to find that Chandler and Benjamin would not be allowed up. Chandler was heartbroken until we convinced him that the Ponce lighthouse is not only taller, but way cooler anyway (we'll be back soon). It was again, a fun weekend.