A not so white Christmas in Michigan - 2014

It was a unique Christmas in that we were able to spend it with all of Lee's immediate family (Parents, siblings, spouses).  We had a great time all together!  It doesn't happen often, so when it does we really try to soak up our time together. 

Lee's parents are officially retiring this June after being in the Philippines for close to 40 years, and they are living in MI, so what better way to celebrate that then by making a video...Do You Want to Build a Snowman? We made this video last fall for a retirement party for them when there was no snow...so we had to get creative...and Lee was out of town, so I did the filming, it would have been way cooler if he did it, but we still think it turned out cute!:)  

 

The only problem...when went to MI for Christmas...there was no snow!  Ha!  That has since changed:)  Our Christmas with family...

We played LOTS of games...like LOTS and LOTS of games!

Art lessons with Ate Mart

Family pictures...making memories

The Book with No Pictures...if you have not read this book...a MUST read.  I think 3 of my kids have it memorized.

Dad with his 3 kids all grown up!

Celebrated a certain someones birthday!

The Children's museum...a hot spot for our kiddos

Snuggles for Lola

Catching up with the Nordines - the winter addition

Ok Jessie B., since I'm pretty sure you're one of the only people that checks my (pretty non-existent) blog, this one is for you (and me and ok, whoever else wants to read about our life).  And I probably should be doing other things right now, but well...they'll get done eventually, right?  I mean, the laundry that was there yesterday, will be there tomorrow? 

It's only been since last Saturday that it's been officially Spring, but wow, does it already seem like long ago that it was like this...

 

And Lee survived his 1st time ever (and probably last time ever) skiing. 

 

And when we couldn't go outside and play we did lots of indoor things like this...

bake Great-great-grandma's Swedish Cardamom rolls...you find the recipe in my Dad's book Elda's Destiny

 Spa night...

 Movie...

 Puzzles...(like LOTS of puzzles)...

And then when we started to get bit by cabin fever we ended up looking like this...

and started dreaming about going to Hawaii...(support Centershot Hawaii)

 Ok, seriously, I got this in the mail...is that not a sign from God???  Seems clear to me. 

And when you think life is doing to slow down, there is this bug (who is almost 1 by the way) who keeps me on my toes and she GETS INTO EVERYTHING! 

I know this is a super amended short version, but that's our life in a nutshell (winter addition).  There is always a lot happening with these little people we call our family!  The Lord is so very good!!!  I often wonder how people do life without Him.  If you don't, you can today!  Start searching, start asking questions!