A Fun Day in the Snow!

We were so excited to have snow this year so Asher could experience it for the first time! Our first snow was on Thursday, Dec. 5th. Asher didn't know what to think of it at first and said, "Asher scared of snow! Hold me!"

Then on the next day he went out and played with the girls and didn't want to come back in! He had so much fun and he cried when we made him come in on occasion to get warm. The temps were in the 20's and the wind was so cold. I'm a wimp in this kind of weather so I got pics from my dining room window! ;-)

Play time with Kenzie...

And play time with Abby...

Lots of snow = Time to make snow ice cream! My friend, Brandi, shared this recipe with me a few years ago - so easy to make and so good!

Christmas 2013 Decorating

The girls and I always look forward to decorating every Christmas season and having Asher "help" us this year added a new element of "interesting" to the mix. He loved looking at each ornament he put on the trees and found just the right spot for each one. He's the best Christmas gift our family received this year! ;-)

The kid's ornaments for this Christmas just came in the mail! I love them - perfect representations of last year!

"Hello! Who are you?!"

I love our new Advent banner! You can read about it here.

Asher loved having his own tree in his bedroom.

We decorated it with beads and ornaments from Uganda.

The tree topper is a nativity set made from banana bark - one of our special finds from Uganda.

You'll never guess which stocking is Asher's ;-)

A nativity set Steve bought me while we were in UG adopting Asher

Stocking made by my mother

My stocking from when I was a kid made by my mother

Ready for Christmas cards & photos!

Ready for more Christmas cards & photos!

"Peace on Earth" banner I made a few years ago

I loooove homemade Christmas gifts!

I painted this for the girls several years ago. I guess I need to make one for Asher now ;-)

My mother-in-law made this beautiful wall hanging for me last year. I love it so much!

Sweet dreams, little one ;-)