Christmas at home

We had a great Christmas at home this year. Becky had fun opening her presents. Even got a picture in front of the tree in her pajamas. I got her to finally look at the camera by having her say "Hi Mommy"

Look at what Santa brought. Wow! She was really excited when she saw it. I didn't get a picture though ~ I was videotaping!



As always, for more fun-filled pics, click the Shutterfly link!

Christmas in Spencer

Can't go anywhere without my new baby!
opening presents

This is pretty fun! Bode and Becky in their new pajamas!

How cute am I?

We had a wonderful time in Spencer celebrating Christmas. As always, we felt like we were at our own home. Thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate!

Dad's hip surgery

For those of you who didn't know, my dad had hip replacement surgery on Monday morning. He got to go home from the hospital yesterday. It is absolutely amazing to me how fast he was up and walking around in less pain than he had been in for a long long time. He said it was the best he had felt in 10 years!! We are praying for a speedy recovery as he plans on being back up in Des Moines to begin the legislative session in three weeks. So far, he's right on track and doing very well.

Christmas in Des Moines

Here are a few of my favorite pics from Christmas this past weekend in Des Moines with my family. To see more of the madness, click on the Shutterfly link to the side. What a wonderful day it was! I am so blessed to have family that gets along so well and enjoys spending time together around the holidays and always. Love to you all!





Becky just plain pooped out after everyone left. She fell asleep watching Elmo! That is definitely a first!!!

playing in the snow

What a pretty evening it was! When Becky and I got home for the day, we decided to go play in the snow. She really didn't want to put on her snowpants or her coat or her boots or keep her mittens on, but after we got her all decked out, she seemed to at least like the snow this year! She even asked us for a shovel to "help" Daddy shovel the snow. Be safe on the roads, everyone! Gotta love winter in Iowa!