December 21st and 22nd

I'll do a quick post tonight, due to the fact that I really need to get some sleep!

Yesterday we had a wonderful day at church and traveled through "blizzard" like snowfall in order to go to Caleb Village. We left an hour early, which gave us time to take it slow. It was really dark and we thought about turning back at one point, but then the Lord brought a big truck along that made tracks for us to follow. The snow wasn't as bad in town and the kids enjoyed driving around to see all the Christmas lights/decorations that people had up. We had a great time singing at Caleb Village and we're thankful that the Lord helped us through. They just love seeing the kids and sharing snacks with them afterwards. Samuel was especially entertaining and we ended up staying longer than usual. Thankfully the drive home was better. There was a tow truck pulling a vehicle out on the other side of the road about halfway home. We thanked the Lord that it didn't look like they were hurt(no ambulances) and that He had kept us safe going both directions. We figure that we got around 2 inches of fresh snow.

Today, Scott went in a little later than normal and that gave the snowplows a chance to clear our roads. We spent the day cleaning up, reading and wrapping presents. We received a surprise box from one of my sister in laws too. It contained homemade almond roca and Peppermint Patties. I'm seriously considering hiding the almond roca so that it lasts longer:).

Well, I did say I'd do a quick post. I might have one or two more posts this month, but we'll be enjoying time with family, starting Thursday, and I don't plan to try writing while we're together.

Just in case...



Merry Christmas From Hidden Hollows!!!

P.S.

This little guy is 11 months old now!

December 18th and 19th

We delivered these Christmas Goodies to the Police, Firemen and The Clinic.



Caleb Had an accident and had to take it easy(spool knitting:).



And Helping bake...


Some other cute helpers showed up...



Kiersten was making the cowboy cookies that we got at the Rast Christmas Party on Sunday. They're very yummy! Caleb made mint brownies, which were also delicious:).

There was more secret gift making...

Today we made these:



The last two pictures are extra from yesterday.

Last night 4 more of the kids came down with Caleb's cold. Garrison is the last man standing... We're going to take it easy til Christmas and hopefully they'll all be back to normal by then. We're supposed to sing at Caleb Village on Sunday night, so I'm hoping we're good faster than normal. If not, Scott and Garrison might have to sing a duet.

Looking forward to seeing all the in-laws for Christmas!!!