Christmas 2008

I had one of the best Christmases in a very long time! It was so nice to be overly happy, relaxed, giggly and just plain have fun with my loved ones! Christmas did find us running all over the place- Dustin and I got up around 7 am, were at my parents by 8 am, then at his parents by 11 am, then to Spokane by 2 pm.... made it home around 8 pm if I remember correctly... we got to see lots of family and have a wonderful time! I think the funnest part of Christmas was when everyone at Mom and Dads opened their Nerf Dart Guns- there were darts flying ALL OVER the living room, it was HILARIOUS and everyone was fair game because EVERYONE had a gun-including Grandma! So much fun!

The snow continues to blanket the area- we're expecting another foot of snow and we already have AT LEAST 2 feet, probably more like 3 feet!! UGH! I've gotten my car stuck twice now-really don't want to do that again!!

Anyway on to pictures... here are a few from our Christmas adventures!

I hope you all had a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

My lil Bruddah Bill and me
Our First Christmas tree pictures
Bill had just shot me in the forehead with a dart- it really was QUITE funny!!

The Kautenberger cousinsMy boys, I love them!!!

Snowed in...

Taken at Crystal Falls on our way back from Ione

SO we now have over 16 inches of snow!!! AND at last check... it's still falling! So I am pretending to be snowed in at Dustin's house (I might actually be snowed in but I refuse to try to get my car out of the carport) ... I mean what else could I really be doing- so playing on the internet, answering e-mails, catching up on some TV and doing laundry sounds like the perfect plan to me! Later I'll take Dakota the wonder dog out to play in the snow and maybe do a little shoveling... but why when it really won't make a bit of difference. :-) I must say while I grumble about how much snow we have it is wonderful to know we're going to have a wonderful white Christmas! I just LOVE Christmas AND Dustin LOVES Christmas! It's just such a wonderful time of the year to be with family and friends! Below are some pictures from playing in the snow last night as well as a couple of the Gingerbread house- that's what we're calling Dustin's house with all the Christmas lights on it!

Let's see... new in December... NOTHING! I'm on break which has been so wonderful! Gotten to watch my wonderfully beautiful niece Keona, do some shopping, spend time with Dustin.... what else have I done?? Oh... nothing! Ha Ha!

This is probably it until after Christmas- ya know my busy schedule doesn't allow for much blogging (insert extreme sarcasm!!)

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!!

Crystal Falls- partly frozen :-)

Dakota LOVES to play in the snow!! She was doing her best Tigger impression and bouncing all over the place!

See! Doesn't it look like a Gingerbread house!!

Out playing in the snow!