Anybody remember this trip?

Favorite quotes & activities from this trip:

"Hey guys....I have an idea.......let's stop."


"Hey guys...we have to have a funeral. My shoulders just died."


"We have to have another funeral....my feet just died."


Why are all the quotes I can remember from Julie?


What about the raccoon that hit me in the face through the tent?


Remember singing songs & teaching Dad to play Butt-Words? Now THAT is an art!

"Not everyday your young man turns 11!"

If you can name the movie this is from,

you win a prize!

(Julie doesn't count, she already knows it)


Happy Birthday to Cameron!

Ain't he somethin'?

The partygoers.....

Can we play now, Cameron?

Daddies and their little girls....


Huh?

Cousins! Balloons!

Make a wish!

Um...ice cream, please?!?!?!

It is definitely NOT everyday your young man turns 11!

What a happy boy!

Fun in the Flurries

Hooray! Snow in Sanford, NC!

Jaina woke up at 7am and proceeded to wake up everybody,

"It's snowing! It's snowing!"

So, after breakfast we (except Daddy, he went in to work)

all bundled up and went outside to play.

Sledding.......

Whee!!!!

Building a fort.....

Snowballs.....

more sledding...

this is fun!

More snowballs...ammo for the fort....

hee-hee!

"Guess who this baby's for?"

"Jaden... what are you doing?"



"Making tracks!"

Our Answer to Every Question

It used to be, that if you wanted anything at the Saari house, the answer was...

"In a box somewhere"

Now that most of the boxes are unpacked and put away, the answer to every question is....

"Yeah, when Mom gets paid!"

CHRISTMASTIME

CHRISTMAS EVE

Christmas Eve, we had our friends, the Lundell Family and Bro. Avent over. Christmas dinner was ham, much to Jason's dismay--the turkey will have to wait till New Year's Eve. Then, "The Program" began.

CHRISTMAS CAROL CHARADES....

"I know, right?!?!"

"SILENT NIGHT"




"FA-LA-LA-LA-LA" ???

Christopher's got the Bling-Bling going on.

Ummm....?

"RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER" got run over by a bunch of kids


What Christmas Eve would be complete without the playing of the chimes?

Reading the Christmas Story

You can open just 1 present on Christmas Eve

Okay, so Jason had this idea to switch up the kids' presents for Christmas Eve. Jaden unwrapped some green flannel pants and a pretty shirt with a heart full of pastel mini hearts. Jaina got 2 shirts, definitely not her size or colors, and Cameron got some very pretty turquoise pajama bottoms and some red ones.

Well, Jaden started to cry as we laughed and helped them figure out who got what. It didn't help. With tears in his eyes and a sniffle when he talked, Jaden had to explain (while being cuddled) how wrong it was to mess with a little kid's presents. We still thought it was hilarious. Poor Bubba!




SANTA CAME!!!!







"NO MORE PEEKING......FROM SANTA"

Jaden got some "stupid old underwear"

A SKATEBOARD!!!!!

AHHHHHHEEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

(MORE SCREAMING AND SQUEALING!)










Let's make martians....then we get to dissect them. Cool!

Is that a tear in your eye?

(Sniff-sniff)

"It's a Garden of Eden Apron!"

(from my mom, not what she intended)

The AFTERMATH

LATER ON CHRISTMAS DAY...


Trying out the new scooters and skateboard.

Did I mention it was almost 70 degrees Christmas Day?

Building the skateboard....

Go Cameron!

Woo-hoo, Daddy!

MERRY CHRISTMAS, LOVE THE SAARI'S!!!