Zoolights 2008

Mike putting together the garage that Nana and Papaw sent Owen

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care

Bella's note to Santa

Owen putting the cookies down where Santa will find them

Aidan set surveillance up this year in attempt at catching (or not) Santa. Too bad his batteries died in the camera.

The kids on Christmas eve...can't you feel the excitement!

Cookies and milk for Santa

The skinny snowman Aidan made a dollar from!

Taller than Bella

An attempt to get a decent picture of the two of us together. Not sure it's going to happen!

Busy making Christmas cookies...again!

Poor Owen could barely move after we got him bundled up to go outside.

Mike and I on our way to Brett and Kate's wedding

Owen got talked into wearing Bella's Christmas dress. He really liked how twirly it was!

Mike and Aidan playing snow football

Aidan enjoying the snow

Taking a jeep ride in the backyard

Ariel and Owen sledding down our hill

Trying so hard to build a snowman

The bonfire and Christmas tree at Brown's Point lighthouse

Owen and Bella loved listening to the Seattle boys choir sing from the argosy ship

Several other lit ships motored around the argosy ship for the festivities

Owen decorating the tree

The new ornaments for the kids this year. Owen's isn't even broken yet! That's a record for him.

Bella's so proud of her soccer trophy

Mike's new guitar

The zoo

I love visiting the zoo in the winter. The animals are starving for attention and get so close to the glass

Aidan is getting pretty darn good at guitar. After lessons when he was 6, he's finally decided to just teach himself

Aidan's alien encounter costume

Bella our flamingo

Owen the cool monkey. Check out the banana in his pocket!

Super Owen...my latest handiwork. Let me know if you want one...I do custom orders

Lego day

The finished pumpkins. Owens: Spider, Bella: heart, Aidan: scary guy

Only minor injurys from carving their own pumpkins

Our pumpkins warming up to be carved

The target for the pumpkin slingshot. If you hit the bullseye (no bounce allowed) you win a giant pumpkin and your name on the (dry erase) board