Will's first haircut!

I put it off as long as I could, but Will's hair was just getting crazy.  He wasn't quite sure what to think of Mrs. Jill (our neighbor) touching his head, but he wasn't too upset about it.  Now that his hair is shorter, he looks like such a big boy!

Kate's preschool Christmas program

Kate's class had a 30 minute Christmas program where they sang songs and recited a few rhymes.  It was adorable.  Kate had been practicing a few of them at home, so they sounded familiar, but it was so fun to see her doing them with her whole class.  She was super excited and very animated.  

Aunt Tessa came to the program, and so did my parents, and we all took Kate out for a special lunch afterwards:)

Christmas Tree and Gingerbread House

The second weekend of December, we went out to Prince Tree Farms with my parents for our annual Christmas tree trip.  We found them pretty fast this year, and were back home by lunch.  Will did pretty good with the cold and snow.  Kate and Liv loved it - they would've walked around and played in the snow all day.

our family of 5

Kate and daddy with our tree

Liv and Grandma

snow angels!

Later that day, we broke out the gingerbread house kit, and the girls worked together to put it together and decorate it.  Kate was all about decorating the house.  Liv just wanted to eat all the candy.  With a little help from daddy, it turned out beautiful:)

This is how you decorate the Christmas tree when you're 5 and you can't reach any higher...

And this is how you decorate the tree when you're 2 and you find a good branch...

FMG with friends

We met the Johnson's at Frederik Meijer Gardens one Tuesday morning.  Everything was decorated for Christmas, and it was so fun for the kids to play together in the Japanese Play Room.  Yay for friends!

Christmas Cookies!

We made Christmas cookies while Matt was working a long weekend.  It was quite a mess, as you can see, but super fun!

Will 8 Months!

Kate's 5th Rainbow Birthday Party

Kate picked a rainbow theme for her birthday party this year.  We had a lot of fun with food and decorations, and even more fun spending time with family.