New Sled

Auntie C and Jude gave me a new sled!!

Hey...let's take this new sled outside!

Ready to sleddy!

It's a big climb back up the hill

Snow rolling

As close as Troy gets to being an angel :)

Spirited Christmas

We had a wonderful holiday season...filled with family, food and festivities!

Troy decorating cookies for Santa

Hmmmm....masterpiece!

What do you think??

Shepherd dress rehearsal

All set to Shepherd!

Waiting patiently (sort of), at church on Christmas Eve,
 to join the other shepherds and angels
(while Daddy prevents me from poking him with my stick!)

Here I am...up front...with the other shepherds and angels

After church, we went to see my cousins...Dylan and Bailey (Zach was there too!)

Daddy and Bailey are helping me decorate a gingerbread train

Auntie Lorraine helped me finish them off :)

Christmas morning...opening stockings

Look, there's presents under the tree, too!

Transformer!!

Opening the rocket ship

Ready for take-off

What could this one be?

Santa brought me a Hot Wheels track too!

"transforming" my rocket launcher

"helping" Daddy build the rocket ship launch pad

We are so blessed!

Naughty or Nice??

Troy went to see Santa today...apparently Santa told him he is still on the "nice" list...phew!

Look!  I'm sitting here with Santa!!

Isn't his chair huge??

I made sure to remind Santa which toys I put on my list :)

Me 'n' Santa

All lit up...

We decided to hang the lights outside on the weekend (before the deep freeze hit!!).

The front porch...alit

Troy and Bear lighting up the porch 

Troy and tree

Yes...Daddy put new batteries in Bear's hat..HOHOHO

T'is the Season...

It's beginning to look (a little more) like Christmas around here...

The Christmas Tree is up (and still standing!)

Troy doing his Rudolph impression

and his Gingerbread boy (with gumball in cheek )

Time to write my letter to Santa!!

the letter...all ready for mailing

Christmas is coming!!!!!!

Papa's Party

We had such a great time helping Papa celebrate his 80th birthday...

The party crew (not sure why daddy looks so sour?)

Auntie Patty made the most delicious "pattycake" for Papa

Papa lighting up his cake

All sparkly! Except for the black burn mark,
from the sparklers, on gramma's new tablecloth (whoopsie!!)

putting out the fire

80 looks real good on Papa :)

Can we eat the cake, now??

Happy 80th Birthday Papa!!

Today is Papa's birthday.  Troy drew a special picture for Papa - of the both of them.  Notice the birthday balloons (yes, that is what the floating orbs with the squiggle strings are).  Can't wait to celebrate with you on the weekend, Papa!! Troy is looking forward to helping you blow out all those candles:)

Trick or Treat!

Halloween 2016 was a success: Troy was a "master" trick-or-treater and all of our 100 treat bags were handed out!

Master Chief ready for his mission

A final wardrobe check

Master Chief with his very cute co-treaters

This house looks promising!

Score!