And now it's almost Christmas

I just wanted to take time to say how much we love living here!!!  The snow falling as I type, on the already snow-covered ground and mountains, is quite the sight to see!  Beauty all around us.

Getting ready for this Christmas season has been so much fun!  The kids are having a blast in the snow each day.  The Christmas songs are playing and the Christmas lights are on as long as we are awake.  The anticipation of Christmas morning continues to build excitement in all of us.

This year we will spend Christmas with the Bonus family in West Richland and we are super excited to do that!  Our Thanksgiving was spent in Colorado with my parents, Jesse and Kelly and family and Grandpa Klatt.  Kelly's parents, Tom and Kathy, came over Thanksgiving Day as well.  Since Russel and Zoey and family went to San Antonio, TX for Thanksgiving we didn't get to spend much time with them, but a few hours on Saturday before they left; the kids had a blast playing together, of course.  Shelby, Vivian and Jared also enjoyed playing with Anna, David and Joel throughout the week.  There was lots of laughter and lots of smile from everyone.  We even got to celebrate a special 5-year-old birthday party for Vivian while we were there.

We've had a good year, not free from troubles, but God is good and His loving care leads us onward and upward.  We continue to pray for His leading as this detail comes to a close.  It's hard to believe we will be moving in just 6 [short] months.  Could our next move be our "final" move?  We sure hope so.

Checking out the lights in Leavenworth, after having Vivian's birthday ice cream dessert at Cold Stone with family and friends.

Saturday Josh took the girls skiing, so Jared and I went sledding with some great friends.  Jared loved it and even carried the sled up the hill just about every time he went down!

Vivian and Jared playing in the snow that the snow plow piled up in our cul-de-sac.

I took the girls to see Elf Jr (with some super fun friends!).

Grandpa Klatt with his great-granddaughters.