Excited!

We're still here and doing great! The construction paper chain links hanging from a dresser in Finn's room (which is now the baby's nursery while he and Tegan are now temporary roommates) that once numbered close to 50 are now down to just 10.

We had such good luck with our Advent calendar countdown to Christmas, that once the holiday was over, we created another countdown (thanks Grandma!). So every day one of the kids gets to take off another link and...wow, not many left anymore.

Stay tuned, we'll be in touch!

35 Weeks with New Baby...

Members of Team O'D VA visit Vermont!

David, Kaleigh, and Declan had a great visit up here, but we TOTALLY missed Amy and Elsie, who had to stay home...

Going for a really cold walk...


Jammin'!


Some bums...

New Year's Eve with the East Montpelier Center friends

Kids playing...

Finn & Greta...He's really not nervous around girls yet!Totally into the movie Ice Age!

Happy New Years! Cheers! (shhh...it's only 10:15 PM!)

Christmas 2008 - Afternoon & Night

Grandpa repainted Aunt Colleen's old doll house for Tegan to match our house/room colors...
Finn's new ride!

Dinner at Nana & Papa's house...Can't wait for New Baby!Papa chillin'
Nana playing Wii bowling with Jack...
Going to bed with Emma..

Christmas 2008 - Eve & Morning

A beautiful handwritten note for Santa with a picture of him, too. And lots of snacks for the big man and his reindeer





Finn and Grandpa...Trying on new jammies with Grandma's help!

Merry Christmas!

Tegan's 1st Christmas Pageant

Tegan had two parts in the Old Meetinghouse church's annual pageant. There was a serious snow storm this whole time...it was awesome.

First she was an angel...

Then she was a minnow...

The Nativity scene...
And afterwards, Finn got to feed the baby calves, who also starred in the pageant.
The walk/sled back home from church...

Ice skating on Turtle Pond near our home

And Finn catching in a ride in the shovel...