MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!! We hope and pray that your celebration is blessed! We are very excited to see Cassidy's reaction to it all as this is the first year that she will begin to "get it." We will miss being with the entire family this year but we're excited to have our own small celebration too! And we'll be getting together with Roy and Corey again too! (Mimosa brunch anyone????) Hopefully next year we can plan a HUGE family gathering here! You are ALL invited so Bobus better hurry and "git" up here and git to work!!!!!

This night we were having a little early Italian Christmas dinner so that Lois and Bates could celebrate with Roy and Corey before heading to Lou, Karen, Jenna and Camryn's for Christmas in LA. Cassidy got all decked out in this incredible, hand-made dress that she got from our dear Canadian friends Drew and Wanda. Wanda can really sew and this was also made with much love!!! We can't wait to hook up with them some time soon now that we are MUCH closer!

This is a small part of the Elk herd that makes lights blink and traffic stop on Hwy. 101 just before Sequim. They are awesome!

Every object is another opportunity for a climb for this girl.......She is definitely the child of Don and Marliese! Now we know why we haven't traveled to Nepal yet......we have this little mountain-goat to take!!!!

Daddy checks to see if Cassidy okays this tree! We went to a beautiful tree farm and cut our own.......too cool!

When Marla shows back up in Vegas, send her right back home here. Cassidy said she can't leave. And she ain't large, but she's in charge!

Cassidy's face lights up when she sees her Poppy! She calls him "POP POP" and he just melts! Here she is showing off another gorgeous, handmade-with- love creation from her Nonnie Lois. She is absolutely surrounded by constant love and tons of it.

Winter Wonderland!

Mountain-Baby loves snow too!!!

Da Frozen Blackberry Farm!

The biggest, baddest and most awesome snow storm this area has seen in years!

Nobody is more ready to hang, hop on the floor or play with Cassidy than her cool Nonnie!

Daddy's favorite Thanksgiving drum-stix!

Girlfriends RULE!!!! We haven't had any fun since Marla came to visit!

Thanksgiving and MUCH to be thankful about! Marla came to visit for two weeks; Bates and Lois are living with us; Marla's brother, Jeff, and wife, Janice, came to dinner; our new friends Bill, Sam, Chris, Emily and Janice breaking bread with us and drinking wine; this gorgeous place; Don and I and our lovely daughter!!!!!!! Thank you God!

Cassidy is one cool chick!

Look at these baby-blues!!! The gorgeous sunflower dress is from Bea's Mommy and Poppy!

Say hello to the princess!!! Playing with some of her favorite things from her sweet Aunties......................Bea, Monique, Helen, Jenny, Marla, Alma, Tabby, ETC....

Cassidy loves to help mommy (or mom-mom as she calls me....) cook! She hands me stuff to chop and then loads it in the bowl.....she's learning to make a mean salad too! Here she is doing a taste test to make sure mom-mom got the batter right!

Halloween in Sequim.......we visited a local farm with a huge pumpkin patch. There were families and kids everywhere laughing and chasing little, squealing piglets!