December

 One sunny day in December we visited the sand dunes.  If there is no snow you can always make a sand angel

 Carrie has already reached her teenage years

 Leah wants to be just like daddy

 Helping around the house

 Hello, anyone home?

 making applesauce ornaments

 Leah really does love Ammon, she just looks frightened in this picture

 Spencer and James entered the art contest for the Hot Air Balloon Festival

 James giving Leah a ride

 Night glow, the best part of the hot air balloon festival

Christmas Tree

 We cut down our Christmas tree the weekend before Thanksgiving.  It was great weather, no snow to trudge through.  I think we got our best tree yet, it even had pre attached decorations, cute litttle pinecones

 Carrie really wanted to take this little tree home- unfortunately we were limited to one