there are so many pictures to post, so i just grabbed a few for now.

this is how our christmas started.. going nowhere. we were stuck within 5 seconds of attempting to leave our driveway. justin and the neighbor lady shoveled for a while, but then she needed to leave. so as she was trying to leave our neighborhood, she got stuck. so justin spend 30 minutes or so shoveling her out. then came back to our car and it was dead. went to the neighbors house for a jump and then tried again to get moving. eventually got it into the street and put one chain on. then four other neighbors came with shovels and their muscles, and got us to the next road which looked a little better. except for the fact it is a steep hill. so once the coast was clear, justin stepped on it and we went flying through the snow and slush.... stopping for nothing! i am sure we would have gotten stuck again if we would have stopped. there was over a foot of slush and ice. thankfully after that street everything was clear. it took two hours! it is a good thing we started early!! honestly it was a fun adventure.

this is dahlia and her cousin warner making cookies(= dahlia made a lot of cookies this week and shared them all with everyone! she loves to pretend!

valen loves wearing shoes, not so much clothing though (=

 these are a few of his favorite things! doesnt leave home without them!

  this is dahlias new dress from auntie megan who lives in korea. it is so adorable on her, very thick and cozy!

 backyard of justins parents house. was a little foggy out.

christmas day was a lot of fun and it was great to see the kids play with their cousins! that night we stayed over night at his parents so that we wouldnt get stuck again. valen woke up at 11pm and was freaking out till about 2am then i had to sing him songs with the light on while laying with me in the bed... till about 4am. so sweet and i really enjoyed snuggling him, but i was so tired!!