A Month in Pictures

Here is what we've been up to for the month of December.

Baking cookies

 Cuddling with Daddy on chilly nights

 Chatting it up with Santa (don't mind the not so friendly elf)

 Building and decorating gingerbread houses (thank you Ikea for a $4 set)

 Visiting the big, big city (so bummed the beans eyes were closed in this shot)

 Baking more cookies! for parties, teachers, friends, mailmen and garbage men

 Dining with our closest moose friends

 Erecting a chicken coop worthy of it's name (Monticello) 

Kudos to the hubby on this masterpiece

 The girls (all six of them) seem to love it

 Mama was sewing up a storm (first projects since home ec) 

a construction blanket, pillow and toolbelt

 celebrating the birth of our savior

 opening presents

 loving our presents (score one for mama on this tag sale crane)

 Getting very excited for our first snowstorm

 Fixing up the house with our new tool belt

 Whoa! Snow!

 How do I get out there to play in it?!

 Providing Daddy with moral support

 Visiting the Museum of Natural History ( Dinosaurs and Butterflies!)

What a month!  We went through another rough patch with sleep issues in the first half of the month but right now for the past 5 days we have been sleeping through and doing wonderfully, no screaming/crying/etc.  Last night Charlie was blowing me kisses when I walked out of his room and then shouted to the wall "I love you Mommy", he melts my heart- I shouted it back to him.  I wish we could stop the ticking of the clock and just soak up the beauty of this time.  I know I will keep that and many other beautiful moments from this month locked away in my heart.

Looks like we'll be jumping back into the fertility treatments in the next week or so.  Any prayers you could offer up would be most appreciated and this is a costly process both emotionally and financially.

Wishing everyone a happy new year that is abundantly filled with God's blessings!