The amazing cabin! It was very big and very beautiful. I loved the heated floors! Fireplaces in each room! Bathrooms in each room! and just having room to put kids to bed and stay up late chatting with family!

our loaner boy at the cabin! Packer often plays by himself when there is an excess of cousins. He doesn't seem to mind.

It snowed while we were at the cabin. It was beautiful. We explored a little and made more snow angels and the older ones did some sledding. Then we jumped in the hot tub!

2 year olds and their Dollies! These are the 2 year old cousins. They are all super cute and fun!

ready to decorate the gingerbread house

Ben makes gingerbread houses every year...

and every year the cousins love covering them in candy! They get loaded pretty good by the time everyone gets a hand in decorating.

I can hold my head up - kind of. Rose is getting so big and is definitely one of our best babies - she is usually happy and always a good sleeper. I am loving it and loving taking time to just sit and hold her, I wish I had more of that time.

JOY SCHOOL - Lucie, Lance, and Packer! Sam didn't make it in the picture but these 4 have had an awesome time at Joy School.

Cali was quite the little shepherd girl

Benji got to be a wise man also!

Santa came to the joy school party! Packer cannot decide what to ask Santa for - he decided on cars this time and then went to check his stocking the next morning to see if the cars were in there 🙂

Benji is consistent in his asking. He would like a pillow pet, Ultimate Ben 10's, and a video game.

This is as close as Cali would get to Santa. She has been scared to death of him both times this year - Maybe when we go on Saturday the third time will be the charm and she'll want to sit on his lap.CanÂ