December 2011

December/Christmas photos are finally uploaded! This year we spent Christmas Day in Portland with Ben's side of the family. Since we knew we would be gone for about 10 days, we decided to put up a small fake Christmas tree, much to my disappointment! :) But we still decorated it and had a fun family night asd seen below.

Gretchen was singing along at the top of her voice but when we started taping her, she wasn't as animated:

 

Gretchen helped me make Christmas cut-out cookies and did a fantastic job with the sprinkles!

 Next are photos from our time in Portland with family. Grandpapa, Lawson and Gretchen are chillin' on the couch each dressed in red:

 On Christmas Eve, Tim and Jamie and their son Elijah joined us at the Miller house to open some gifts. The cousins very nicely watched each other open gifts and played together with their new toys.

 Lawson and I are watching gifts being opened:

 Christmas morning we opened stockings and more gifts. Gretchen is giving Grandpapa his stocking:

 Gretchen and Ben with his stocking:

 Gretchen is opening her stocking:

Video of Gretchen helping to pass out the gifts:

 Gretchen got a kitty umbrella:

 After going to church, we came back to the Miller house to have a wonderful meal. We got a few pictures too of everyone dressed up. Here is Grandpapa and Grandmama with Gretchen and Lawson:

                           Gretchen in front of the tree:

Sister and Brother: 

                       Grandpapa having a good time with Lawson:



Back at our home, two tired kids fell asleep. Gretchen was on the couch and Lawson was in his reclined chair with a pillow behind his head. They were both awake one moment and the next moment both crashed!

A fun video of Lawson when he was just barely 3 months. He was giggling quite a bit before we started taping. When he saw the camera he got a little distracted by it: