Daddy in the snowman making contest at Kevin and Andrea's New Year's Eve party.

All the kids with their decorated hats!

The balloon drop!

Sophie says Happy New Year!

Daddy and Sophie get the mail.

Making the biggest snowball ever!

Having fun at Java Jungle!

Grammy and her littlest grandkids.

Aunt Rosie playing with Sophie.

Zoe and Sophie going for a ride with Frank and Calli.

Jason, Sophie and Daddy doing a new science experiment!

Christmas at the LaRoy's...

Sophie loves her jack in the box!

And dancing with her Aunt Anna.

The kids playing.

All the cousins together.

Sophie loves to go 'wee' on the slide!

Ready for presents!

Jason got his favorite present, a globe!

Digging in the stockings...

New magnifying glasses...

Sophie got a new basement for the house.

Mommy got magnets for the wall Daddy is going to paint!

Daddy and Jason checking out the color fizzers.

Christmas with the Sanborns.

Grammy and Sophie.

Jack smiles for the camera.

Sophie loves to play at Grammy and Grandpa Bob's house.

Christmas Eve at home....

Jason peering over at Sophie's new book.

Ready for Christmas morning.

Daddy brought home Spartan helmets.

Go State!

Our house is ready!

Jason and Sophie made fish prints at our preschool co-op. We had to hang them above our fish tank, of course.

Our candlelit solstice dinner.

Making gingerbread cookies.

Jason and Sophie love to lick the beaters.

Sophie wearing her sunbutter snack.

Dresses up for the Christmas party. Dave decided to get extra festive and wear a star this year.

Our little Sophie-wild-thing.

Our little bathers.

Making cranberry-cheerio garland for the birds, part of our Christmas countdown calendar of activities.

The first big snow of the year!

Jason was too sick to play in it, so Daddy brought him a snowman inside!

Setting up the little Christmas tree.

Jason had lots of fun trying out hockey for the afternoon.