Santa Came 2 Days Early

Mark's Mom (Grandma Brink) drove a stormy many hour trip from Denver in a Uhaul pulling a trailer with her car. She and John arrived at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. Mark was singing in the choir for the Christmas Program at church so they joined us for an hour of singing. Afterward we unloaded the Uhaul which contained many goodies!
We spent some time opening gifts and playing with the kids. By 4:00 p.m. They were driving away in her car back to Denver.
What a thoughtful trip.

This is us beginning with the Giant Stocking of fun little gifts from Grandma.

Jacob is beyond a Bronco Fan these days. There is never a day when he isn't wearing some form of bronco clothing. Now he has a coat to top it all off. He loves it ! Often someone says, "Go Broncos" ... He confidently smiles back.

We are all helping to open Mason's Tomas the Train. We can't get it out fast enough.

Our little princess has her own vanity. She loves being a girl. Like most of you know I have never been much of a fingernail painting, make-up wearing, dressing up kind of girl But... I am learning now. Ireland loves all of these things and we spend most of the time during Mason's naps playing babies, doing hair, painting nails or dressing up.
She is painting Grandma's fingernails so nice.

Linda also made Mark's day. She brought us her piano. We backed the U haul right up to the front door and rolled the piano in. Mark has been wanting to take piano lessons for a while now. I had been looking at pianos for over a year. This was the best gift ever. Mark and I sat up late that night trying to recall anything from the lessons I took as an ungrateful child. Not much was there!! We did manage to play some simple hymns. Mark picks up on things so fast... he will be playing great shortly.