Christmas Wrap Up!

We had a great Christmas! Scott's parents came down on the 23rd in the window of good weather and it was really fun to have them here as we were stuck in the house. We played games, some were more fun than others, heard stories of our Great Grandparents and their "Oil Well" and ate a lot of food!
Christmas was good we are so thankful to be able to spend it with family. Grandma and Grandpa really out did themselves this year and the boys love their huge remote control trucks! Hopefully they can take care of them and enjoy them OUTSIDE when the weather gets better. The girls really received treasures from Grandma this year. Katie and Kelsie each got a music box that grandma bought on her travels, Katie's came from Japan, and Kelsie's came from Switzerland. They loved them and will cherish them forever! Kenzie was very grateful for some cold hard cash that will see her through the next couple of months at college, and she also received a special hat and a framed saying that she loves. Scott was happy to see that his presents brought him a car survival kit, I was happy too, maybe his driving record was what spurred on this gift, and maybe they were worried that Scott would get into a car accident in the wilderness and need to use those flares, whatever the case it was the perfect gift for him!! I was the lucky one I got a framed picture of all the kids with grandma and grandpa with a cute saying it will be finding a special place in my home and I really loved the amber glass basket, it matches my china and is a family heirloom that I will treasure!
We had fun teaching them how to play Settlers, Grandma won her first time out, but then wasn't as happy the second time when Ryan beat her! Oh well, Grandma there is always next time!
Again THANK YOU for the wonderful Christmas, and the wonderful Christmas memories!
For more stories about Grandma and Grandpa click:
Here
Here
Here

Oh Holy Night!

Merry Christmas! May we all remember Christ, his miracles, his wondrous life and his ultimate sacrifice for us, as we celebrate his birth.

Christmas Tree Song

Hope you enjoy our Christmas Tree Song, sung to you by the Gordon children and their leader of Goofiness, Scott! Lyrics written by Katelyn, tune by Spongebob, and superb cinematography by me!

Oh' Christmas Tree!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

I'm Snow Overwhelmed!

More snow! It has been snowing for 24 hours! School was canceled today and will probably be canceled tomorrow! So what to do with 5 kids at home all day? Family Pictures in the snow and making gingerbread ornaments, and paper snowflakes!

Joy to the World!

SNOW!!!!

It does occasionally snow here in Bellingham and when it does it is cause for panic!! Everything was canceled today, church included! It started snowing last night about 7:30 and I heard that there were a lot of car accidents because we are just not equipped for snow storms. And it is a very wet snow so when the temp drops it turns icy. We are glad that we were able to pick Kenzie up at the airport yesterday morning and that she did not have to drive home in the storm!

Attention All Crafty People!!

I know there are a few of you out there that make wonderful crafty things! I also know that there are some of you who would like to help our orphanage but don't quite know how! Here is your chance to put those extra crafty things you have made to good use! Another adoptive mom from our Orphanage, Lori, has started an Etsy store online and we are looking for willing contributors to help stock our store. All the proceeds go directly to our orphanage to help the little children there.
Here is the link to the store Etsy

Every little bit helps and even one person can make a difference!

Please contact me if you have items that you would love to donate!

In the Dog House!

Christmas Shopping is upon us and sometimes the guys need a little extra help in buying "our" gifts! Now Scott does pretty well, so this is really for those of you out there whose husbands need a little incentive to get the "perfect" gift for Christmas so that they don't end up in the dog house