Halloween, Christmas, and Snow!

 So here are the photos we've taken and forgotten to post!

 Halloween--with a Batman, a Robin, a princess, and a ladybug!

The Christmas tradition of graham-cracker "gingerbread" houses (with Aunt Marianne and Uncle Eric). From the left: a rocket, a castle, and a firehouse.

This Christmas we did a hand-made theme. All presents to our family were hand-made. Obviously loving grandparents/aunts/uncles supplied other gifts but it was wonderful to put love into the gifts we made. It was however very time consuming since Amy had to help all the kids make gifts for each other.

 The red "floppy guy" was from Mom and Dad and was a big hit! As was the bag Seth made him to keep his toys in. (The wand from Lily is his favorite toy to play Harry Potter with!)

 The doll Madeline has in her right hand was crocheted by Justin (dress and shoes too)! Amy did the assembly and hair and face. Under the doll is the bag from Benjamin. Just visible on the right of the picture is the princess cape Seth gave her.

 Another floppy guy in green for Seth--it actually has bumped red monkey from the favorite spot! There is also a book the Benjamin made Seth--created, written, and illustrated just for Seth! (Title: A Metally Battle)

 Okay so the Tigger is from Grandma and Grandpa Jorgensen (and she loves it!), but the three felt animals were presents from her siblings. The boys even helped sew around the edges! The ladybug was from Benjamin, the frog from Seth, and the bunny from Madeline.

And we actually had enough snow last Saturday for the kids to be able to make a snowman! They loved it! They hurried outside while it was still snowing and got the snowman built before the snow melted off again about an hour later. The snowman lived until Monday afternoon (he was getting pretty skinny with a sunny 50 degrees) when the kids decided it was essential to turn him into snowballs!