Nothing like friends!

I got a couple new pictures for you! It took Robin to remember her camera to bring these to you. We went up to Seattle last night to meet Robin, Lauren, and Olivia. We went and looked at the different gingerbread house displays, all went for a horse drawn carriage ride downtown, and dinner at Cheesecake Factory! The girls were so excited to be with their friends. I was happy to get up to Seattle to see it decorated for Christmas one last time. Love to you all.

I am sorry I havn't posted anything in a while. I have been terrible at remembering to take pictures lately. We have been busy with preparing for Christmas and work.
We went away last week to Ocean Shores for a couple days, the last day to have a terrible wind storm that took the power from 700,000 people just in King County alone. The fun part was my Brother, Mark and Sister in law, Erica were out of power for 3 days. We got to have them stay with us! Yeah! It was so fun having them.
The girls are out of school for Christmas break, so today was a lazy morning for us all. I have a few more presents to wrap and lots of cleaning to get done before Sunday. Evan Sister, Lue and family are coming to spend it with us this year. We are excited to have them. It's going to be a wonderful Christmas!
I hope your all doing well and enjoying each day up to Christmas Day. Love you all!
-Kristina

I know it's not much snow. But these 2 little girls are so excited. We have had traces of snow the last couple days and we've had to leave first thing in the morning, so they havn't been able to play in it. We got a little more last night and with the mix of that and the ice under the roads, the school's are closed for the day. So my girls couldn't wait to get out there and play.

Kennedy showing Madison how to make a snow
angel.

Checking out the results....

Love, Love, LOVE!

Breakfast with a view! Our little breakfast nook was wrapped around with glass.
I think the girls were almost loving the city as much as Mommy. Starbucks across the street, a cute Marketplace for groceries 2 blocks away. Now we have to convience Daddy to live in the city! ;-)

Kennedy wanting to take a picture of Mom & Dad

I love my girls SO much! We are walking around Stanley Park.

Madison finally getting one to come to her.

Daddy & Maddie trying to feed the squirels.

Girls watching "Mickey's Christmas" before bed time.

It's a little blurry, but that's the view from the living area in Vancouver B.C. where Evan, the Girls, and I stayed for a couple days before Thanksgiving. We were on the 19th floor, and that's the Sheraton down below. Love the city!

Rebecca and I keeping up with the Boys.

Boys and their toys.

Yes that is snow. We went up high enough that we were riding in around a foot of snow. Rebecca and I were getting stuck in it, so we turned around.

We finally made it up to the top of the ridge, you can see how close we are to Mt. Rainier.

In Memory of my Mother, Esther Holmberg Pogue
She has been gone from us 2 years today.

The girls before heading out for a very cold night of trick or treating. I had the girls put pants on underneath their fairy dresses.