Grammy and Papa spent much of their dating days at the local tennis courts, so it was fun watching them do it Wii style.
Each child enjoyed opening their stocking filled by Grammy. She always includes fun treats and gifts for the children.
The most exciting gift for the boys this year was a digital timer of their very own. They like to set them to go off, pretending that a stink bomb is going to explode once the timer beeps.
I remember when her stocking was almost as big as she was.
Aunt Becky helped Junie discover that her new baby even has the ability to cry! It's a great gift to help prep her for the baby sister that is due to arrive in March.
Someone should hide that container of Legos next time the little ones come over. We are thankful that Ken's folks and siblings live close enough that we can get together for special celebrations. It is truly a blessing.
French toast was his special birthday breakfast. 
We celebrated at a Japanese steak house. Grammy and Papa joined us.
We had a great chef who had six years of experience. Jack and Mikey were a little unsure of the fire and noise at first, but they eventually warmed up to it.
Before bed, Jackson opened his gifts from us. He was excited about his new rock tumbler. Little did we realize that it takes four to six weeks to turn rocks into semi-precious gem stones. One week down, three to five to go!
McKinley is growing and learning. This month she: 
Here she is with two of her friends, Emily & Elizabeth, waiting for the recital to begin.
Kennedy enjoyed herself, too. She is growing up though and did not want to hold my hand while skating this year.
We finished off our time with some 
Jack and Harrison wrote letters and read them to Mr. Clause. Both boys are asking for a flashlight for Christmas.
Please note that this photo was taken before Mikey's candy-cane-in-the-hair trick.
