Christmas 2011

 What a fun Christmas making new memories as a family in Menomonie WI. We enjoyed going to the Christmas Eve service where daddy read a great Christmas story to the kids. Our boys are up front enjoying the story. Caleb is sitting right next to daddy!
 Family picture at Cedarbrook. Some are looking, some are not! Classic!
 Baby Jacob's first Christmas! He sure loved all his family lovin' on him. He got lots of kisses and snuggles from everyone!
 Our boys love playing with their cousins Kaylee and Logan. The house was noisy with all the giggles and laughter. It was so fun to watch them all play together. Of course grandma and grandpa always make us special treats when we are together. We enjoyed eating all the Christmas cookies they baked again this year! Our favorites are the pinwheels, pretzels, spritz, fudge, cut out sugar cookies and candy canes!
 Kyle and I love Caleb's smile on this picture. He is such a sweetie! He did great waiting his turn to open presents...pretty good for a 2 1/2 year old!
 Auntie Sara and uncle Phil spending some time with Caleb doing puzzles. So special!
 It is so fun getting together with our cousins from Montana! The kids had a blast spending 3 days together. Sleep overs and lots of silliness going on!!!
 Andrew and Callie loved skating on nana and ggs lake in the backyard. We had fun walking around the entire lake while Drew skated all the way around. We were impressed!
 Nana put on her famous Christmas story play with the kids. Micah was a Shepard.
We had a wonderful week with our family. So fun to spend time snuggling and playing together. We are truly blessed with the people God chose to be closest to our hearts. Family is truly a gift.

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Chloe said…
Love all the pictures! Looks like the Gunderson's had a great Christmas!
January 1, 2012 at 9:57 PM
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