*December*

Derek and I could not be more excited for December! Winter break, snowy weather, and the Christmas spirit just cannot be beat!

Time to pull out the old Christmas tree. (Derek is wearing MY rain boots, Santa's watching Derek!)
What is growing out of Derek's head!

Putting on the lights



We started off the month by celebrating Dad's Birthday on December 1st!

Playing some Birthday Party games. This is the serious final round of "Oh, Heck"

Making his Birthday Wish!

The family reading his book full of notes of appreciation from family and friends.

Finally, after all of these years, he got what he's always wanted. A pair of shoes.



Back in Flagstaff we are studying for finals and playing in the snow!!!

We were so thrilled when it started to snow. Look at it on Derek's car!

Dancing around in the snow.

Look at Derek's car now! We were really surprised when it just kept on snowing and snowing! This is in the morning trying to get to finals on time.

It's been hard staying focused on studying with all this snow out here. Katie and I decided we better take a break and do a little shoveling.

Beautiful Cherry Street.

Winter is finally here!