Tis the Season!

 Steve and I brought the 4 oldest of Mike's kids to the house for an over night visit last week.  We had lots of activities planned.  We went to
Bass Pro.  What a fun place to take the kids.  They shot targets with guns and bow & arrows.

 

They raced cars.  And they sat on Santa's lap.  (I need to find my picture of that!)

At our house treats were being made as fast as the kids could go.  We made Reese's peanut butter cookies.

 

Bark.

 

Peanut butter cookies with Hershey kisses and fudge.

 

We picked up Olivia and headed out for pizza and a drive through Zumwalt Park in O'Fallon.  Everyone had a great time!

 

 



Pea Ridge Christmas Tree Farm

The weather was beautiful on Saturday!  Our friends were heading to cut a Christmas tree and asked if we would like to come along.  Oh, yeah!  The farm was close to Herman and the back roads were both scenic and nauseating.  The first stop was to see Santa.  Olivia wasn't sure about him at first, but soon warmed up.

We hopped on a tractor pulled wagon and rode out to the fields.

After much careful searching the perfect Scotch Pine was found.  Olivia wasn't sure what was going on but soon got down to check it out.

On the ride back to the barn:

 Vince, Addie Rose, Mackenzie, Karen, and Dave.

Don't think Dave was addicted to his phone.  Chris was sending him directions to the restaurant we were going to eat dinner at.  

Dave, Olivia, Sarah and Sunny.

Welcome Edie!

Edie is here!  She came a little early but is healthy and beautiful.  She was quickly absorbed into the family by the girls.  They won't put her down!  If you want to hold her, you need to wrestle her away from her older sisters!