Introduction to James, Elias, and Cora

Merry Christmas from James! James, Bandit, and I are enjoying our Christmas tree and are looking forward to opening up our gifts on Christmas morning. One of the best parts about Christmas this year is that Aunt Teri is back! While I was at work earlier this week James and Aunt Teri made a ginger bread house together. It looks super yummy! To help get us in the Christmas spirit we went to Sea World with our friends. James always has a blast playing with those two kids. Believe it or not, but James is actually the youngest kid in that picture by about 2 months. James really enjoyed Sea World. Here he is with the manatees. When we got back from Orlando we found a package from Grandpa and Grandma Walters in Kansas. There was a special Broncos football hat in there that James was really excited about. One of the best things about Christmas is family time. This afternoon we took advantage of the time off and went to the park to play. You can see how much James enjoyed the park! Fe...

We spent the last few days visiting family in Northern Minnesota. It was a lot of fun for everyone, especially James, who had the opportunity to play in the snow for the first time. Here's James helping to sweep off the front steps! Such a big helper! James also enjoyed exploring the beautiful outdoors. James really enjoyed this little bridge. I think we walked across it about fifty times! After playing outside, James' Great-Aunt Tootsie was waiting inside with cookies and milk! Yummy! Another highlight of the trip was the opportunity to see my dad, Grandpa Mel, in Minnesota. My dad was there for business the first part of the trip and we met up for the last half of the trip. Here's Grandpa Mel introducing James to a Norweigan delight, leftsa. One of the neatest things about this trip was to visit the Walters farmstead. James was the 5th generation Walters on this farm that was settled by my ancestors. Here is James riding his first tractor. He makes a great farmer...