12.31.13

...and they all were asleep before midnight...

An even bigger surprise?  The parents were still awake at midnight!

Happy New Year!

12.30.13

Ready to deliver homemade cookies to the neighbors

12.29.13

Sportin' our new "My Great Lake" shirts

{And Allie's pracicing her photog skills with her new camera ;)}

12.28.13

Sledding behind the quad is a hit!

{Excuse Lauren's scary smile}

12.27.13

It's a beautiful day for snow fort making, snowman building, and sledding, sledding, sledding.

12.26.13

Lauren (and Dad) have a new hobby!  Thanks, YouTube, for the rainbow loom tutorial.

12.25.13

Homemade gifts are the best!

12.24.13

The VanOmmen family is cRaZy for Christmas!

12.23.13

Lovin' their new Christmas jammies...Thanks Great Grandma and Grandpa!

12.22.13

Mama and her girls

12.21.13

We've been enjoying many Christmas stories old and new lately.

Our favorite?  "Humphrey's First Christmas"

12.20.13

Chattin' it up with Santa...and making sure he understands their wish lists :)

12.19.13

Love this homemade ornament, compliments of Allie :)

12.18.13

Lauren and Allie's masterpieces following a day with Grandpa and Grandma

12.17.13

Our elf busy at work during Bentheim's Christmas Workshop

12.16.13

Gorgeous moon rise

12.15.13

Singing her heart out for our church's Christmas program, "The Christmas Cupcake"

12.14.13

Lauren and Jenna at the Schaap Christmas party

12.13.13

Fun at the Lubbers Christmas party :)

12.12.13

Looks like we've got a new toy!

12.11.13

Empty tissue boxes + lots of paper and glue and tape + much creativity = MONSTERS!

12.10.13

Ready to make some Christmas treats

12.09.13

The tree is trimmed

12.08.13

You can't leave Chicago without a taste of deep dish pizza

12.07.13

Our annual weekend getaway to Chicago

12.06.13

Ready, set, MAKE PAPER CHAINS!

12.05.13

Our budding photographer

12.04.13

Siri is so informative!  :)

12.03.13

Allie's preschool Christmas program

12.02.13

"How to Cook a Turkey" by Lauren

12.01.13

Look who lost a tooth!

11.30.13

Happy Birthday, Dad!

11.29.13

We snagged a winner!

11.28.13

Thanksgiving tradition

11.27.13

Mom and Lauren lunch date at Big Apple Bagel

11.26.13

Our little turkey before her Thanksgiving feast at school.  Dad got the invitation to join her for a delicious meal prepared by first grade hands...Lucky guy!

11.25.13

Fun behind the quad

11.24.13

Yes, there is a difference between grape tomatoes and grapes AND tomatoes :)

11.23.13

A game of Outburst with the Oostings

11.22.13

There are those who find a likeness of Elvis or the Virgin Mary on their toast...

Allie was pretty geeked to find a Y-shaped Cheeto today.

11.21.13

It's a pre-Christmas Little People liquidation sale!

11.20.13

We've lived mouse-free in our house for over 9 years...until now.

Let's hope Allie's "Dead Mouse Counting Chart" doesn't go higher than two tallies.

11.19.13

Ooh-la-la...a beautiful matching necklace and bracelet set

11.18.13

Someone was a tad hungry after Bible Study...

What's wrong with sharing a footlong sub at 9:00 at night?

11.17.13

Mike saves the flag on a very windy and rainy day...Nice look, by the way

11.16.13

The Christmas cards are in!

Check that one off the "Christmas to do" list

11.15.13

Writing + Hat Day = a marvelous day of first grade

11.14.13

First snow at school!

11.13.13

Mom and Allie soaking up our fun afternoons together

11.12.13

Preschool pics...Allie's sweet smile was captured!