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!