advent day ten: christmas lights

paul is home!!

he has been in singapore all week and we missed him so much.

paul brought me back the most gorgeous and exquisite box of swiss chocolates i have ever seen.

they were from my friend faith that lives in geneva, that gave them to her husband paul

that was meeting up with my husband paul in singapore, that brought them back to me!!

thank you faith!!

gabi went to ryan and lila's birthday party today.

ryla turned five!!!

happy birthday, you gorgeous niece and nephew.

twin birthdays are so much fun

there are double the presents!!

i paid a little visit to the neighbors today.

abby, wild card and dan have their hairy winter coats on.

advent:

yeah! my baby is home and we spent the afternoon together 

putting up the strings of outdoor christmas lights.

paul suggested we find a rudolph red light to put on heron, the weather vane's nose, ha!

pretty bejeweled gum drop lights

ta dah!

winter wonderland

at the entrance...

up to the house.....

welcome!


later in the evening, we drove to denver to see the
christmas lights and sights..........