We enjoyed spending Thanksgiving in Canada. I took a while to post this because we had trouble with pictures, but it's all better now. :)
Josh could keep up with stuff back home with his super cool laptop.
Cozy morning! It got pretty cold there, but not like I expected with tons of snow and ice. We would have had trouble visiting Niagara Falls and such if it was that bad, so we were quite happy.
We decorate the house for Christmas. The guys left this job to us ladies while they blasted aliens down in the basement...
Annie "helped" Auntie Katie put the lights on the tree.
The finished masterpiece!
Annie had a ball running through the house. She was really good and kept away from things (in general) that should was not allowed to touch. One of her favorite spots was the entryway where we kept our shoes. She is 100% girl and loves shoes, so she hung out there and "arranged" them or brought them to us to try on.
We got to see Niagara Falls while there - but we had to bundle up considerably. We were thankful for the snowsuit my mom got for Annie. She looked really cute in it, sort of like a pink marshmallow. :)
We had to hold both her hands to keep her with us since the snowsuit was slippery and we kept her hands in the mitten part. That's a leaf stuffed into her mitten because she was forever stopping to pick up leaves but couldn't with her hands in the mittens.
Dad pulled buggy duty. :)
My weird and happy family. :) I love them!
The Falls! This was Josh and Annie's first time to see it. There was a lot of mist that day. It felt like it was raining the closer you got to the falls because of all the mist.
We stopped at Timmy's to warm up and have some yummy coffee/hot chocolate (Canadians don't know what cocoa is) and Timbits (donut holes).
Annie had teddy grahams. She loves them so much because they are shaped like bears. I will give her one and she will exclaim, "Bear!" and give it a kiss before eating it.
Grandma reading a book to Annie.
The guys waiting for the turkey to be ready.
Some stranger was there, so we had pity and fed her.
We opened presents the next morning after Thanksgiving. Annie was happy just to cuddle with grandpa.
It was great to see everyone! Annie did very well on the plane rides, and we got a free seat for her both ways. We got stuck at the gate while the plane was being repaired on the way home, but after we got in the air Annie fell asleep. Thank you for your prayers otherwise we'd all be lumps by the time we landed! :)
On Christmas Eve it started to snow quite hard. (Can snow be hard? hmmm) Josh took some pictures to record the event since we figured it wouldn't stick. This is Texas after all...
Christmas morning we opened presents and just enjoyed each other's company.
Annie couldn't believe that some of the pretty things under the tree were for her. It was so fun to watch her reactions. 
Manly present. :)
An alphabet puzzle for Annie. She loves letters, though she calls all of them A or B or E.
She got so overwhelmed at one point she just lay in the wrapping paper for a rest.
Later we played out in the snow (that did accumulate). This is the first white Christmas on record in like 80 plus years! It was a wonderful gift from the Lord. :)
Our snowman. Annie first asked if it was a duck. When I told her no she asked if it was a moose. :)
He threw too many snow balls at me. He is lucky I let him back in the house!
She just looks innocent...but behind that cute smile is a cold icy snowball with your name on it!
I fell in love with this adorable red trike while looking for Annie's gifts. There was only the display trike, though, and I looked at a few other stores before settling on this one. It's a little big, but hey it's not going anywhere and Annie tends to grow. ;)
She loved it! She kept standing next to it saying thank you and pushing her Tigger on it. She especially likes the bell. :)
