Christmas is starting...

New shoes...I couldn't wait until Christmas. Finn got to wear his new shoes to church today. They were a little tricky to walk in, but he's getting used to the extra traction. Mama picked out his shirt too, of course...in his (*my*) signature color green! :)

We had to get a family picture, while we were dressed in our "church" clothes. Finn didn't mind.

Later, we drove to Portland for the Stoerman gift exchange.

As you wish, Uncle Truls...you made the blog! :P

Oregon-Stoerman cousins with Grandpa & Grandma Janet.

Uncle Truls, Aunt Robin (Mom's sister), Grandpa, Grandma Janet, Mom & Papa.

We had a very nice visit & we all received very nice gifts from each other, including the California-Stoermans. We all were instructed to bring our favorite appetizer to share, plus any goodies we'd been baking. It was a great idea & there was plenty of food...yumm!

Note: As you may be able to tell by the increase in my "blogging," I am on vacation! Yay! Kenton is now *officially* on vacation too. We have the next two weeks off & I am thoroughly enjoying the extra time together. I had last week off, but it'll be so nice to have Kenton home now.