Merry Christmas! Our holiday is now complete with soon to be a foot of snow! We are getting geared up for the Breeden, Lewman, Farmer Christmas up here in Portland...hopefully I-5 won't be closed from this "Artic Blast" (as the news report refers it).

Mario, Angie, and Bob came to visit this weekend. Mario had some summer internship interviews for law school up here, so they flew in from Boston on Thursday. Angie delivered the good news of their expecting babe...July 17thish.

We decorated a gingerbread house, saw the Zoo lights and had a great time. Mangio, as we call them, love to take pictures. So here are some of our little pose.

Also, our "newborn" son is now 12.5 lbs and 22 inches long! He is ssooo big! 70% for weight, but only 20% for height. Today ,12-19, he smiled fully for the first time. From cheek to cheek, he was showing off his dimples.




Just as my creative SIL Suzie has on her blog "From the mouth of Kendall/Ben"

Here are some funny things Natalie has said recently:

"Mommy, Daddy, come look at my poo-poos" is yelled from the bathroom, "It is a dragon-tail poo poos" ...HMMM... any translation help???

Bob loves to sleep with her grandkids, so after telling Natalie a story, she settled in next to her for a long night of restless sleep, when Natalie declared "Ok, now you go away". So much for that idea.