My beautiful wife has been to busy to post anything but she will me back soon.
-Daddy

(Another post from Daddy)
So yesterday we finally got outside. After the boys took a bath and everyone crawled out of bed, all of us headed out to the Marin Headlands and Sausalito. The scenery was great and the company was wonderful. After walking around the headlands and taking tons of pics, we made our way to Sausalito and had some fish and chips and Starbucks. Yum. We ended our evening with some socializing and two rounds of Last Word.

Bath Time

Bath Time


Katie looks like a little lady.

Katie looks like a little lady.


Dave Elisha Evelyn

Dave Elisha Evelyn


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Jon Jess Jameson

Jon Jess Jameson


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Papa and Gramma G

Papa and Gramma G


Daddy Jack Katie Mommy

Daddy Jack Katie Mommy


JP

JP


The whole gang

The whole gang


Daddy was the photographer

Daddy was the photographer

(A post from Matt)
The southern California crew finally made it up to Pittsburg for Christmas, 5 days late. It has been great being with everyone. My brother even joined us. We celebrated Christmas yesterday morning with the adults and this morning with the kiddos. Mary and Stu and Josh, Angie, Caleb, and Abby joined us for New Year’s dinner. The Annual Year In Review is on hold for a few weeks so we played a modified pictionary/charades game. Some of us stayed up late enough to bring in 2009. Enjoy the pics!

Little Drummer Boy and Cousin Evelyn

Little Drummer Boy and Cousin Evelyn


Uncles Dave and Jon lead worship

Uncles Dave and Jon lead worship


I don't know why these are sideways, but Aunt Jess loves her 4 tier display. She enjoys hosting and planning parties.

I don't know why these are sideways, but Aunt Jess loves her 4 tier display. She enjoys hosting and planning parties.


Gwen gets a gift from Evie.

Gwen gets a gift from Evie.


Somebody's going shooting with Uncle Dave.

Somebody's going shooting with Uncle Dave.


A drying rack!!!

A drying rack!!!


Aunt Jess got Dave Deception by Randy Alcorn

Aunt Jess got Dave Deception by Randy Alcorn


What made it funny is that Uncle Dave had just given Daddy the same book!

What made it funny is that Uncle Dave had just given Daddy the same book!


Uncle Jon bought Aunt Lish some pretty shirts.

Uncle Jon bought Aunt Lish some pretty shirts.


It's a given every Christmas, Papa always gets us a keychain light.

It's a given every Christmas, Papa always gets us a keychain light.


Gram and Papa Stu loved holding the girls!

Gram and Papa Stu loved holding the girls!


A photo session

A photo session


Jon, Jess, Jameson

Jon, Jess, Jameson


Uncle JP.

Uncle JP.


Dave and Elisha

Dave and Elisha


Gram and Papa Stu

Gram and Papa Stu


Mommy and Daddy

Mommy and Daddy


Josh, Angie, and Caleb

Josh, Angie, and Caleb


Gramma G and Papa

Gramma G and Papa


Ringing in the 2009 playing Last Word

Ringing in the 2009 playing Last Word


Curious George

Curious George


Monkey Boy

Monkey Boy


Poetry for Katie Joy and Evelyn.

Poetry for Katie Joy and Evelyn.


Aunt Lish and Uncle Dave bought Jackster some BIG coloring pages.

Aunt Lish and Uncle Dave bought Jackster some BIG coloring pages.

I just had to take a quick break to share this moment in our life.

Jack has been having some funny nap times lately. I don’t know if he’s growing out of the nap phase of life or what . . . I sure sure sure hope not!! Anyways, yesterday, I put him down at his usual time, but for THREE hours I heard him talking and playing in his room. Several times I went in to put him back in his bed, and several times I walked in to find that he’d just brought his toys up into his bed with him. What’s a mother to do? Hard to complain about a kid that’s playing quietly by himself for so long, right? He was content and so was I because I was still getting the time I need in the afternoon to get things done. Well, when I finally went back in to check on him later, he was sleeping, but I found his Toy Story book in a shredded pile on his bed. Sad, huh? I guess the innocent playing wasn’t quite so innocent after all.

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Then today . . . repeat of yesterday. I heard him playing in his room for awhile. But after about an hour, it was mysteriously quiet behind his bedroom door. I peeked in and found this . . .

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I guess he got tired of drawing.

And just so I don’t leave out my cute Katie Bug . . . here’s a picture of the outfit she wore to church on Sunday. If you’re from the Larsen family, you should recognize it. If it gets passed on to a few more little girls, it will become a family heirloom I think. Thanks, Allison, for sharing it with all your little cousins!

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I’ve been meaning to post this CHEATER Thanksgiving post for awhile now. We had a lovely Thanksgiving up in Grass Valley with lots (BUT NOT ALL) of the people we love. I was going to include a list of all the things I’m thankful for but it’s too long and I’m low on time. Instead, I refer to “our verse” that the Millett family has always loved.

Psalm 84:11 “No good thing does He withold from those who walk uprightly.”

We are thankful for another year FULL of good things. Praise the Lord!

Click here to see some pictures from our Thanksgiving Weekend.