Playing Catch Up....

This December started out how most of them do....with a good ole' fashion Christmas Tree Hunt! Looking for the perfect tree is always fun and this year was no different- except we had our newest family member, Will, there with us.

Grant was a huge help when it came to cutting down and hauling the tree to the car! He just loves "working" with his daddy. Lets hope that lasts into his teen years!

Grant's birthday was the next big event of December! He turned 4 years old.....it is hard to believe we have a full on little boy! Grant has been such a blessing in our lives and brings us tons of joy and laughter each day- along with some angst too, but what would parenthood be without that?

Among lots of gifts, one of his favorites was his guitar. He has performed many concerts for us and we just love to hear the creative songs and melodies he comes up with.

This year we did a family birthday party at the bowling alley! We rented a few lanes, had pizza and I made Grant a special bowling cake. All the work was so worth it to hear the excitement in Grant's voice when he said how "cool" his cake was.

Grant is so full of life and fun...he bowled all night and we could hardly tear the bowling ball out of his hands. We may have a future league bowler on our hands :-)

Nice form G-Man!

Along with bowler extraordinaire, we have a performer on our hands. Grant's Preschool performance was a highly anticipated event! We practiced his songs and he couldn't wait to get on stage and show his stuff.

Little kids singing might be the cutest thing ever!

Christmas morning was the next December event that was highly anticipated by us all, but especially Grant! Santa was coming and he had high hopes for a new bike...which he found on Christmas morning with a big red bow on it in front of the tree. Santa was up until the wee hours of the night assembling it :-)

Santa brought Josh 40 chapsticks in his stocking....if you know Josh well, you know that he is NEVER without his chapstick. Santa was tired of hearing him say he was always out of it- so it looks like Josh will now have the softest lips ever!

Brotherly Love!

We were sure to sign Happy Birthday to Jesus on Christmas morning...isn't that the reason for the season! Sometime it is hard to remember that in all the excitement of the holidays! Grant got to blow out the candle.

The Kolberg Family!

Father and son

The cutest present under the tree! Little Will with a big red bow.

Papa John and Will!








December was a great month of friends, family and celebration! We are reminded of how blessed we truly are to be surrounded by loved ones! Happy New Year to all.







Ok, so 2010 is here and we are ready to start our new year! This year I thought through my resolutions and set several based on things that would fulfill my mind, body and soul. I wrote them down and have them posted a couple places in the house to remind me daily of what I am committed to. I am off to a good start so far, but really it has only been a month :-) Let's check back in a few to see how those are coming....

Here is a more recent picture of Will....he is getting to be such a big boy! Rolling all over, playing with his toys, giggling all the time and really lighting up our lives. He was 5 months old on November 22nd!

I just love this picture...both Will and Parker are crashed out on the floor!


In December, we cheered on the Beavers in the Civil War and were sad to not see them go to the Rose Bowl. Grant is a big Beaver fan...he even has us call him "Quiz" because he thinks he is Jaquizz Rogers! Grant and his buddy Brady love the beavers as you can see here with their jerseys on.

Last, but not least....in the midst of all the fun and festivities, we continue to make progress on our house! This picture was taken in December, before the house was painted and the garage doors were on. We are currently in the finish carpentry stage, tile is being laid and cabinets go in in a couple of weeks. Our scheduled move in date is Spring Break (late March). We are looking forward to settling into our home and spending many future Christmas' there.