~Christmas {Wishes}~

~We all were {wishing} that we would have a white Christmas, enjoy the Christmas spirit, and have a wonderful time together as a family....


~Cole {wishes} that his Uncle Matt lived here in Germany so that they could go on great boy adventures every day and that they could work on big trucks together~


~Kade {wished} that he could stop putting all of this candy on this silly gingerbread house and just eat it instead.. what kind of dirty trick is this?~


~We {wish} that we lived closer to our family so that our kids could play every day together and make memories~


~Your Mom & Dad are {wishing} they could hit the fast forward button 10 years and see if you two are still the best of friends - what amazing brothers you are~


~The kids were {wishing} when they went to bed that night.. that Santa would love their cookies, and that the reindeers would be able to fly better after they ate their carrots. And of course they {wished} that they had been even better that year so that they could have received even more toys from Santa~


~Cole {wishes} very badly that he could have a cat and a dog. He is sick and tired of hearing the same old "the Landlord won't let us have pets" answer he keeps getting from his parents. My boys love animals - their Mom & Dad don't love the hair~


~Kade {wishes} that every morning of every day he could wake up to a giant hug and kiss from his Nana! I love you Nana~


~Kade is {wishing} that he could be a rock star when he grows up, and that he could eat chocolate candy bars for breakfast every day.. not just on Christmas morning! Believe me.. so does your Mom on both of these {wishes}~


~Cole & Kade were {wishing} that they could stay in their pjs all day and play with their new toys. Oh the joy when our {wishes} come true~


~Cole was {wishing} that he was as good at real bowling as he is at Wii bowling. He also {wishes} that he would have been more patient with his cousin Maryn..maybe they are just a little too competitive and know how to push eachother's buttons???~


~Kristine was {wishing} that she could have started with the 8 layer delicious German chocolate cake.. but don't worry--- she was able to stuff herself silly with it after her lunch - yum, yum, yum! This is our favorite restaurant right outside of Roseburg~


~The adults were {wishing} that they also had rain boots on so that they could splash through all of the water like Cole & Kade! The entire trail was covered in water.. but we didn't give up and made it to the beautiful waterfall~


~Cole was {wishing} that this great adventure would never end~


~Kade was {wishing} that his parents would have brought him a warmer coat when they were packing for Oregon.. who would have thought there would have been record rain, snow, and low temperatures! We did our best to get out at least a few times~


~Kade was {wishing} he could get off this rock. As you can tell.. Kade was just a little scared! His big brother was trying to help him feel safe.. but he was wanting nothing to do with this huge & scary waterfall!

~~~I must say, we had a wonderful Christmas... and it was great to see so many of the {wishes} come true - we'll just have to keep working on the rest of them~~~