Distroying the gingerbread house! Sugar overload for the kids...therapeutic for the great grandparents.
Papa David gets wise on us...this gift was To Papa, From Papa. My parents had everyone done and were out shopping and as my Mother described, here came "Your Father" from the toy department stating it is not for the kids! Yea, right! Of course it was a toy for the boys, just not addressed to them! 
Baking Cookies for Santa! A little bit of foot dirt won't hurt the man who comes down a chimney full of ash!
"Dear Santa, I can explain!"
Great! 30 weeks and almost the width of the Christmas tree!
Feeding the Reindeer!
This card pretty much sums up our year...due March 9, 2011! OK, so we've had other exciting things happen too...
If you have been following the blog, you have had the opportunity to grow with us in parenting Ethan! He is such a joy and makes us laugh daily (to the point of tears sometimes!)
Grant continues to be very happy at Holt High School. In the true Grant Melville style, he continues to be involved in the students lives outside of the classroom. He coached both men and women pole vaulters this past Spring and was promoted to coaching the running-backs on the variety football position this year. Grant was also recognized along with his co-teacher as "a model" for co-teachers and was sent to some special workshops to bring the techniques back to the school. Grant had some success in the northern woods this past Thanksgiving! It has only been 4.5 years since venison has been in our freezer!
AmySue continues to balance work and motherhood. She truly loves both and finds them both to be very rewarding! She continues to be active in Junior League (a women's organization serving women and children in need) with a leadership role. AmySue was honored to be elected into the Junior League Board for the 2011-2012 year.
We continue to enjoy our camping experiences and involvement in our church!
We wish you a very beautiful Holiday Season!
Grant, AmySue, Ethan and Baby Melville #2.
While Grant and I were busy decorating our front porch for Christmas, Ethan decided to march around the yard just like this! It's ok to think sick-minded, we did!
Although this deer was never suspended from our garage rafters, Ethan was sadden that it couldn't just hang in our garage...forever!
We pretended to eat on a train! Thanks to Shisha (Grandma Patricia) for reminding us of all the bumps we encountered!
Ethan's orange train cake! I normally enjoy making his cakes, but this year Ethan seriously stressed me out as everything needed to be OCD specific with him! I searched in many stores for the orange cake mix and Ethan was thinking that we were going in the store to buy a whole cake and stated "momma, you don't buy my cakes, you make my cakes!" No future pressure here!!!
The new truck or the box it came in? Everyone was encouraging Ethan to hold up his fingers to show "4". Noticed everyone else holding their age up. We will give the almost "94" Great Grandma Rita (in purple) a break on this one!
James the train really did love his costume...just wished not to smile in this picture!
James the train is #5 and I was reminded of this when assembling his costume! Nothing passes by this kid!
James the train, Sir Topham Hat and the Engineer!
Fingers...yum...yum!
How many 3 (almost 4 year olds) would sit and call plays for close to 2 quarters? 
James the train dancing with his friend Jaylon (I mean giraffe!)
Trick or treating round two with his friend Audrey (I mean Pipi). James the train is now visually impaired!
Grant, now 34, still thinks he is in high school! "Son, I will show you even though I might pull my groin!"
"Coach Daddy, I'm not tired!" (or dirty)
Introduce the kid to a few football games and he picks up on everything! Here Ethan is "checking if his line is ready!"
The receiving line was ready.....
