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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Last updated on: December 21, 2012 at 5:26 pm by Dave Griffey

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 2012-12-21T17:26:00-04:00 Dave Griffey

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At least in terms of weather. October was pretty chilly, but then things got mild in November. Wet and rainy throughout. Then came December, with warm temps and dry conditions for the most part. Well that went out the window. We just got hit with the snow storm that swept through the Midwest. Weren’t hit as hard as some, but harder than I think they were predicting. Anyway, blogging will become lighter and lighter as the days progress. I will handle fewer deep and serious topics, and focus more on God’s direction, the boys, my beautiful wife, and the family. We’ve been very fortunate, and have been the beneficiaries of some crazy levels of generosity from our families and Catholic brethren and sistren (more on that later). Enough, at least, to make it a festive Christmas as we anxiously await the coming storm. Prayers are still requested for gainful employment and that boat I talked about, or the background of these pictures will be a thing of the past.

But for now, when reflecting on that moment of silence for the shooting victims last week, and those precious angels who were taken from us far too soon, and those who died protecting them – I must admit just having the boys with my wife and me and the family, no matter what, is cause for praise. So here we are, playing in a winter wonderland, and waiting for the big day that’s only just around the corner. A little indulging in my blessings I know, but it’s my blog!

Yes, he’s that cute

Talk about seizing every day, he does nothing that’s not full throttle

You guessed it, he’s talking about Yorick with a snowman’s head

I’m not sure, but I think he’s having fun

World’s cutest – and possibly most tolerant – wife

The boys, the snow, ’nuff said

And after this, I explained to the little one why throwing heavy snowballs at our van was not a good idea

I just liked the picture, what a charismatic young fellow

At some point later in the afternoon, the fireplace and hot chocolate began to beckon

It was time for me to get into the act

And the boys decided the time had come for our annual snowman

Really, it wasn’t as urgent as this picture suggests (and yes, I seldom wear anything but loafers)

Ta-da! Snowman success, complete with strange charcoal outgrowths our youngest insisted were cheeks

Me and the boys, what else could I possibly complain about

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