Saturday, December 26

Maureen December 26, 2009

We tried to use the new sleds today, but, surprisingly, the snow was too fluffy to slide on.

Margie December 26, 2009

Spent some time today playing with my new toys. The digital picture frame even plays music. That was a gift from Gabby!

Betty December 26, 2009

Maggie demonstrating the proper way to wear your Christmas gifts..

Friday, December 25

Jen December 25, 2009

Merry Christmas! It was such a great Christmas this year! we were blessed with Emily and Janet was blessed with her bundle of joy!

Marla December 25, 2009

Got the IPod that he wanted.

Miranda December 25, 2009

G opening presents from Santa! Such a fun morning and wonderful memory!

Margie December 25, 2009

Thank you Santa!

Maureen December 25, 2009

Jim made an ornament in kindergarten in 1969, that we hang up every year. Annie made one very similar to it this year. She likes that they're the same.

Thursday, December 24

Jen December 24, 2009

this is so sweet James loves his sister. He is always giving her kisses. Then later on we went to Colleen's and James had lots of fun and loved all his gifts, thanks so much to everyone for making his Christmas so special! He got so excited every time he got handed a gift. This was such a great Christmas, I loved seeing how excited he got!

Marla December 24, 2009

"Jingle all the way..."

Miranda December 24, 2009

Colleen demonstrating how to wear the scarf! : ) And Marla is also wearing hers! So cute!

Margie December 24, 2009

The casualty of the evening.

Maureen December 24, 2009

"Our home may not be much to look at from the outside but the inside will really be bright and cheerful and so full of love. You know in a home it's really not the furnishings that make a nice place, it's the love for one another of it's people that are in the home that counts and makes a place bright and cheerful to live in." - Dad (May 11, 1944)

Donna December 24, 2009

I think maybe they were wrapping my present.....I hope, I hope, I hope!

Wednesday, December 23

Tuesday, December 22

Jen December 22, 2009

reading James a bedtime story

Marla December 22, 2009

Cole (and I) added on to the snow fort with all of the new snow that we got today. Notice how the first section of the fort is tipping over. We don't think that it is going to last the night, it is really leaning over.

Maureen December 22, 2009

We got another new ornament for our tree today - a gift from a wonderful sister/neighbor. Thanks Molly! It's beautiful! Annie hung it way up at the top.

Miranda December 22, 2009

I dislike that the plows come, after I have shoveled our driveway of course, and snow piles up at the end of the driveway. It took me, what seemed like forever, to get the end of the drive way clear. Not sure what I expect them to do, but rrrgghh!

Monday, December 21

Saturday, December 19

Jen December 19, 2009

James loves hanging out with his daddy

Maureen December 19, 2009

We went for our annual shopping trip to Dollar Tree, today. We give the kids a dollar for each person who lives in our house & they sneak around the store picking out presents for each other. Lots of fun trying to find the right thing and trying to keep from being seen.

Miranda December 19, 2009

I really dislike this dishwasher...I wish I could get a new one...

Margie December 19, 2009

Went to see The Nutcracker

Marla December 19, 2009

Some days I just don't know what to take a picture of...and, some days there are just so many things.

Vaughn has been waiting to hear from DePaul University to see if he got accepted. He thought that he'd hear through an email first. But, we were surprised today when he got this envelope in the mail. I think that DePaul is his number one choice.

Then Eric, Vaughn and Cole went out to play in the snow. They made this awesome fort. It actually ended up getting a little bigger after this picture was taken.

Betty December 19, 2009

Bets placed! No results yet...

Follow-up email, one hour later: Just won $78 on Flying Winnebago in the 3rd!



And, then, via email, 2 hours later than that: