Christmas 2016

This Christmas was a lot of fun.  Benny and Claire both were old enough to be excited.  Here are some of the highlights...

New house with a fireplace.  Love!

Santa cookies, a carrot, and magic reindeer food.

Christmas morning.

Claire LOVES Coke.  She opened this and yelled "Santa brought me beer!"  Oh dear...

Happy Coke drinker.

Santa pulled through with this year's best gift---the race car station.

Benny's requested finch feeder.

Christmas afternoon at Grampie and Grammie's house.

We got to be the holy family at church on Christmas Eve.

New jammies from Lindy and Stevie.  Can't resist the cuteness of the footie jammies.

My 1st Christmas

Little Engineer

He truly is his father's child...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW_B36UIF4U&feature=em-upload_owner#action=share

Claire Bear

I'm only slightly biased when I say that my Claire Bear is beautiful, marvelous, and sweeter than sugar :)  She got her hair cut this past week for the very first time.  She was so excited!

Pre-hair cut pose

She was so excited to go and get in the chair.  Then she became silent and very serious...

She seemed pleased with her new hairdo :)

Just relaxing with a few of her favorite things:  Lambie, little teddy, shaky blankie, and big blankie.

Her coloring skills are improving.  I gave her the color suggestions, but she colored this for Grammie this week.  AND, I think we may have another lefty in the family to join Grammie and Cousin Faith.  Whenever she colors or paints, it is with her left hand.  {Benny helped by writing the name Grammie at the top of the page.}


She also enjoys a tricycle ride.  She felt particularly empowered a week or so ago and rode 1/2 mile.  That's a lot of pedaling on a tricycle!  (When you are the little sister, it is imperative to keep up with your big brother.)

A video of her tricycle skills...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TKsTe32WhA

Daddy's birthday

Even though Daddy is getting old, I think he had a lot of fun with these two!

Boating with Adam

Tonight Kevin, Benny, and Claire went out on Adam's boat.  They came home exorbitantly excited to tell me of the speed of Adam's boat :)  The night before, we went to his house and rode his four-wheelers.  Adam is raising the next generation of adrenaline seeking thrill riders. 

Spring/Summer 2016

Random pictures from our phones from the spring/summer that make for good memories :)

33 weeks!

Mimosas and french toast casserole breakfast with Nana and Papa to celebrate their 63rd wedding anniversary.

26 weeks.

Benny likes to pretend that he is dropping Claire off at the store :)

Following in Grampie's footsteps as seagull lover.

This cutie loves a fast four-wheeler ride.

One of my favorite pics of Claire.

Baby kitties in the spring...

4th of July parade.

Beach beauty.

Claire loved the rides at Kiddy Park.

Caleb came to visit near the beginning of June.

Maundy Thursday children's choir assistants.

Fun at our pool.

Wood cutting day with Stevie in the early spring.