Santa Finally Came!

Scott and Sara posing for me on the couch.

Matt and Kelly's new baby boy Tynan. He was so good, what a cutie!

Mike and Courtney after opening presents.

We had a great Christmas. Unfortunately Matt's dad had the flu, so Christmas dinner moved to our house. We hope he feels better soon! It was so nice to see everyone. We are also hoping that Aunt Shyle takes it easy and gets better as well. We want to wish everyone a safe and healthy New Year. We will be heading up to Crystal for New Years with the Spanbauers, Carpenters, and Tideys. We can't wait!

Christmas Eve

I'm sure Jack is telling Ama and Papa some great stories.

Ava and Matt waiting for Mass.

So, I realize I should've taken the kids a little earlier than Christmas Eve to sit on Santa's lap, but...better late than never. The good news was that there was no line. I was relieved that they both went right to Santa and didn't cry. I was hoping at least one of them would smile. Not a chance. Oh well, maybe next year. We went in the evening with Matt's parents to mass at Assumption. It was a very nice service and started out with a little performance by some of the kids there. Ava was very interested in the kids sitting behind us and Jack just wanted to cuddle with his Papa the entire time.

Chicago

We had so much fun visiting our family in Chicago. Jack loved hanging with Adam, Tyler, and Emma. It was also great to see Uncle Rich and Aunt Colette. We finished our visit off with a quick trip to IKEA :) The only part that wasn't great was our drive back. We were cruising along until we hit Michigan. Too many accidents to count and white out conditions. Needless to say it took about 8 hours instead of the usual 4. Next time we'll visit when there is no snow on the ground!

Spanbauer Christmas Party

We had a fabulous time celebrating with friends at the Spanbauer's. The kids loved exchanging presents and watching movies. Thanks for the hospitality!

Snow Day!

Despite the fact that we just had a nice little break for Thanksgiving, it was still awesome having another day off. I had fun playing with the kids out in the snow. Ava was less than thrilled, so she stayed out for a short time and then watched Jack and I make snow angels and a snowman from inside. We'll have to keep taking her out, hopefully she'll like it more when she can walk.

Happy Halloween!

Who's tired? My little witch and ghost, so sweet.

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Jack with his daycare peeps.

Jack celebrated Halloween at daycare on Thursday with his friends. All the kids were so adorable! They all had a great time and we managed to get a few shots of them while they weren't running around. Miss Deb always knows how to host a good party, Jack had a great time. On Friday I thought it might be fun to bring Jack to school with me to celebrate Halloween with my students. So...I picked him up at lunch and he had a chance to hang out with me in my classroom. Needless to say Jack had a great day, but he was so exhausted when it was actually time to go trick-or-treating. We only made it to 5 houses. The last house, I told him he had to say trick-or-treat, or he would not get any candy. He looked at my neighbor and told her that it's ok, he had plenty of candy at our house. He then started heading back and said he was tired and just wanted to go to bed! Poor thing. Ava just stayed home and helped pass out candy. What a crazy weekend, thank goodness for the time change!

Halloween Party

We enjoyed a fun night out at the Fenstermaker's. It was great to see all of the great costumes. I wish that I were more creative. Tommy B preformed for part of the evening until he was interrupted by the exciting Gloria. Thanks again Adam and Laurie, we had an awesome time!

The Orchard

Just a few pics of the family at Robinettes today. We took a little time out to enjoy a wonderful hay ride. What a beautiful day!

Football Fun

Despite the Rams loosing on Friday night, we had a great time. Jack played with Jackson and Maddie. They always crack me up. Ava was pretty good, she snuggled up with her daddy most of the time. So sweet!

Out for a Stroll

So we thought that we should take time to enjoy the nice weather before it's gone. Jack finally decided to try riding his bike. He liked riding it and I think his favorite part was ringing the bell that Matt put on.

Happy Birthday Sawyer!

Our cousin Sawyer just turned 3. It has been so fun watching him grow. Jack absolutely loves playing with Sawyer and we look forward to them growing up as friends and family!

Pulaski Days 08

So once again we had a great time out with friends for Pulaski Days. We went to 5th Street and then ended the night at the Woods. One of the highlights of the night was a dance off between two guys that thought that they were outstanding dancers. They were actually just extremely drunk, struggling to dance, but I'm sure it all seemed awesome in their minds!

Go State

As you can see we had a great time tailgating at the State game Saturday. Matt still showing off his tippy cup skills :)

Beautiful Sunset!

Okay, not a bad picture with the exception of Jack. As you can tell by the look on his face, he didn't want to leave. This is at our cousin's new cottage on Lake Michigan. Absolutely beautiful. Thanks again to Jeff and Katy for their hospitality.

Happy Birthday Michelle!

We had an awesome time helping Michelle celebrate her b-day this weekend. We started things out at the Tidey house and then took a bus to the Intersection for the Mega 80's. Thanks Andy and Michelle for a great time!

Happy Birthday Sara!

Matt's cousin Sara had a birthday today, so we celebrated at Watermark. The kids had a blast! Thanks for inviting us, we'll have to go again sometime.