Monday, December 27, 2010

Is it Christmas yet?

Oh, this last week before Christmas seems as if it is going so slowly. No preschool. Kids ask to open presents every morning! Had to pull out the halloween costumes to keep the kids busy. This was the result.....a pirate and spiderman!








And we decided to make our first ever Gingerbread house. i was informed by Ryan that we need to buy two houses next year b/c "Owen just keeps messing it up."















Ryan's Christmas Program

Preschool....can't believe my baby is in preschool. I have to say, it was hard to decide if i wanted to put ryan in a real preschool @ our church or just have him go to his daycare two-three times a week. there were pros and cons...the biggest being how was i going to work my schedule so that i could take him to school every m/w/f @ our church. I am SOOOOO happy ryan is at school at Bethany Lutheran. Mrs. Brzon is amazing and Ryan has learned so much. Was so excited to go to his Christmas program. Ryan was one of the three wisemen.


They all took a bow at the end.....



And then sang us some songs :) Below is a video of the kids sing "Away in a manger" if the video actually downloaded.


Oh, and on dec 12, we baptized baby maddie, although, she isn't a baby anymore! Maddie is a one year old!






Santa, Christmas parties, and Family gatherings....

(Dec 6, 2010)

Can you guess what this picture means????? It's time to meet Santa!!!! Dinner @ Fritz's and then to see Santa has become our family tradition. Scott and i decided the game plan this year would be to go earlier in the month so we could attempt to avoid the lines....and it worked! No wait at Fritz's or to see santa. It made for two happy boys and two happy parents.






Playing in Crayola land.


We finally made it to santa, after playing for so long, and we had plenty to tell him. Mommy made the rule that we can only tell Santa three things that we want...b/c santa isn't able to bring EVERYTHING that is on our list. Ryan's top three thing...a vulcan nerf gun, marble run, and legos. Owen's top three things...zhu zhu pets, legos, and mommy can't remember the third item (opps!)




Then it was off to see the pretty trees all lit up in the white lights...and to climb away in the little crown center town.



Next up, it was the neighborhood "kids christmas party." Including choc covered pretzels, cheeseball, lil smokeys, root beer, and gift exchange. I think Owen thought it was the coolest b/c he got to play with all the big kids.



The gift exchange....it was kinda like hot potato, once you were out, you picked a present and had to wait til everyone had their present.
Owen and Evelyn waiting with their presents.

The next day, it was off to the Wolpers family Christmas. As the years have passed and the cousins have gotten married and started families of our own, we are only able to get together once a year. 6 of the 8 cousins or grandchildren were there. Here we all are with our sig. others and grandma :)


And all the great grandchildren (minus baby Callie, but plus mommy b/c Owen would not cooperate).


Grandma, with her children and their spouses.


December happenings.....

It's time to get the house ready for Santa. Oh how the boys love going thru the boxes of christmas ornaments.

They each had their own special "section" of the tree to hang their own ornaments.

Grandma margaret was in town so she helped owen place his ornaments up high.


Both boys were finally over their runny noses and we were able to take baby Callie's present to her......an MU bear :)



And, of coarse, both boys fought over who was going to hold her first.




Apparently Callie doesn't care for her cousins...she would rather eat. Little does she know, she will love chasing them when she gets older!



December 4th was a little Holiday dinner @ the Kreisel's. Em's friend Cari was in from Fl.









After eating some Jack Stack :), the boys watched some football and drank some beer.


Baby Kinley and baby Callie enjoyed meeting each other for the first time.


Callie Ann Kreisler

(nov 19, 2010)

Sooo, maybe Scott is not the favorite son in law anymore! It has always been a joke b/n Beef and Scott that whomever has hte first granddaughter, will be my parents favorite son in law. Well, have to say congrats to Beef and Emily. They welcomed Callie Ann on Nov 19th. She weighed in at a itty bitty 6lbs 10 0z...even smaller than ry and o! She has definately been a high maintance baby....but let's hope she is just getting it all out now so that she is a perfect little angel when she is a toddler :)

papa and ryan with baby callie

proud to hold his cousin for the first time :)

owen isn't too sure about this new baby thing. why is grandma and papa checking out another baby? humm "am i being demoted?"

Mommy, daddy, and Callie getting ready for bed....their last night at the hospital, before they are on their own!





Emily at a bar at 38 week pregnant!!

(November 12, 2010)
Yep, that is right. Katie had a happy hour at Power and Light District and em felt she should go. If a 38 week pregger is going, then who i am to say "no!"



yes, enjoyed the rum and coke a little much!

Ahhhh, look at that nice belly!

We came home to two sleepy boys!