Christmas 2007 Pictures

Finally....pictures from our fun, yet busy Christmas in Toledo, Fishers, and Muncie.

The kids with Grandma....always a challenge to get them to all look!

Sam & his new sled.

Eliza in her princess dress and on her princess cell phone...she hasn't stopped talking on it since Christmas!

Ethan is a real Grandpa's boy!!! Grandpa & Eliza on their phones. A fun visit with Eric's grandpa. We were surprised to find that a lot of the cousins decided to visit at the same time we were there. It was very fun to see them all and for all our kids to play! Just wish I would've gotten some pictures. Eric is the only grandson, and there are 11 granddaughters!
Christmas morning at our house!
My entire family decided to go caroling at a local nursing home on Christmas evening. A great experience for all of us!!
And, my little peasant girl at Grammy's house.

Merry Christmas!!

After seeing that another friend posted a picture of her card, thought I'd do the same. My friend Heather designed our Christmas card and does such a GREAT job with this and many other things on her online business - Little Piggle Wiggle!

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas day! We sang Happy Birthday to Jesus many times, what a great way to celebrate! Pictures will come later...

Shrimp Garden

Last night I fixed a version of Shrimp Scampi for dinner - this is one of Sam's favorite meals! He loves shrimp!!! After he finished his plate (the 3rd helping!) he says,

"I have a good idea, let's put a shrimp garden in our back yard! We can go to the store and buy Shrimp Seeds and plant them. Then, we can have as much shrimp as we want!"

He was sad to hear it doesn't work that way!

John Deere Santa

Santa came to the John Deere store. John Deere & Santa in the same place...a BIG treat for our kids!!! Eliza loved the PINK Gator!!!

Grandma's Visit

Eric's mom came for a quick visit to see Sam in the Christmas program at school. She really wanted to get a picture of all 3 in front of the tree. I took 24 pictures, and I'm sure she took a ton. What did we do before digital cameras? I guess that I'm glad I didn't have small children then!! :) Here's the best one...
Then we went to Sam's program. He was suppose to do hand motions with his part, but I guess he'd rather have his hands in his pockets! Weird thing is he doesn't ever put his hands in his pockets.
We then decided to get Ethan & Eliza in their matching snowman hats. These were from Aunt Mary last year, so they barely fit them.

first snow of the season...

Stuck!

At first Ethan thought this was a very funny thing he had accomplished. Then, when he realized he was stuck, the potty seat became scary. Of course, like any good mom, I grabbed the camera!

This is what happens when a mom turns her head for a few minutes!