1st Christmas

Me and the kids went to Missouri the weekend before Christmas. Mike stayed home and put up a backsplash in the kitchen. Need to get a good picture of that and post too. We went town to my mom's side for a couple nights and we ended our visit at my Aunt Kathy's house to celebrate Christmas with my dad's side.

Mom with most of her siblings eating and laughing it up. Aunt Janet is showing off her awesome eye lashes!!

Katelyn liked my cousin Brandon. He had just spent the day hunting. On my dad's side....Here are all the great grand kids (except Ben and Lily) pretending to be taking a nap!

Santa and Mrs. Claus came to see them all and gave them gifts. Katelyn did not like him again. Maybe next year.

They kids getting ready to eat lunch. Aunt Kathy and Aunt Mary duplicated what my grandma use to make for us and it was wonderful!! Thanks to everyone. Glad we could be there to celebrate with everyone!

Video or two..or three...or four!

Singing Happy Birthday to Jesus. They love to sing. I love how Sam puts his arm around his little sister. Very sweet!

Sam opening his big present from Santa

Katelyn opening one of her gifts

The kids singing Rudolph (is that spelled right?!) the Red Nose Reindeer.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!!!!

Happy Holiday's Everyone!!

I feel horrible that this is the way I am communicating this year for Christmas. I just did not get around to making Christmas cards. Me and the kids are headed to Missouri this weekend to visit family, while Mike stays behind and puts up a backsplash in our kitchen!! Then with making cookies, getting everyone shopped for, having a 2 and 4 year old, and a part time job...well, it just did not get done ;( Maybe next year!

Thanks to everyone that has sent cards. We love getting them! The kids love to open them. Got them to do it really slow so they don't tear them into pieces.

I was never much of a Christmas letter writer. I just would send a picture and sign the card. If you follow the blog you can see what we have been up to this year! We just continue to raise our two beautiful kids the best way we know how. They have made our life so much merrier at Christmas and all year round :)

Have a wonderful rest of 2009 and Best wishes in 2010 (WOW...2o10...now that is crazy)

Mike, Michelle, Sam and Katelyn

Visit with Santa 2009

We are lucky to get to see Santa at Dadoe's Job. Katelyn did not like him or Mrs Claus this year so I had to be in the picture with them...but they also have a bunch of stuff set up that they can pose for pictures. This one was my favorite! Katelyn was not really tall enough but thought it was cute.

This is what I get when I ask Katelyn to say cheese or smile. Nice huh?!

Found a big teddy bear they wanted to pose with too.

And here is our best picture with Santa. Oh well. Maybe next year ;)

Story Hour with Katelyn

We did a story hour together while Sam was at school. This is her last day. We will do it again. Since Katelyn has an October birthday she will be home with me all school year next year while Sam is in school. :) These are some boots we are borrowing from my cousin Heather. She didnt like them at first. Then I had Sam say how cool and pretty they were and now she wears them for me all the time!

You can't tell but she was being a little stinker this day. She has the fit mastered.

Right before the fit. ;) Cute.

Doing a puppet show for mommy before the story hour!

Trip to Missouri

We went to visit my cousin Jill and all the Schweigerts came to have a visit. The Greminers came too...it was a big family reunion. Fun times. Here is Sam with some of the kids..The kids dancing or playing hot pumpkin...not sure but Sam looks like he is having fun.Aren't they cute!Katelyn loved Tigger (Carly). They did a Scavenger Hunt and then played a game. Thought this was cute of Sam.

Halloween

Happy Halloween....in December! It has been a busy month or so. But still wanted to update a few pictures of our Hallween. We had so much fun.


The kids got to trick or treat twice! Once in downtown Bloomington to all the buisnesses. Sam wanted to be Superman and Katelyn was a monkey when we trick or treated outside.Went and got some pictures with the Heils. Cute lil lobster.

This is us on Halloween night getting ready to go trick or treating with our cousins Lexi and Lindsay.
Sam with his friends Carter and Hayden at his school party.

Carving pumpkins with Dadoe.

Us at Memaw and Papa's Annual Halloween Party.