Christmas Continued...

Polish Dinner is served! Yummy!
Grant and Avery having a snack.

Avery and Madeline

The two babies - Avery (17 months) and Grant (22 months)

Sunday Morning. Thanks for the matching sweaters Justin and Jill! We were definitely missing Justin, Jill, Cora, and Maverick!

Madeline and Oscar taught Avery how to play Ring around the Rosie. She didn't quite get the concept of singing but she sure liked the "we all fall down" part!

Christmas 2010

The night before we went to NY we had a mini-Christmas at home. Shawn and I exchanged one gift and we gave Avery two. We wanted her to practice opening presents...she caught on rather quickly.
Alphabet magnets for the fridge.

"Is this what I think it is?"

Looks like Santa made a good choice!

A new baby doll!

"Eyes!"

We traveled to NY on Wednesday Dec. 22nd. Mom and Dad thought we were coming on Thursday so Mom was pretty surprised when at 4:30 she heard some knocking on the door and our faces in the window. Grandma Sue gave Avery her first set of pigtails for Special Meeting Thursday night.

On Friday, Christmas Eve, we left the house at 6:30 and headed to Papa and Nanny Keim's. They majorly spoiled Avery and now she has enough toys to last until she is at least 5! Uncle Kyle, Adam, and Hallie came over for lunch.

Avery didn't need big toys to get excited. She was excited by the animal crackers in her stocking!

Weebles Treehouse...this has been her favorite toy since we've been home.

Testing her boundaries and self-control in this room.

Fisher Price Doll House

Tons of toys!

Family Pictures

We're finally at Aunt Katie's and Avery can run around!

It looks like Christmas Bear made the trip north.

Avery and Madeline checking out the gifts on Christmas morning.

"Can we open presents now?"

My job was to entertain these two kids as much as possible and keep them out of Mom and Katie's way. We colored and then played pin the nose on Frosty.