Lounging around the house with the family.

Nothing better than lounging on the couch with the Big, Big.


Unless the Big, Big decides to crawl over ya!



OR crawl behind you...

Such a snuggly boy.

Christmas with Lovey

Little Lovely sittin' pretty.


"Uh-oh, Who me?"



Such a big girl!

Oh no...here comes Elmo! Apparently we're on the lookout for an "Abby Cadaby" doll so if you see one...let me know!


Now, isn't that the cutest?

My sister calls her daughter 'Lovey' on the Graco blog (where she works and the ladies in the office blog about their experiences as parents) so I'll call her 'Lovey' here as well. Mom and I visited the middle sister over Christmas break and loved our visit with Lovey. Since our visit the little sister has been born. She doesn't have a blog name yet and I don't have a photo to upload at this point but she is mini-Lovey all the way! Adorable :)

Christmas Day at Oma's house

Dan and I took our boys over to Mom's house for Christmas day. It's so nice to be able to take the boys over to mom's whenever I want to visit for a little bit. They love Dutch's doggie door but they haven't met Lovey or Audry. They sniff around and know there is something else in the house. Dutch really enjoys having the boys over as well and is perky for several days after a visit.

Graduation

Graduation day December 19, 2008. Up until the end of my final class I was under the impression that everyone in my classes was making straight A's. It wasn't until I was reading the graduation program that I realized just how few of the graduates of the Master's Program were graduating with a 4.0. My cup of pride swelleth over!

Dan and I had the sun in our eyes! Squint, Squint! The beautiful bouquet is from Dan in celebration of my final day as a student teacher.