Merry Christmas

-Awwww. Just great kids! (I am not supposed to call them cute).

-Bradley shows what a dog looks like when he's sleeping.
-Grandma opening her presents.
-Katie and Caitlin (our annual pictures at Christmas).
-Alex shows how much she likes the old puppy, Mattie.
-Getting into ribbons while opening gifts.

-Bradley loves Irvin.
-Justin likes World War II.
-And finally some snow! Bradley and Alex ready to go outside.
-Bradley didn't make it for too long. Maybe next year...
-Alex being pulled up the hill.

-Justin at the burn pile. Like father, like son.
-Ellie.
-Matilda.
-Alex and Justin with the snow fort.
-Alex makes her first cake with her Easy Bake Oven!

-The same year girls - Emily, Beth and Michelle.

-Godmother and goddaughter.

-The Rasch girls.

-The Rasch boys.

-Bradley and one too many Christmas parties!

-Alex helping Great grandma and grandpa with their gifts.

-Justin!

-Kerry and Claire.

-Kathy finally got ahold of Bradley.

-The girls and their gift.

Nidal and Will

-Nidal and Will at Taps. Awesome.













-Peggy and Michelle awaiting the duo.






-The cousins: Katie, Michelle and Jeff (right after work).




-Peggy and Katie
-Becky and Peggy.
-Nidal's water. Just thought it was a good picture! I like lemons.



-The dynamic duo. If you want to hear and see them go here:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=cederkate888 Thanks Michelle!




And then the next night, Polish Christmas Carols downtown and watching my grandparents singing them (sans the lyrics printed out). Pretty cool. And, yes, Blake, there was wine.

Back When

I was scanning pictures for an old high school friend. Things got out of hand and I started scanning a bunch of other pics from the past.


-Chris and I for a Christmas card. He's in leiderhosen! and I'm blonde.

-Becky and I at a baseball game.
-Chris pulling me, hooked with twine at Gpa/Gma's wonderful paved driveway. I turned brunette by now.
-Dressed up as Raggedy Ann for Halloween. And the great German Shepherd, Schultz.

-The grandkids on the trampoline at Gma/Gpa's house: Chris, Katie, Becky, Joe, Jeremy and John. And many, many more to come...

-I love this picture. Chris and I were protesting because we didn't want our picture taken.

-And then little Beth came.

-Our 8th grade class. Yep, that's the entire 8th grade. Debbie, Missy, Sr. Margaret, Katie and Aaron.
-And one of the high school pics. This is Aaron and I four years later as leads in Guys and Dolls.

A Bit More Snow

-But first a little Irvin. Just for Beth. He's strange, just like her.
-The catcus is still bloomin'.
-And it's snowed. Real snow, not that menial stuff from before. And it's going to continue. Which means...
...I can wear my trusty beloved snow claw boots. The best boots ever. Good for snowshoeing, great for walking (where the snow claws come in) and when you put your feet in them, they actually get warmer. I think they're rated to -40 or something. They're huge, they're warm and wonderful. End boot session.

-More snow pictures...

-And Sheryl and I put up the lights around our office (I'm very strict about the nothing-up-until-St.Nicholas Day-and-after thing...). Oh, and there's the hawk and owl, too.