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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Key Lime Cove


Another trip to the Lake Bluff skating rink




Putting away Christmas decorations.  Tree wouldn't fit through the front door, so Matt had to do some trimming.  He had to remind me that when we brought it in it was still all tied up so wasn't as wide.  



New earrings and necklace from Christmas

Claire's current breakfast kick - blueberry mini wheats with just the right amount of milk and a little extra honey on top.

Spumoni enjoying the sunny day in his sunny spot

Luke thought that seemed like a good idea, so joined him on the sunny bench

Trip to Dave & Buster's for lunch to help pass the time.  Not sure what's going on here.

Something silly with noses, that's for sure.


Annual Key Lime Cove trip since we didn't end up going with the Carpenter's.  Claire decided it was "too loud" and no amount of prompting would change her mind.  She refused to go in there.  Matt was hanging out with her in the room when D&E stopped by to get a look at the place and ended up taking Claire back to their house.  Matt, Luke and I had fun!

Ben and Linda put together this Lego village on the ping pong table.  It was really cool!

Luke loves his chair that Matt put up in the basement.  He spins and spins it and then lets it go.  In this picture he has set up some sort of pulley system with the pulleys he got from Grandpa Emil for Christmas.  



Tuesday, January 3, 2017

New Year's

Enjoyed the few days between Christmas and New Year's with Ben and Linda in town, then another fun get together at our house for New Year's Eve with the Ruzila's and Hartman's (and B&L before they had to go!).  Happy 2017!

Ice skating with the kids for a little bit

Racing around the rink

Family dinner at Chief's in LF


Quirkel with Linda (she was awesome!).   Fun game we got for Christmas from D&E.

Matt showed the kids how to make homemade confetti poppers with the stomp rocket parts.
Miss Eloise with her super sparkly dress

Like last year we watched a bunch of count down videos on demand on Netflix first



New baby Hartman due in just a couple months!
Cheers!








Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Christmas 2016

A special and fun Christmas spent with all those I love most in the world:)


The Carpenters in town for a week (and Ben & Linda too)!  The cousins spent a ton of time playing in the snow, including building this awesome fort in our backyard.

Claire & Sebby joined the Moms for some Winter Wonderland train action, while the Dads and PJ & Luke went sledding.














Meanwhile...sledding

Uncle Matt as a jump



Looking through the box of Kristin's childhood stuff that we found in our attic.

Movie time

Enjoying treats at Grandma & Grandpa's house






See riding his present before he even opened it!



martini time


bacon Band-Aids




New hat for Matt - I'm a poet and I don't even know it!

Cheers!


Honker crab legs!



Kristin's belated birthday dinner & birthday cake

These two are still inseparable.  They LOVE playing together.


Matt helped them do this amazing tunnel through all the snow plow snow



Definitely tried to soak up this holiday with Spumoni, knowing we are on borrowed time with our old pup!  xoxo



Making cut out cookies (and memories!) with Grandma.












Grandma Della's Christmas festivities!












We all almost got gassed out from the fire!  The flute wasn't all the way open, but the carbon monoxide detector did its job, phew!

We had everybody here this Christmas - such a treat!


Santa came!





Putting together her Legos on Christmas morning

Building his train Lego set from G&G Mackus











Putting up her fairy door from Uncle Dan & Aunt Allyson





Rock kit from Aunt Kristin and Uncle Cory

The rate at which Luke does Legos is impressive.  He tore through all three of the Lego sets he got in short order.

Matt's new shirt - so true!

Christmas Day party at Aunt Diane & Uncle Garry's


Claire received this bead set


Lots of boys!


It was awesome seeing Jenae & Jeremy, too, we hadn't seen them in a couple years.



Diane & Garry's grandchildren at the party

Another last visit with Kristin & Cory the evening of Christmas Day, and they got to see Ben & Linda too

Last Christmas party at G&G Baranko on Dec 26









Little family get together again on Dec 27 at our house
Sara indulged me with some of her songs


Old time Nintendo was enjoyed 


Building and painting a toy truck (and doing the rock painting kit from Grandma Della) with Uncle Ben