Christmas Eve 2009

Christmas Eve @ Grama & Papa's with the Popovichs! Always a blast!



Here are the girls watching closely as Billy gave us a Christmas music concert with his new saxophone!

all the girls playing with Alyssa's new sled

Billy & Gwen

Bella & Grama

Grama and all the girls (in red, not even planned!)

Tower City @ Christmas time

A few days before Christmas we headed down to Tower City on the recommendation of a friend. She told me about Mr. Kringle's Inventionasium! It was less than $10 for us all to go and it was like nothing I had seen before! It is a must-do every year from now on!



looking at the big tree

train @ Tower City

building station

color station

invention station

entrance with Cindy-Loo

the kid who greeted us, entertained us while we were waiting~what a character he was!

Fun with McDonalds!

So we finally made it over to the McDonalds to meet Carter, see their new house and let the kids play. It was a great evening except....Carter wanted nothing to do with me! He cried everytime I tried to hold him! I guess I lost my baby touch already!
Tiffany made lasagna and I brought brownie pudding!
A great night with great friends & great food!



Owen & Gwen

Bella, Gabby, Dyland and Caleb playing in the basement

(only) half of the McDonald kids!

Dylan being silly!

Polar Express '09

So everyone went on the Polar Express again and I had to skip cuz I had strep throat. Luckily, no one else got it and i was better just in time for Christmas! So I heard neither of my girls would even look at Santa!!!


Papa Dick, Aidan and Mike

Look at that smile! She was all about Aunt Mandy that night!

Bella & Grama

Jesus' birthday party @ Mommy & me

We first celebrated Jesus' birthday @ Gwen's Mommy & me class. We had play time and then snack time.



Gwen was diggin' the snacks!

Danielle, Gwen and Hayley

whole class

Gwen & Teacher Melody

Gwen playing pin the tail on the donkey