Holidays 2008

The last months of 2008 were busy and exciting.

The Holidays started out with Thanksgiving at our place. KJ planned a fishing trip with M O. They were to leave the Friday after Thanksgiving at 4AM........(Yeah, I know...4am in the Cold Cold weather). Anyways, we figured since he would be heading out so early it would be a good idea to host here, instead of traveling someplace else. My mom (aka Neena) helped me do most of the cooking. We had a nice full table including lots of family. It turned out to be a wonderful night.

G received some dress up clothes from her buddy Logan earlier in the day. She became totally attached to the full Tinkerbell costume and decided to wear it all day including, during Thanksgiving dinner. You can do that when your almost 4 :-)

We were excited for G's first Christmas progam at school. As you can see for yourself, our little princess looked beautiful in her red dress. She performed like such a big girl up on the stage with all the other preschoolers.

G was all about Christmas this year. She was so anxious for the big guy in the Red Suit to bring her presents. She specifically asked for a ballet bag and clothes for her American Girl doll, Julie. We started our Christmas celebration at M&A's the Saturday before. M &A headed to Iowa for Christmas eve and Christmas day. For our celebration at their house, A made us a delicious dinner. As usual, she whipped us some unique and very tasty dishes. We spent the evening laughing, eating and opening gifts.

On Christmas Eve, we headed up to Grammy's for dinner. This was a particularly exciting night for G because Santa himself showed up after dinner. He brought the girls each a gift. As most of you know, for the past two years, G has wanted nothing to do with Santa. Well, she isn't terrified of the big guy anymore but, she chooses to keep her distance. She stuck close to mommy but, was glad to take her gift. The night was good and very festive. We loved spending it with Grammy and family.

The year ended with a big change for our family. KJmade another career move. We are so proud of Daddy and how he takes care of us ;-)