More Christmas

Hi Chelsea and Edwin, 

Here are a few more pictures to wrap up our Christmas weekend.

Uncle Hugh came over about 4:00 PM and we started opening presents again.  Brady resumed his role as present-unwrapper-in-chief.

 We gave Hugh a floor lamp.  Brady is unwrapping it here.

Santa gave Brady a Little Tikes indoor basketball hoop.  Adam sent the request to Santa on Brady's behalf.  It was the biggest box to be opened this weekend.

Dan and Nancy came over for our Christmas Day dinner.  We had a delicious dinner of ham, scalloped potatoes (made from the left over fondue cheese) and of course Christmas jello!  Nancy made her chocolate dessert.

After dinner we brought out the Michigan Rummy.  It was a lively game and a lot of fun!  Brady was in bed.  How Brady slept though our racket means he must have been very tired.

Grandma won the game with her winning combination of the King & Queen of hearts.

Monday, December 26.  Grandma Mary and Brady spent quite a bit of quality time together this morning.  Here they are in Brady's "hiding" place behind the recliner in our family room.

Notice the food processor and egg cooker.  Brady received some play cupcakes and some play pizza from Uncle Hugh.  Here they are in the food processor along with some duplo blocks.

And of course, one of Brady's favorite activities at Grandma and Grandpa's house is playing in the sink.

Mary and Brady doing a little reading in the living room.

 Andrea and Brady drawing with crayons.

 Adam, Dad and Tim playing a game Tim gave Adam.

 Brady woke up this morning singing "Jingle Bells"  He insisted that Mary play a CD with the song Jingle Bells.

 Brady thinks getting into boxes is great fun.  He wanted Grandpa to get in this box with him.

A new place to rest!  Brady cleared off the encyclopedias and made himself at home.

Christmas weekend 2011

Hi Chelsea and Edwin,

We hope you enjoy the pictures of Christmas so far.
We thought we weren't going to have a white Christmas but we had a dusting of snow on Friday, December 23.  Here is a picture earlier in the week before the snow.

 We think this is one of our best trees ever.  It is a Frazier fir.

 Saturday morning Brady at one of his favorite places.

 Christmas eve night after church we opened gifts to and from Grandma G.

 Egg nog and chex mix!

 Adam explaining to Grandma why he needed head phones.

 She isn't buying his explanation.

Christmas morning.  Brady woke up just before 7:00 AM.  We played with his "old" toys before the others woke up.  Notice the salad spinner is one of his favorite "toys."

 Take note of Brady's fancy Christmas pajamas.

Tim stayed overnight. Brady woke Tim up a little before 8:00 AM.  The first sock was Brady's.  He received a Lighning McQueen matchbox car.

 Notice the little monkey in the cab of the tow truck.  The small monkey is a minature of "Mozart" the monkey that Brady sleeps with.

 The biggest hit up to this point was the flashlight in Adam's sock.

 Tim gave Brady a Fisher Price dump truck.  The dump truck is now the biggest hit of the day.

 Tim gave Lady B her first outfit.

 Adam showing off his new Wisconsin Badger clothing!

 Brady was very helpful helping everyone unwrap their presents.

 We gave Brady a book where we recorded our voices reading a bedtime story to Brady.  The story is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.

 After our gift opening we had our famous Christmas morning breakfast.  Brady helped with the pancake batter including cracking the eggs.

 Brady ever hopeful of seeing the squirrels and maybe a deer.

 Tim showing off the snow shoes he received from Santa.

 After breakfast Brady helped with the cleanup.

 Brady and Mary went outside to feed the squirrels and the deer by putting corn on the ground.

 Clifford and friends went outside to play.

 Mary with Skipper, the Pfundheller's rabbit.

 Brady petting Skipper.

Brady looking out the window to see if any squirrels or deer came to eat the corn. The squirrels are enjoying their Christmas lunch!

Brady trying on his outfit for the wedding.

Brady is excited about the wedding!