A Christmas Story

It has been one heck of a Christmas! One for the story books.

One such story goes like this...

It is the night before Christmas
and all through the house
not a creature was stirring...

oh wait....wrong story.

Really it goes like this...(without the rhyme)

It was the night before Christmas
and we all decide to go out for a drive through town
to see the Christmas lights
and hear Mia go "oooh" and "aaaah"

Then we went to the neighbors house
to meet Santa Clause
and mingle in Christmas cheer

Then we went home
to feast on roast beast
and other delights

But alas, no roast beast!
where was the roast beast?
A broken plate was on the floor
oh no....
The plate that held said roast beast
awaiting our return to savor in it's delight

We searched and searched
high and low
And then we found it...

What was left of the roast beast
After five dogs and a cat had their way with it
All 10 pounds of it...

Because we were geniuses
and left it on the counter
with 5 dogs and a cat running loose

The end.

Post Edit:
There were a lot of sick little puppies on Christmas Day!

Post Post Edit:
I know what you are thinking: Bumbuses!!

Christmas Round 2

Wow, where did the time go? Is Christmas over already??
We have had a jam packed December with lots of family fun to report so bear with me as I post several blogs over the next week recapping our activity.

I love the way Christmas turned out this year. We were able to celebrate Christmas and spend quality time with each family. As you saw, our first Christmas event was with my mom and John while they were here a few weeks ago. A great primer for Mia going into the weeks ahead.

The second celebration was the Schnelle Family Christmas. Each year, because of jobs, schedules and other family obligations, the Schnelles have Christmas a week early. It works out great because we can make it an all day, all night event.

This year, it was no surprise that Mia stole the spotlight. She lived up every moment too.
The pictures tell all:

She opened presents....many presents...




















And played with her presents....





















She discovered candy canes...










Met a new cousin...






welcoming her with a kiss...



And kept the family entertained.















It was a grand ole time! Thanks Schnelle Fam!















Next up, new traditions and The Great Ham Incident of 2010

Merry Christmas From Our Family to Yours!

From all of us...

To all of you!
Hope you enjoy the comfort and joy of loved ones this holiday season!
Merry Christmas!

Holiday Fever

Christmas has officially arrived at the Schnelle house. We have been busy with holiday fever almost as soon as we returned from Thanksgiving in Denver. A few days after we were home, my Mom came to stay with us for a couple of weeks. We had a great time gallivanting around, shopping, and decorating. And, in typical Mom fashion, there was lots of cooking. Yummy, yummy cooking.
Last weekend, my Step-dad John joined us for a long weekend. As usual, when John is here, he and Gabe get a lot of work done on the basement.

While they were here, we celebrated an early Christmas with them. Mia is now old enough to get into the Christmas Spirit. She knows who Santa Clause is and really loves the Christmas tree and all the lights.
As you can imagine, she got pretty into the presents too. When she opened one she would exclaim, "Oh my goodness!" So cute!



Of course, she wanted to help everyone else open their gifts too. Who wouldn't want to help open this sucker?

Mommy got her first official sewing machine! Does that mean I get a Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval? Mia loves to help Grandpa John eat popcorn too. (It wasn't really popcorn. It was Pirates Booty...shhhhh!)
Looks like we have started a new Schnelle tradition. Coming down with the dreaded cold/flu right around the holidays. This time, it hit us all. Mia got it first, and we all fell like dominoes after that. I think my poor mother was hit the worst.

As quickly as they came, they had to go home. We miss them already and look forward to our next rendezvous.

In the meantime, we have a lot of activity going on here. We head down south this weekend to celebrate Christmas with the Schnelle family. Then we are hosting Christmas here at home with my Dad and Linda. It is the start of our new tradition of Mia waking up at home on Christmas Morning. Gabe's mom will be coming to join in the fun as well. Mia's first true Christmas experience will be a sight to behold!

Pic(s) of the Week: It's a Jeep Thing...

During a visit to the neighbor's house, Mia was introduced to the benefits of a joyride. A little glimpse into the future, perhaps? Oh boy...

Mia and Summer

Still trying to catch up and put together a Thanksgiving recap. Stay tuned!