Toolbox Time

Tyse needed to make a tool box for one of his Bear requirements. Bruce and Lindsey lent a hand.

Happy New Year!

New Year's Eve we met Grandma and Grandpa Gwilliam and Jeff and his family for Pizza. Then we went to the Coon's House to bring in the New Year. We danced and ate and visited until the clock struck midnight. We started the new year off with a little head bang and tears...par for the course, I suppose. Bruce and I commented through out the night that we must be getting old because we we kept watching the clock wanting the magical hour to come so we could go home and go to bed! Ahhh.....

Caroline's Baptism

We started the year off by attending Caroline's baptism. We enjoyed getting together with the family and the cousins loved playing and hanging out!

Getting Ready for Bed

A quiet evening spent in bed...Lindsey reading pop-up books and Tyse playing with Bruce's phone.

Christmas Cake Creation

Karol bought some fondant and the kids made a masterpiece...cake boss, here they come!

Christmas Morning

We were all spoiled again this year. So many nice gifts! Grandma made hats and scarfs for all the grand-children. Grandpa made pen and pencil sets with his lathe and made Tyson a fantastic train. All the grand kids got Giants t-shirts. Go Giants! We enjoyed the traditional Christmas Brunch...egg dish and the works. Santa also brought Just Dance 2 for the family and the kids had a ball shaking and twisting and boogieing to the beat. It was a fantastic day full of family, food, fantastic gifts and lots of fun. Thanks to everyone for making this such a great Christmas!

Hello...it's for who?

Megan has been told that she can have a phone when she is 16...and not a day earlier. She has watched her friends get them and her friends have even mentioned that she is the only one her age without one. But I had to stick to my guns. What good is my word if I don't stick to it? But the "Big Man" completely caught her off guard. She came in Christmas morning to find a box with-in a box that lead her on a treasure hunt. The final clue took her to the living room (where everyone was checking out their Santa gifts). She began looking but couldn't find the next clue. Almost as if on cue, a ring came from Grandma's artificial tree. She mentioned that someone's phone was ringig and pulled the phone out of the tree. What happened next was priceless. She looked at it quizzically and then it registered. She looked at us and then started jumping up and down. I only wish I had it on tape.



Santa also brought Tyson a marble game that must have taken hours to put together by the elves, Lindsey got a digital camera and a CD player and Kyle got a remote control car. Thanks Santa!