Christmas Pictures

Christmas 2008

Christmas was wonderful! We cooked dinner Christmas Eve and had Tiffany, Eric, Annalise & Matthew over for dinner. Alexis & Aidan opened presents from Baba & Grandpa as well as Aunt Debbie & Uncle Bill that morning.

The kids helped me make cookies later that evening for Santa as well as magic reindeer food to sprinkle on the front lawn so Santa could find us. We opened Santa's presents on Christmas morning. The kids were up at 5am!

They had a lot of fun and loved everything they got.

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and that you enjoy the pictures!

Merry Christmas & Updates!!

First - We want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!! We hope everyone enjoys this very special day and we will be thinking of all of you and missing you!

We weren't able to get Christmas cards out this year but have loved receiving everyones! The new ones everyone has been sending out with the pictures are gorgeous! I have them all posted on the front door so we see them everytime we go out. The kids have LOVED opening them and exclaiming cheers of joy over everyone.

We received a package from one of the kids favorite Aunt & Uncle.. We let them open 1 present each and then when mommie stepped away for just ONE minute.. They climbed the gate and opened them all! I have since hid all the other packages! LOL! What are you going to do.. they're kids!

They are so excited for Christmas to be here and can't wait to help mommie & daddy cook and I'm happy daddy will be home Christmas Eve & Christmas Day!! We will be having our dinner tomorrow (had friends coming over - but their kids got sick) and it looks like it's going to be just the four of us. Thursday, Karla & Justin will be coming over to open presents and have a Christmas brunch consisting of eggs benedict & homemade hash browns! Mmmmm... 10 more pounds is calling my name.. must resist!

I will post more pictures after Christmas, but here's some to start.....

The pictures from our shopping adventure @ Toys 'R Us

Baba & Grandpa sent gift cards to let them pick out their own presents

Oh and I got my Christmas present yesterday.... They are opening a terminal down here and a gentleman I used to speak with everyday moved here last week to start it up and officially offered me a JOB! I started training today and will hit the customers full force after the first of the year!

Kids, Hounds & Peanut Butter....

The pictures say it all.... Just another day in the Kolenich household.

We just bathed the dogs 2 weeks ago and in the last two days have been covered in yogurt, toothpaste, nestle quick & peanut butter.

Yes, I watch my children, I swear I do. Man, they are fast and sneaky though.

I can't say my hounds are much better because whenever the kids areinto something... they are right in the mix of it! I guess you could say I have 4 children total... 2 legs - 4 & 2 4 legs - 3 & 2

Oh - and they have to clean up their own messes.... dogs included!

Yikes!