Holiday Happenings

Disclaimer:  Due to the nature of one's procrastination, these will not be placed in any particular order.  The items listed are valued equally and will not be subjected to placement on any "totem pole."

Sophie's 12th Birthday!

Ella helped decorate

Double Chocolate Fudge

Happy 12th Birthday, Sophie!

Putting them out one by one:

Anniversary Surprise!

Chad packed a picnic for us with snacks and drinks (my favs!).  

Elias's 2nd Birthday!

Brock sighting in his bow:

He wouldn't let me get any pictures of him, so these are the best I got:

Ready to go hunting!

Chad stood by the chicken coop the entire time Brock was hunting to see if he could hear anything and to make sure everything was okay.

Meanwhile, in the house of Dad's stolen sweatshirts...

Fancy Holiday Coffee Station!

Breakfasts during holiday breaks never disappoint!

Apple Pie for Thanksgiving

Our First Thanksgiving at home:

Watching football while smoking the turkey!

Back to Sophie's birthday...she wanted deer steaks, green beans, and corn for her birthday supper.

Moldable Soap

 

Nail Dip Set

Rise and shine with your birthday doughnut...Grandma style:

Brock's Basketball Team

Ella's Volleyball Team

When your homemade stress ball no longer can handle your stress:

Did you get any chips in your mouth????

I left my coat at Grammie's, and she said she could tell it was a teacher's coat!

Hiller Christmas

Backpack, backpack...

#fail

Crab legs for supper!

Giant alcohol for gifts!

Ella's Birthday

Shopping Day with Mom

Boba

Bang

Panera Mac & Bread

Always a HOOT when these girls get together!  My face was sore from laughing so hard!

NYC Part II -- Dashing through the snow...

Ella's birthday doughnut...Grandma style:

What her cake was supposed to look like:

What it actually looked like:

She loved it regardless of its imperfections.

 

Happy 14th Birthday, Ella!

Basketball Christmas Party Fun:

Heusinkvelt Christmas

Grandma made their gifts into snowmen!

Christmas Morning

This year, there wasn't anything in their stockings other than this note:

They had a fun time trying to round up their stocking stuffers.

With some of her Christmas money, Sophie got herself a mini fridge for her skincare products.

Die Hard

Cutting up beef with all of the bunch:

Golf Course Sledding

Tried to make a snowman that looked like Olaf, but it ended up looking like a duck, which then transformed into a cat palace.

Giant Hamburger

More BEEF!

Sophie's Volleyball Team

Ella's Volleyball Team

Oozies!

These girlies helped decorate my door.  The kids LOVED it!