Mother and Dad, We love you.....Merry Christmas!
Jarod (Jenny K's husband, Christian (Sarah K's husband), and Richard bonding on the couch.
Ryan and Janelle holding Kayla and Claudia.
Rebecca, Ryan, and Brian with their big smiles.
Susanne, Christi, and Marilyn
We were without power from Tuesday AM until Friday Night. The first night without power Ryan and I played Uno, ate salsa and chips, and Ryan played computer games....until his battery ran down.
Richard bought a generator on Wednesday in Kansas City. It was wonderful to have lights, heat , and water again, but we still had to refuel the generator and the oil had to be changed every 20 hours.
The ice on the trees was incredible. It was a beautiful scenery.....if you had heat inside :)
Front yard trees
This tree didn't snap even though it was folded down like a banana!
Happy Birthday to Joshua who is 3 years old!
Trying to figure out how to operate his new guitar!
Is this really what I think it is? Ryan felt sorry for Tipper being out in the cold. When I went into Ryan's room to get him up for school, there was Tipper with Ryan!!
Joshua and Grandma were having some bonding time coloring a Christmas picture.
And meanwhile, Kayla was unloading and scattering papers as rapidly and furiously as possible.
Ready to eat Thanksgiving Dinner!
Plenty of food!
The Tuggles had their tree lit up as we were leaving for home. It's really pretty!
This picture of Ryan leaving in his truck looks pretty calm, pretty normal. But after you have eaten at El Mezcal, who knows......
Someone is having way too much fun !!
And it only gets better! It must have been the chips and salsa.
"Grandma, can I have a popsicle? ....and do you have a blue one!"
Yep, this happened on Thanksgiving and I won't even go there. "In everything give thanks..."
We had the Varner Family at our house for Thanksgiving Day. Jonathan and Tarren came from Kansas City.
Emily and Nathan are in the background and Robert M. is ready to play games!
While some played games, the rest of us just sat and visited.
Here's Robin, Bonnye, and Thomas!
Great Grandma spent time with Kayla!
It was so much fun to celebrate Kayla's 1st birthday Sunday evening. G/G Nelson were able to be here for a visit as well. The last year has gone by soooo quickly! This ice cream cake was a big hit and Kayla loved every bite. Check out Rebecca's blog to see just how much Kayla enjoyed her cake!!
Kayla took off with her new walker/car like she had been doing this for weeks. It had lights, sound, and music !
"Uncle Steve, help me figure this out!"
Kayla played with the birthday balloon for the first 10 minutes.
Look at those smiles. Makes you wonder what they're up to, doesn't it!