Life after Christmas

"Before"

This storage area in the basement will become

a playroom, hopefully by late February.Nate takes a spin at our friends' the Lindleys.
Eating the gingerbread house.
Nate put a pretty big dent in his half.

Merry Christmas!!

Our happy little elves. A few favorite gifts:

A "real" cash register. (Yes, she takes credit cards.)
Her very own tricyle. (Yes, it quacks.)
The long-awaited big boy bike. (Yes, he is always this cute.)

Getting Ready for Christmas

Kate's first taste of egg nog. "Yum yum."
Sweet-tooth Nate gobbles up his cookie and egg nog while we decorate the tree.

Gingerbread House

Singing Like an Angel (and a Shepherd)

Tonight was our children's choir Christmas program at church.

Meg sang every note!! (unlike all previous performances when

she looked like either a deer in the headlights or a spectator who was

mistakenly on the stage instead of in the pews.) It was Nate's

first program and he also did a great job. Hurray!

(sorry some shots are blurry; our camera was on the wrong setting)

(rehearsal)

Call Us the Grizzwalds

Ok, so our lights don't blow circuit breakers, spell words, or

even blink. But Erik was careening atop a 30 foot ladder

(propped on the front steps), power tool in hand,

to install them. They look great! (And no trips to the ER!)

Beginner's Luck?

She actually did it! Erik and I were so surprised, I think our exclamations interrupted her mid-stream. She was quite pleased that we were pleased, but I'm not sure she really knows WHY we were pleased. This may be her first and last success for six more months...or she could be on her way...stay tuned. (Her reward was getting to wash her hands by herself. Who needs candy?!)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Aunt Bethany and Kate

Watching ice skaters in Centennial Park
Christmas lights

Thanksgiving

Cousins at the parkGrampy and Kate
Daddy and Nate
Kylie and Uncle Chuck
Grammy and Tyler
Aunt Bethany and Meg
Tyler, Meg, Kate, Kylie, Nate

Veerman Family Photo

Family Life

S'mores

Kate Coloring

Park

Saturday Morning

Feasants Phorever

birds of a pheather phlock together...

phoiled!

heading home to the pharm.
the phuture

miles of sun-phlowers

learning how to be a phather