Linnea ate a great lunch; homemade lasagna,
some salad and garlic bread.

Anja enjoyed sharing her lunch with her cousins.



Nea closely watching.

Marcos taking a break from being a puppy.

Our Day With The Birthday Girl

We went to Holland today to spend some time
with and to celebrate Grandma Robinson's
birthday with her and Grandpa.
MJ finished touching up some painting she did
before Thanksgiving.

Emily, Jill, Marcos and Linnea were with us today.
We had a great lunch at Thai Palace restaurant.



Our dessert and Grandma's cake were delicious
little cakes the girls purchased at DeBoer's.

Linnea With Marcos' New Tiger Friend

Linnea meeting Marcos' new Christmas tiger.



This is a totally throw away video, but I loved the
smile on Linnea's face.

One tree down...

During L's nap today, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to put away the big Christmas tree. Mission accomplished. The spot in front of the window seemed way too empty so we moved the small tree from the entry way into that spot. Just as L and Gregg sat down to enjoy the new look, a well intentioned adjustment caused the whole shebang to topple over. Only one broken ornament, but the next 30 minutes involved vacuuming, and some creative re-engineering to stabilize the little tree.

As the long holiday vacation comes to an end, its nice to enjoy a bit more of the decorations. A few more hours of quilting would be nice too!

B's celebration and New Years

Thanks to Bill for hosting the B's on the 26th. We were missing the Raleigh B's, Michael, Patty and Nicky, but the accomodations worked out well for the 24 of us. Munchies included pigs-in-blankets, pizza, meatballs, Baumgartner cheese from Wisconsin, shrimp, chex mix, sweets, stuffed mushrooms, twice baked potatoes, and more.....

After kids and Mom opened presents (Abby gets the Grandma tears award - a hand-made book of her stories), the scrabble and Gin-13 began.

Check back for photos later. Below, are a few cute pics from New Year's Eve at the Radisson. J and friend took advantage of a nice holiday package deal which included an dinner, entertainment and an overnight. The hotel is just a few blocks from home and has a nice pool.

Today, New Year'sDay included a sunny afternoon, visit from Em and M, and an hour or so outside after L's nap. "Grooming" the small luge hill we've started and checking out a suitable site for some snow angels.

L's rosy cheeks.