Christmas Photo Shoot

Andrea had some photo shoots in December.  She is pretty good at saving us money and these photo shoots turned into homemade Christmas cards and "professional" pictures for Christmas presents!!!  Enjoy some of the best ones. 

Eli - 4 years 3 months
Emmett - 2 years 6 months
Simon - 0 years 4 months

Gingerbread Men

In early December Grandma Mutti came over and brought a gingerbread house kit.  They had fun putting it together and it was scrumptious!

It's beginning to look a lot like...

CHRISTMAS!!  As soon as we got home from Indiana the Christmas preparations began. Andrea and I both really enjoy Christmas and the decorations and fun that come with the season.  I am pretty sure the boys share our enthusiasm.

Eli getting the little tree ready for upstairs.

Eli putting on the final touches.  (I wish I had his posture!!)

Cute close up of baby Si-Si.

Emmett in the Santa hat.

Andrea and the boys getting the tree ready.
Eli looks like he has grandpa Gwinn's supervising abilities!

Christmas can tire you out!
Little did we know he found the Santa hat after we put him down!

Dada and Si.

Beautiful decoration that Andrea made!!

Quick Trip to IN

Our trip to Indiana was a quick one but we got to see lots of family.  It was good to see everyone and spend a little time with them; we saw people from 8 families in about two and a half days.  Andrea and Simon got to see a cousin play a hockey game while Dada sat in the car while the older two napped.  We also got to go to the amish restaurant and store that we really like.  The trip home was another adventure!  Return trip summary includes melted bag of Amish candy, multiple poopy explosions, and a 14+ hour car ride in on and off snow..... fun times :-)

The Gwinn boys and Mowery girls!

The Mowery fam.

The Gwinns with Grammie and Grampy

Grammie and Simon.

The Gwinns and great-grandma and great-grandpa Nichter.

Uncle Doug playing with the older boys.

Aunt Vicky and Si Guy!

Thanksgiving in KY

This year we spend Thanksgiving in Kentucky with my family.  We had a fun time and ate some good food.  We were able to see Pops a couple of times and even got him to come to the house for Thanksgiving dinner!  After a few days in Kentucky we made a whirlwind trip to Indiana and then back home.

Grandpa and Si

Si gnawing and drooling as usual.

Auntie Jill captivated by the games!

Dada and a sleepy Si Guy.

Pops and great-grandson #3.

Pops and great-grandson #2.

Mama and her boys.

Grandpa and Si hanging out on the counter.

The fam and Pops! (too bad we didn't move the walker....)

The Gwinns!!!

Cute Emmett Playing

This is a cute video of Emmett playing with some toys in mid-November.

Silly Sleepers

Sometimes sleep is hard to come by in our house and at others it is very easy.  We have found that the harder they fight it the sillier the position you find them in....

Andrea found Emmett sleeping sitting up here one day but she woke him up trying to get a picture....

Same area as above....

In the middle of the living room.

While looking at flash cards with your alien!