German Christmas

Like I said, the Christmas festivities keep coming! We celebrated Nikolaus (major spelling) this past weekend, which my mom calls German Christmas. You put your shoes out the night before and German Santa comes and fills them with presents. Since my shoes are small I just got a shirt and a toothbrush. I do love my toothbrush. I wore my lederhosen to church and we had rouladen for dinner. The best part was dessert--stollen. Oh do I love stollen! I even had some for breakfast the next morning. Those German kids are lucky!

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

Hi everyone, isn't Christmas the most awesome holiday ever? It's only the beginning of December and it seems like the party never stops? I went with mom and dad to pick out our Christmas tree. It was so much fun to run away from Mom and hide in the trees. I think I gave myself away though by grabbing onto the branches and shaking whatever tree I was close to. We got the fullest most beautiful tree on the lot, strapped it to the car and headed home. We set to work decorating it and I mean work--I'm still taking off and putting back on all the ornaments. My favorite thing to do is to flip the on/off switch on the power bar so the lights go on and off. This tree keeps me entertained for hours! Maybe mom will let me keep a tree in the house all year long!

Hi everyone, we've got the tree strapped down.

Did I mention I'm obsessed with Nutcrackers? I love how their mouths open and close and we even have a musical one that moves at home. This guy doesn't do any of the cool stuff...he's just really big.

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Giving Thanks

So I think Thanksgiving is officially my favorite holiday! What more could a chubby kid like me ask for? A whole day devoted to eating? Perfect. Although Christmas sounds pretty awesome too. I had such a fun weekend with my cousins. The day before the big turkey day we went to the Children's museum. That place is so fun!

Here is Uncle Jon Van Gough. Clearly he is very talented!

Obviously Uncle Jon's offspring! My Cousin's Curran and Luke show their inner Jackson Pollock's while painting the VW Bug. Hopefully they will let me in on the action some day.

Cousin Corrie took me for a ride on the pulley seat. I think Aunt Lou Ann was the muscle behind this...too bad she isn't pictured, or you would see her rippling biceps!

Cousin Jamie dressed me up like a girl...headband and all. I think I look good in pink--don't you?





The next day (well for 2 days actually) Mom, Aunt Shalaine, and Aunt Lou Ann were cooking our Thanksgiving feast. It all started with a delicious blueberry buckle and hot chocolate for breakfast. That was just to wet our appetites for the feast to come. Mom made Nana's stuffing and orange rolls (I couldn't tell you if they were exactly the same as Nana's because I have never had the original...but they were good to me), Paga took care of the turkey, Aunt Lou Ann made mashed potatoes from scratch, and Aunt Shalaine made the tastiest green bean casserole and carrots. It was a feast to end all feasts! I won't mention that my Thanksgiving ended in tears (clearly I needed a nap) but a little chocolate pie helped to finish me off. I can't wait until next year.