Matthew and Lauren

SMILE LAUREN!!

WINNER

My niece Lauren WON the Science Fair at her school: Congrats to her!!! AND her bday is coming up, one day before Lawson's, Jan 5th. AND she will be here for Lawson's Birthday Party!!!!!!

My (little) Nephew, Matthew is now 16!!! Has his OWN car and driver's license. He even took my Surburban to get filled up with gas on Thanksgiving.... See you next week Matthew...

Radio Flyer Boy

Our little Radio Flyer Boy.... Outfit compliments of Nanny, he looks good in red!!

Countdown for the BDAY Boy, One week from today...

Thank Goodness It's Friday

1. Flood and Tornado watches as we speak!!

2. Met Ron for a lunch date to have Sushi....

3. Ron and Lincoln just got back from haircuts....

4. That's about it....

Birthday Boy?? Aunt Marie, Read

I can NOT Believe Lawson is turning ONE next week. It seems pretty unbelievable.... For being such a quiet baby, he sure is turning into a LOUD toddler. Boy, can he YELL. He never really cries, but if he want's something he YELLS. And LOUD.... Great Kid Though, Gotta Love Him!!
PS: He is starting to get CURLS in back.......
PPS: Great Aunt Marie: This is the outfit you bought him last year. It fits him perfectly now, and it is so soft and comfy...

Good December Pics

Reaah and Grandpa Dave

BathTime!!

Having Fun in Our Hot tub!!

You have to enlarge this one to get the full effect!! '

There is a balloon above him causing all this static..... LOL

ME: Nanny took this picture and really liked it: Doing dishes!!

Cotton Bowl

Ron and I will be going to The Cotton Bowl on New Year's Day, to see Nebraska play Auburn!! Thanks to Catherine and Greg for the tickets!!

Thank You's

In an attempt to save a few stamps,

here are our

Christmas Thank You Notes!!

Thank You to Aunt Jen and Uncle Mark for Lincolns bday and Christmas presents. The savings bond for college, the binoculars, the eensy weensy spider man, the bell ornament, etc.... Also for the savings bond to Lawson... And all the gifts you give to them year round, and always coming up to see us...It was great to see you... Hope you get to come up for Lawson's bday...

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Thank You to Reaah (and Jeremy) for the constant flow of presents to all of us while you were here: The tractor keychain and book, The boys' PJ's, the clothes, the starbucks snowglobe, the cowboy snowman, the goodies for Ron, my awesome suede jacket, VS lotion, etc.... Thanks for coming to see us, see you in the summer....

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Thank You to Uncle Tom and Aunt Courtney for hosting an awesome Christmas get together. It was definetly worth the 10 hrs in the car. Thank you for the ride on toy for Lawson: they both love it, for the robot CAR, and the TJ Bearytales: all big hits. Thanks Bristol for being so cute and for the ornament...

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Thank You to Grandma Joan. You really know how to put together a care package!! You really spoiled the boys this year.... They loved the puzzle and book, and the clothes are adorable. Thank you for our beautiful angel ornaments, and also thanks to Nik for the Wiggles DVD, they don't have that one and have already enjoyed it... Your lemon bars were superb... See you in a couple of weeks.

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Thank You to Santa Grammy and Herb for ALL the presents for the boys... Too many to list but they especially enjoyed: Lawson-the CD player and CD's, the fridge DJ Leap Frog, the ball thing a migig. ... Lincoln: The Curious George Tickle Me, and CD, the Leap Pad Games, Candy Land, etc... etc... Who need's Santa when you have a Grammy??? I especially loved the family collage you made, and the family recipe book!! Very thoughtful gifts indeed...

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Thank You to Mom and Dave not only for all the presents, but especially for all the meals prepared, help around the house, taking care of the boy's, time spent with us, making the drapes, the wallpapering, yard work, cutting fire wood, etc..... A BIG thank you goes out to you...

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Thank You to the Wilson Family for spoiling the boy's with all the gifts. Lincoln's race track has been a big hit here with not only the boys but all of our visitors. He loves the Elefun and the puzzle. Lawson LOVES his ride on truck: he really maneuvers well on our wood floor: and the Godson ornament and the cowboy ornament are adorable.... Thank you to Matthew and Lauren also for the nice gifts.... See you for Lawson's bday, hopefully....

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Thank You to Papa Paul and Mary for the boys package. Lincoln enjoys his firetruck and Lawson enjoys his snappy toys... Lincoln also likes his tractor you sent for his bday... Thank You so Much....

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Thank You to Dad and Evelyn for the beautiful Christmas flowers. It arrived just in time to be enjoyed by all of our guests.... See you in February...

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Thank You to the Wolchetzky's for the package... The girls are sooooo adorable now, I loved the pictures. We have been reading the boy's the Christmas stories, that is such a nice book. ... Thank You SOOOO much: hope to get all the kids together again soooooon....

Wednesday.....

It's hump day!!! I made us crepe's (swedish pancakes) for breakfast, and 20 extra to make chicken crepes for dinner tonight...
House is still in "christmas" mode, toy's everywhere!! I did start with cleaning out Lawson's room and filled up a box of toys that are to "babyish" for him. They will be sent to the attic for the next baby that comes along....not neccesarily ours...
When Lawson wakes up, we are going to the gym... Lawson's first time to be in the big kids section now that he is walking, no more baby reseervations!!
By the time Reaah left, Lawson was saying her name: Ra Ra. Yesterday he also starting saying some version of kitty.... keekee.... He seems to be feeling a lot better, but I think he gave everyone else his cold: me, nanny, ron, reaah, etc...

2006 Christmas

Waiting Patiently.....

Digging into all the presents....

Toy's Everywhere....

One of Lawson's favorites of the day....

Santa

In case you were wondering, yes, Santa brought me everything on my list plus much much more!! Thanks Santa!! I love this IPOD thing, I'm listening to Tony Bennet as we speak. I bought Ron the new Tony Bennett CD: Duets. It is awesome. This CD celebrates his 80th bday, and he sings a duet with 19 different artist (ex.. Barb Streisand, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Dixie Chicks, etc......).

Overall, it was a fantastic Christmas. The boy's have been so excited playing with the new toys, ALL day long.... We had a fantastic Turkey dinner, made once again by Nanny, yummy bachlava for dessert, took Daniel to the airport, read the Christmas Story from the bible, and just spent the day being a family.... I loved it....

Family Update's

1. Lincoln and I went to Houston on Friday for the Lucek Family Christmas Party. Had to leave Lawson and Ron home: Lawson is sick (again), had to do breathing treatments, etc.... BUT, Lincoln and I had a very nice time over at Tom and Court's for our party. The WHOLE family was able to make it. We drove in for the DAY, yes we are crazy. Yes, it was a 5 hr drive EACH way. We spent twice as much time that day in the car than in Houston. LONG day, but worth every minute traveling. We came home with a Suburban PACKED FULL with toys and presents for the boys.... THANKS everyone, you really spoiled them this year!!! And the toys have kept them BUSY while anticipating Santa coming.... Since Lawson didn't make it, he has been able to open up presents one by one every once in awhile.....

2. Reaah and Jeremy are on the flight home AS WE speak... We enjoyed their stay, they spoiled the boys as well.... They will be back in the summer????

3. We all loaded up 9 people in our hot tub last night. That was fun, and quite relaxing!! Lincoln LOVED it... Then came in for delicious dessert made by Nanny.

4. We had our "christmas dinner" last night with Reaah and Jer, had turkey and ham and ALL the fixins... Prepared 199% by Nanny, thanks and sorry for not being able to help. But, it took 5 of us to clean up the kitchen..... Teamwork!!

5. Daniel Varner, Ron's cousin was fortunate enough to be able to fly in for a visit with us for the holidays before he has to return to Iraq. Lincoln has enjoyed giving up his room for a "real soldier" to sleep in!! We have enjoyed Daniel's visit, and the boy's love playing with him!!

6. We will go to our Christmas Service at our church at 5 then head out to eat. Santa will be here tonight!! Lincoln can't wait to leave out the cookies and carrots....

Sunday Six, Santa....

Welcome to Sunday Six, answers provided by Lincoln: age 3!!
Theme, Santa

1. How does Santa make it to every one's house in one night?

He is coming right now, he says ho ho ho, he puts lots and lots of candy in my stocking and I eat it all...

2. What are the names of his reindeer?
Rudolf the red nosed reindeer, there are 2 reindeer.

3. What does Santa do if a home does not have a fireplace?

Over there...

4. Does Santa make all the toys, or does he buy them as well?-

He buy's them all at the store, we play with them, that's all. He buys one for Lawson.

5. How old is Santa?
2 and a half

6. What are you leaving out for Santa tonight?
Cookies, and milk. Carrots for Rudolf and just one pretzel...

Awards Ceremony

It was Lincoln's last day of gymnastics class. They had an "awards ceremony".
All family members were able to go into the class, they showed us all the skills they learned.... Then at the end they all got an award.....

The Nutcracker

Wednesday Night: Went to Papa's Steakheouse, then to see the Nutcracker Ballet!!

Ice Skating

On Wed, Reaah, Jeremy, Lincoln, and myself spent the afternoon at the Dallas Galleria. We took Lincoln for his first ice skating experience, he loved it. We ate lunch at Grand Lux Cafe (owned by and similar to Cheesecake Factory).

Lincolns 3rd Birthday

Pictures from Lincoln's 3rd bday. Chuck E Cheese for lunch, and bday party at home....

Kirby

Heard from his new family already this am: This is what she had to say:


He is doing great. I did get him a larger crate to sleep in. We put him to bed and didn't hear a peep out of him.
He seems quite content. He is a good boy. Thank you so much! We love him already.
Kathi

PS: We are on the way to the Galleria to browse around, and take Lincoln ICE skating, FUN

Birthday BOY

Happy Birthday to Lincoln Today!!
He turned 3, what a big boy!!
Reaah, Jeremy, and myself took him to Build A Bear: Reaah bought him a Froggy to make, he is sleeping with it right now.
Then we walked around the mall a bit and rode the carousal. Then we took the boys to Chuck E Cheese for lunch and play to celebrate his bday. Chuck E even visited the table and sang happy bday....
After naptime, we had a delicious seafood lasanga made by Nanny, and had a small bday party for him including all his presents, an ice cream cake made by nanny, and lot's of fun....
Will post pics tomorrow....
Ron, me, Reaah and Jeremy will go see Nutcracker tomorrow night...

Kirby Update

OK, we truly did give this a try, and it just didn't

work out. Isn't this the cutest face you have ever seen?? Well, we did not adjust well with having a puppy. I was in tears several days over the chewing, housebreaking, barking, jumping, etc..... Nothing personally wrong with Kirby, just I have never been a dog person. This type of dog is a companion dog, which is nice, but also means you do not get a break whatsever.... Anyway, took more time than the boys.... Needed to refocus my attention back on the boys.... After a long drawn out 3 week search for a new home, Kirby left us tonight. He went with a couple who live out in the country with one acre for him to run... There children are grown up, but will have grandkids visiting. Mom works out of home, so she will have plenty of time to devote to Kirby. We are really going to miss him, but I bet tomorrow will be my least stressful day in a lonnnnng while. Lincoln does not know yet, it was his bday today, so I'm going to tell him tomorrow.

On a happier note, Justice will be coming back to us on Thurs. Her new home did not work out, so she will be returning. I'm glad because we really missed her. She will continue to live with us an outdoor kitty, and will have to bring her into the garage during the freezes...

Moneyday

Hello!!
Can you believe that I "started" my Christmas shopping today. And I am NOT a procrastinator, just have had my plate FULL. Yes, I shopped for everyone else, but today I began shopping for my own children.... I will never wait this long again, I have learned my lesson. Everything I wanted to get them was no where to be found!! But, I was able to sneak away for a bit today while Nanny and Grandpa Dave held down the fort here...
TOMORROW is Lincoln's 3rd Birthday, I can NOT believe this... And he has been acting so grown up lately...
REAAH and Jeremy are HERE!! Ron is at the airport as we speak picking them up. Reaah is Ron's younger sister, she lives in NY and is an RN. Cool Sister in Law...

Lawson's 1st Ice Cream Cone

This is for all those OCD Mom's out there that do not let your poor babies get dirty. I say, just have fun and get it all over you!!
Lawson enjoyed being able to dig into his 1st chocolate ice cream cone, yummy!!

Grammy

Grammy, sorry but you got elfed toooooo..... lol Mom I didn't know you could still dance like that!!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=1d3b43972cb9ba580ee81fcG06121720

Milestone

Today is Lawson's first day to switch from formula to whole milk. 2 weeks early, but I'm pretty sure he will be ok.....
He loved it, so thats good. I had to disguise Lincoln's milk to get him to drink it at first. I had to put banana yogurt drink in it to make it taste yummy, then gradually decreased the portions.... Anyway, Lawson loved it.
And this is going to be GREAT!!! No more formula!!! That's an extra $25.00 a week of grocery money!! And no more preparation, life just keep's getting better and better.
Ron took Lincoln up to a Christmas Musical with Lincoln at Ron's parents church. We wanted to go too, but Lawson is in bed sleeping for the night and it is 6:25!!!
Ron's sister, Reaah and her bfriend will be in tomorrow, we are looking forward to the visit....

Uncle Tom

Uncle Tom, You got Elfed!!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=59cea25a8adc26650fbf7b9G06121710

Baby Tori

OK, I didn't make it to the hospital like I planned,

but here is a super cute picture of Baby Tori.

She has such a sweet face!!

Breath

Lincoln's Birthday Party, DONE
150 Christmas cards, DONE
Ron's work Party, DONE
Home projects, DONE (for the year)

Great, now I can sit back and take a breath and prepare for:

Reaah and Boyfriend coming Monday.
Start my Christmas Shopping
Day trip to Houston for Family Party
Start planning Lawson's Birthday Party

Lincoln Pary Pics...

Lincoln working on the computer as he is anxiously awaiting his guests to arrive.

He picked out the Rudolf Cookie.

Yummy!!

Party Pics of Lawson

Nanny!!

He loves Santa!!

And Candy Canes@@

Party, Over

We had Ron's work party HERE at our home tonight. All went well. Catered in yummy food from Red Hot and Blue. Christmas Cookie Tray from Celebrity. I made some hot mulled apple cider. We had a special visitor, Santa Claus. Each child got one large gift from Santa and a stocking filled with goodies (made and picked, wrapped by yours truly).

New Setup

Anyone like this new template better than the other one?? Thought I'd give our eye's a change of scenery.

Elf RON

My husband, the Elf!!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=6cc011f61be9eca9ff2d8deG06121518

Elf Lincoln

Look here to see my Elf Lincoln.
Click Here:
http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=c5475e52a263c2f9979499eG06121518

Elf Lawson

You will not believe how well Lawson can dance, check out his performance by clicking here:


http://www.elfyourself.com/?userid=889830a434cd744a1bff90dG06121518

Hosp

I'm on my way to go see Baby Tori or Tory, not sure yet.... Can't wait to meet her, I love babies!!

Famous??

Take a look at our photographers web page. You will not only find someone familiar in the baby page and the kid's page, but you will now recognize someone on the family page!!
Take a look:
www.dallasksphotography.com

Thurrrrrrsday

Great Thursday!!
Mom and Dave are here, great to see them!!
Lincoln went to gymnastics and Mom and Dave were able to come and watch. He has his end of the semester awards ceremony next Thursday: So Reaah he wants you to come, too....
Mom and Dave got us and cut up some firewood.
Ron was able to come home and join us for lunch.
Lincoln napped while mom, me and Laws went to get a new shower curtain, and went to the fabric store to get some fabric to make drapes.
Mom made us some drapes for the study/guest room... Thanks, MOM. Dave will hang them tomorrow.
Mom and I wrapped 9 gifts for the work Christmas Party Here.
I made honey baked chicken, couscous and corn pudding for dinner. Ron brought home cookies from Celebrity bakery and also a nice box of chocolates from work....
Mom gave both boys a bath.
What a day!!

The Whole Fammmm

A New Baby!!

Welcome to the World
Victoria Mae Wueste (Tori)
Born: December 14th 12:46pm
6lbs 12oz
18 1/2 inches

Congrats to Mike, Cara, Maddie and Ryan!!

(I'm going to the hosp tomorrow to visit!!)