trouble.....

otto is mobile now....he has been army crawling for a few weeks. just in time to try to reach the ornaments hanging on the christmas tree. greta did most of the tree decorating, so most of the ornaments are on the front of the tree, near the bottom....perfect for otto. just look at that face!!

happy birthday to Jesus

christmas morning 2009

what a joy it was to spend christmas morning as a family!! i really don't think i've EVER enjoyed christmas this much! after a fun christmas eve at grandma and grandpa hansbauers, we woke up on christmas day to see what santa had brought. greta reminded us to sing happy birthday to baby Jesus, and we checked the advent calendar one last time before opening gifts. we have decided to do three gifts a piece for christmas, following with the christmas story where the wisemen brought three gifts for Jesus. (thanks tricia for the idea!) it felt like just the right about of gifts....the kids were THRILLED at each one, and it gave us time to really enjoy each gift, as well as lots of time to enjoy our time together. click on the photo above to see pictures from our morning....

Christmas Morning

Christmas will be much different next year, with Greta up and about... but this year Christmas Day was very nice. Things were slow, and we just had a quiet day at home.

Greta playing with her new toys...

Greta and Ellie

Ellie started out curious... showing Greta how to use the bouncy seat...

But then she got a little 'too' comfortable... I am sure there will be plenty more of these two 'playing' over the next several years, being just a year apart.

Hansbauer Christmas

For the third day in a row, Greta enjoyed a Christmas celebration.. I'm pretty sure she is pooped out from all the parties. She had a bit of a rough day and I think is in need of some serious day time napping...

She did have a good time hanging out with the cousins and grandparents though...

Greta and her girl cousins.

She likes her present...

Mom trying to get that baby to sleep.

Tumblison Christmas

Greta got to head on out to her second Christmas at Melanie's mom's house. She'll get a lot more out of it next year... as will Shamus, but Roman and Marissa had a blast...

Greta did enjoy the book she got though...

Christmas Elf

Nestheide Christmas

Greta got to hang out at her first Christmas with Melanie's mom's family. She didn't hardly sleep a wink, she was taking it all in... the first of three straight days of Christmas celebrations.