Happy New Year!

The Christmas tree was out the door at 8:30 pm Christmas night! Happy 2011 everyone!

Merry Christmas 2010!

Audrey's Great Grandma Vi giving her a bottle. (a little out of order)...

Thanks to cousin Jen for the tip..I printed out my blog, from 2007-Dec. 2010..so beware, my new posts may be lengthy, since I don't have time to make a "real scrapbook". I'm going to try and print it out once a year. Anyways...I know I probably win fastest blogger award again, but I wanted to post some pictures for Auntie Binzer and Uncle Brian. It's never the same when they aren't here. We had a very excited 3 1/2 year old boy on our hands this year. As well as a very busy 9 month old.

After I had to work in the morning on Christmas Eve, we spent the afternoon and evening at the Aho's. Here are the boys putting together one of Joey's new puzzles.

Playing the annual dice game.

Cousins..Hailey 10, Drew 12

baby's 1st Christmas.. could have saved a lot of money and just given the girl wrapping paper!

Opening a special present from grandpa paul to joey and grandma b...a spot light to use for walks in the woods at night.

Apparently grandpa's new jacket was a hit?

um..i think it was audrey we were trying to get down for a nap...

Grandpa Paul really wanted to get Audrey a special present..a very large teddy bear...she loves it!

She also got her very first cabbage patch doll from grandma!

Christmas in Hawaii...must be rough!!

Showing auntie and uncle what he got for christmas.

the Thompson gang came out for the afternoon...getting ready to head outside!!

The kids had a blast riding in the sled behind the snowmobile..i wonder who had more fun, the kids or jeff?? and apparently there was a roll over and hitting of a tree??

and of course we had to play boot hockey!

the gang!

the dads lacing up some skates.

audrey and i chillen or warming? by the fire

grandpa made joey this awesome training aid. maybe we'll learn to skate by march??

Merry Christmas and Happy 2011 Everyone!!

tired ones...

This is how the Aho's roll.....

We've had one heck of a week! Bless Derek for his attempt at making Christmas cookies. He called my mom for the recipe and he and Joey mixed up the dough. When he pulled them out of the oven to put the hershey kisses in, they totally fell apart. That's ok though, we tried them anyway...have you ever brushed your teeth with baking soda??? "Was I supposed to put 1 Tblsp or 1 tsp of baking soda???" oops. When we re-did them friday night, i asked him to get me an egg out of the fridge he said.. Egg? there's no egg in the recipe!! midnights, homework and sick kids.. that's all i have to say!

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"I have a pink eye!" Tuesday I got a call from daycare, that Audrey had thrown up. So I left work, picked up the kiddos and headed for home. Audrey had a fever of 101.5..and of course everytime she gets sick I panic. Gave her tylenol, and was up A LOT that night. Joey woke up at midnight and said "mommy, my eye hurts." i said, ok, and come in bed with me. Looked at him the next morning, and sure enough, crusty red eyes = pink eye! eye drops twice a day for 7 days.

I called in sick wed. because joey couldn't go to daycare with pink eye, and audrey still wasn't right. she was running a low grade temp and not eating great. the clinic had rescheduled her 9 month well child check for friday, so off we go to the clinic and sure enough..an ear infection!! (plus 2 teeth poking through). no wonder! so antibiotics twice a day for 10 days!! all i can say is at least it all happened this week, so that next week/weekend we can have lots of fun!

Grandma and grandpa took joey over night friday. So of course when we went to pick him up we had to play hockey!!

The rink is ready! I know Thompson's, Skubic's, and Maras's will be coming over Christmas Day. If anyone else feels like making the trek up to Pike River, bring your winter clothes! WE're hoping for a nice day. Maybe Joey will get the hockey party he wanted for his birthday last year (but it was too warm and the ice melted).

of course nothing happens simply for the Aysta's either..Grandpa paul was plowing off the pond and broke through/and got stuck. Happy Holidays!!!

the latest sport

since going to cousin drew's basketball practice..joey is now obsessed with basketball. i love this picture of derek and audrey in the background

yea! score!!

audrey's first christmas tree!