Christmas 2010

Papa Carl, Nicholas and Ella enjoying some snuggle time together on the couch.....shhh.....I think Papa's sleeping!!

Nicholas playing "HeadBanz" with Jenny, Garrett and Grace Anglemyer

Nicholas giving Aunt Jeanne a big hug!

Mae with Aunt Jeanne Anglemyer

Mae Mae in her Christmas finery from Mimi......so sweet

Mae Mae tossed her new baby doll on the floor so she could try out her baby bed herself......Papa Carl made this sweet bed and Mae Mae likes to make a sport of standing up in it!!

We've got quite a baseball fan on our hands.......Nicholas in his new Baltimore Orioles fleece from Meemaw and Papa Carl

Ella opening her Barbie laptop from Uncle Tim

Mae, Mommy and Uncle Tim

Niko opening his very own baseball bat from Uncle Tim......so cool.......it has a foam covered handle and is just made for a 6 yr old boy

Mae Mae riding her new rocking horse from Mimi and Papa Don

We enjoyed several family Christmas celebrations this year. We celebrate in Columbus with the Demas side of the family on Saturday, December 18. We had a really nice visit with Uncle Tim, Mimi and Papa Don, Yia Yia and Pappou (Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Demas).

On Friday, December 24, we drove to Nappanee and had our family Christmas with Meemaw and Papa Carl, Uncle Lonnie and Aunt Pam and Cristina and her friend Matt. The hit of the evening was the FurReal cat, Lulu, that the Bope family gave to Mae. They had us going the whole evening that they were going to be giving our kids a real cat. Lenn and I were NOT happy. Then Aunt Pam brought out Lulu in a cat carrier and there she was grooming and purring.......it was really freaky and quite funny. She's not real but it's creepy just how realistic she is. Thankfully, she does not require a litter box!!

Our final gathering was Sunday, December 26 with the Anglemyer bunch. We had a big fun time playing with cousins and aunts and unlces. Our kids were just about worn out after all of the festivities.