Christmas at Grandpa and Grandma's

Our kids get baggies for Christmas!

Baby update:
Just like I was with Colin, Bridget is overdue with baby #2. There is talk of scheduling her induction for 1/14 which would be really cool- Colin born on Aunt Bridget's birthday (Nov 11), and Bridget and Steve's born on Aunt Katie's birthday! 365 days in the year, and our kids have to hog the limelight (Maren was born on Steve's birthday too)!

So long Jocko!!

Good Bye Jocko!!

We loved watching you on channel 7!! Our dinners won't be complete with out your voice any longer!!

We love you! You will be missed! Hope to see you, Carol, and the kids in June!

Scheibe Family Christmas

Happy New Year everyone...Here are a few pictures from this weekends festivities...

Sami, Jamie, & Lydia...
Shari, Tyler, & Steven...

The Scheibe women...

The Grandkids...

Happy New Year!

Have a great 2009!

Love, Mike, Katie, Annalise, Bennett, and Colin

The progression of the dollhouse transformation. Sami has been give my dollhouse that Grandpa Art made for me in 1968 or 1969. I have to read the bottom again. It has been repainted and new flooring has been added, as well as some new furniture. Allie still has the old stuff though. One room was made just for Sami, it is her Swamp Splash green like her bedroom. The red window trim is Tyler's room. The purple bathroom was Allie's bathroom, but it isn't anymore.

The blue bedroom is from my house as well as the cream livingroom. Pink kitchen was an after thought of Allie's that didn't ever become, but she had a bucket of paint. Janet suggested the gray for the house.

We walked thru the Rotary Winter Wonderland at the park one night. Thousands of lights and decorations. Pretty neat.

Christmas at Keith and Allie's. Played toys for 12 hours. Wiskers the cat is my friend. Don't step on her tail (Allie) or she hisses at you. Had a great time that day. Thanks Weins.

Happy New Year to all of you.

Leigh

MERRY CHRISTMAS

December Chit Chat

Merry Christmas Everyone! If you've learned anything in the past year, it has to be that Allie takes her camera EVERYWHERE! Here are some more photos of my goofy family! This is Sami wearing one of her many pretty dresses! And of course, the diva in her Glory, tiara and all! We went rollerstaking the Friday after Thanksgiving - I hadn't been on skates in almost 30 years! It was so much fun. Our kids have always loved to try new things and we have so much fun just doing things on the spur of a moment! Thus, the reason I carry my camera in my purse! Also above is toothless Tyler. All he wants for Xmas are his two front teeth, literally! Keith & Tyler recently spent several weekends remodeling our main bathroom. What a treat to have that project finished! Tyler has had quite the school year thus far, learning to read. He's doing so well! I guess that means that Uncle Jay can no longer spell out words when visiting (he always tries to keep things secret from Lydia & Dylan - funny shit!) cuz Tyler is a pretty good speller already! Here we are tonite, acting goofy in front of the Charlie Brown tree. The damn thing was cut down (yes, by hand!) on 12/6 and is already loosing most of its needles (atleast I don't dig through dumpsters in back alleys trying to find a tree like the Frodermanns! Just kidding!) I don't think it's going to last 'til the Scheibe Family Xmas the weekend of January 2-4 (you are all more than welcome to stop by Allie's if you are interested in some old fashioned family fun!). And of course, I had to slip the photo of Tyler & Leigh in there from our trip to Wildwood Park a week or so ago. It's called Winter Wonderland and they decorate the park with thousands of xmas lights. It's beautiful! I've officially taken my first FULL WEEK of vacation this week! It's only been 20+ years since graduating from high school and I've never taken a full week of vacation! I shopped from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. today! I could have shopped another 10 hours! And I HATE shopping! LOL! Well, enough about me...what's going on in all of your lives??? Anyone else out there having babies like the Jacques sisters??? Gwen??? Leigh??? tee hee - just kidding! Merry Christmas to you all! Sending you all our love! XOXO! - Allie & the Family