Back up and do the James Brown...

See ya, Godfather of Soul. You have inspired me, often.

sayra!

THANK YOU!

Thanks to everyone for all the wonderful gifts! We all appreciate them sooooo much.

Enough with the presents!

No, really-they are awesome. This is Christmas #3-at the Fechtel's house:

Love at first site

I call it his girlfriend. He named it Veronica.

Christmas II

Gram came over and we had a jolly time. Sylvie Lou got lots of good stuff-including some dress up stuff from Auntie Lisa and a groovy trike from Gram.
Oh-and Andrew got a MACBOOK LAPTOP!!!! because he has the best MIL, ever (besides MY MIL, of course!)

Christmas number 1!

We spent Christmas eve with Grandma & PaPa. We got lots of awesome gifts-the biggest hit was the wonderful doll house from G&P. Thank you!

feeling a little rough

and a little bit of amp amp

warning-tons of pictures ahead. I got a new camera-a nikon D80-for my birthday. Thanks Gram! Now I can actually take photos when the children are looking at me & smiling.

let the festivities begin

Auntie Sara is visiting from the big city-yeah! We got to visit Tom & Serena & Natalie & Nadia tonight:

again with the painting...

and I am perfectly aware that I look either crazy or drunk.

NO SLEEP TILL...

getting ready for the "snow"

Gram's 60th-Happy Birthday!

Auntie Lisa came into town to help celebrate Gram's 60th. Of course the day she was to arrive a delightful ice storm came through, so she was delayed a bit and then had to stay in Southlake for the night. The next day was cold, but ice-free, so we got to go shopping & then came home and prepped the delicious b-day dinner for Gram (turkey, mashed potatoes, salad w/yummy blue cheese dressing, kick ass cheese cake).
Kathleen came with Gram, and it was a lovely event.
Sylvie dug her aunt Lisa. We all miss her already!