Kalyn

Kalyn is my petite and tiny niece. She loves her Uncle Doug and screams bloody murder when he comes near her. It is hilarious! She is just flirting with him. Doug says her mother has brain washed her child in to not liking Doug. Deep down, Kalyn LOVES her Uncle Doug. Kalyn loves her bubby, Ross. They are so sweet to each other. So enjoy some pictures of Kalyn!

Her daddy sent me this picture. They think she gets her

love for chocolate from her Aunt Kara

Miss Priss

Isn't she cute?

This is Kalyn and Ross's dog, Chipper.

Kalyn is Chipper's biggest fan. It is hilarious to see them together.

Anna Grace

I haven't blogged about my nieces and nephews lately so I guess I will post a few pictures of them just to remember their many facial expressions. We will start with Anna Grace. I was browsing through some of her mother's bazillion pictures and came across this one and died out laughing. This picture is so funny because it reminds me of all three of my sisters personalities. So enjoy!

Styling and Profiling in her sunglasses.

This girl is ready for the beach

Our Garden

Our garden is finally ready. We planted cucumbers, tomatoes, and strawberries this year. Last year, our garden got to hot and all the plants died so we moved it inside our fence under a huge shade tree. We are hoping this will work better. So here's to fresh tomatoes, strawberries, and cucumbers!

Strawberry Plants

Cucumber Plants

Tomato Plants

Our Garden

Winter Snow Storm 2011

Never in my life have I seen this much snow and the local news channel finally got it right. I was beginning to doubt them when they had first mentioned snow here because it always snows north of here and we never get anything at all! Everyone freaks out and runs to the grocery store to buy bread and milk. Why, I don't know?? Like everyone else, I was at the grocery store buying my groceries for the week and the lines were ridicously long! Well anyways the more and more the news reported it, the more and more I begin to believe them a little until I started seeing this happening outside my window Sunday night and started freaking out! I love snow don't get me wrong but I was really excited because the local news channel FINALLY got the weather right! So enjoy the pictures of the Winter Snow Storm of 2011.

Snow beginning to fall Sunday night

Saw this Monday morning

Backyard covered in Snow

Back of the house

I measured 4.5" of snow but it was reported that we got 6-8"

which is the most we have gotten since March 1968. WOW!!!

Our house covered in snow!

The county had come and cleared the streets but

I wasn't going to get out and explore today

Our side yard!

We have definately enjoyed our first Snow Day in 2011. We will see what the rest of the month and year holds! Unfortunately we didn't make a snowman or get outside and have a snowball fight because Doug and I have both been struggling with colds and we did not need to get out and get sick so we stayed in and enjoyed the warmth of the house!

A Smothers Christmas

On Christmas Eve, we went to visit my grandmother who is currently in a rehab facility because she is not able to move around like she has been due to being sick lately. We watched her open her presents and spent some time with her since she couldn't be with us on Christmas day at mom and dad's.

Grandmaw Yagel opening her gifts

My mom and Grandmaw Yagel (her mom)

On Christmas Day, we had breakfast with Doug's parents and then went to my mom and dad's house for lunch and more presents with my family. It was a mad house with 3 children, 2 dogs, 2 cats, and 6 adults. We finally finished with everything around 9pm. Enjoy the pictures!

Anna Grace "Miss Priss" decided she would sit in brother's chair

Aunt Mary & Peyton

Anessa & Anna Grace

Papa Bill and his babies

Anna Grace entertained us with her nilla wafers at dinner

Mary & John

Michael & Alecia

Nana Karen & Anna Grace opening gifts

Anna Grace is patiently waiting on Papa Bill to get

her dog out of the box

Miss Priss posing for a picture. She would put the bows

on her head and she looks so much like her mom, Alecia, here.

Peyton woke up and decided it was time for his gifts.

Peyton admiring whats going on

Anna Grace decided to see what Uncle Doug got

White Christmas 2010

"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" was the theme song of this years Christmas 2010. We woke up to SNOW on Christmas Day. It really felt like Christmas when you see snow on the ground. It was the first time it had snowed on Christmas day since 1930 something. I felt like a 5 year old kid again and had to go outside and take pictures and of course have a little fun in the snow.

The front of our house

In the backyard

Ellie had to go outside and enjoy it too.

Me outside in the snow

Our neighbors made a snowman!

After we enjoyed the snow it was time for presents. Doug and I are very nosy people when it comes to Christmas present peaking. We told each other this year that we would NOT peak and find out what we got each other. It worked!! It was very difficult for me not to be nosy and not find out what he got me but it was well worth it! So here are our presents we got each other!

Doug got a Linksys Media Hub thingy that he wanted.

It holds a gazillion pictures and videos. Which is good for us because we LOVE to take pictures.

I got 5 Yankee Candles which are my FAVORITE candles!!!!

My biggest suprise was a KitchenAid Mixer. I've been wanting one

for a LONG time and Doug finally got me one!

I've been baking like crazy!

 

He orginally got me a lime green one but it didn't go well in our kitchen.

So I got a RED one and I LOVE IT!!!!!

Plus RED is my FAVORITE color!

Merry Christmas to you!