Being a Grandma is Tough!





I'm sure you can see why!

All Ready to Go Home

Katie's friend made this cute beanie and the yellow hat below for baby shower gifts.  They just couldn't look more adorable on Eleanor!  She is such a sweet, content little girl.  So precious!

Eleanor Grace

Gosh, she is so cute, I could just look at her all day long.  Oh, she smells sweet too!

Welcome to Earth Little Baby

What a little sweetheart Katie and Josh have in their family!  I loved being with them to share in the joy!  She is a content and beautiful little baby.  I look forward to spending more time with her before I head back to Washington! 

One More Christmas Celebration

The traditional pajama pants shot in front of the tree at Grandma Schenk's.

These brain teaser puzzles kept all the boys puzzled for a super long time.

It was much quieter than usual.  And I didn't even have to duck to avoid

being shot by a flying Nerf missile.

I'm not sure how many of these puzzles were actually solved that night.

Maybe one or two?  More fun for later, I guess!

Christmas Morning 2010

A small, but excited, line up to see what Santa brought this year.  OK, Keith isn't quite awake yet, but I'm sure if we look to Christmases past, we would see that's part of his Christmas celebration technique.

Oooh, the ab roller... looks painful.

Soccer ball. Good times ahead.

Best Christmas present he's ever had, I'm pretty sure.  He still can't figure out where Eric and I found this amazing technicolor coat.  He's never seen this, his dream coat, in stores.  Shh, don't tell him we shopped ONLINE this year.  Pretty slick, huh?

From Katie and Josh, Lies You Learned at School.  I don't know, is this really appropriate reading material for someone still IN school?  Yikes! Of course, Eric couldn't put it down.

Cool tie from Josh and Katie.  I like it!

Yes!  My own beautiful copy of Tess of the D'Urbervilles.  Great story.

Thanks Katie and Josh!

Hey, he looks like a Super missionary in his new stuff.

We also finished opening gifts from Devin. This is the best.  He made a scrapbook for us.  The caption on this picture reads "They didn't have a barbershop in my area.  I just tried to be Filippino and do what the locals do.  Just kidding.  It's a wig."