December First… Snow, Carollers, and Mini-Tree
Today was a very good day. We woke up this morning to the first snow of the season, and though it didn’t last through the day, it had covered the grass with a ‘sheet’ (certainly not a blanket) of white to remind the little ones of the wint’ries to come. Continue Reading
Aidan’s First Christmas
Aidan’s first Christmas Season almost 8 mos We’ve had some pretty special Christmases the last couple of years, but this one marks another hallmark year as we celebrate Aidan’s very first Christmas. And with the season, he’s had a few little surprises of his own for us as he’s been Continue Reading
CookiePalooza!!!
We did a few round of cookies this year- though mostly stuck to sugar cookies and decorating. Grammy came down one Wednesday and we did some punch-outs with our good friends the Mills. Later we got together to let the kids do some decorating together. Alex and Muma punched out Continue Reading
First Christmas Portraits
We did a set of First Christmas pics for Aidan. Though we didn’t do a real order, we wanted to capture they memory, and they turned out pretty cute. We thought we’d share them here… 🙂 click on this link to go to the studio-you can choose your own name/login Continue Reading
A Special Schaper Celebration
We were delightedly surprised this year when a couple of weeks before Christmas we heard some rumors that a Schaper gathering might be in the works. We’ve always loved hosting a “wallabalu” even in our little space, and we hadn’t had a Schaper Christmas in a little while, so we Continue Reading
Winkler Family Christmas
It’s been a joyful season, and really a Christmas week for us here. Monday before Christmas Grandma and the newly named “Grandpapa” came down for a present preview and to take Alexander on his very first sledding run! Mama was sick so she wasn’t able to go, but Grandma took Continue Reading
Watch out for the COOKIE MONSTER!!!
This is super-excited Alexander amidst the sprinkles, and ready to mix cookie frosting. He is sporting the other look you might get if you ask him to smile for the camera. There’s no denying that Alexander is a cooking fiend! He loves to cook, to bake, to play cook, to Continue Reading
Holiday Season with a Little Elf
Soaking up the Christmas glitz at the mall. This is one of the two looks you’re likely to get if you tell Alexander to smile for the camera. So the pace is picking up a bit as we’re in full swing of the holiday season. Alexander is even more excited Continue Reading
So This is Christmas…
“So,” said Alexander, sitting amidst strewn paper and bows, and in the shadows of towering presents, “this is Christmas!” We celebrated our Christmas “gala” day on Monday, the 24th. Brian and Renee had been staying with us since Saturday Night, and Sunday evening after baby was in bed, we transfered Continue Reading