And the title goes to....

Joe just hit the all time score on the pinball machine... 222,000,000 and something! He even got to put his name into our machine! This is how we spend our New Year's Eve... playing pinball and drinking champagne (the real stuff)!

Might be a one and only!!!

Tonight I beat Joe at Pinball! It was 21 million (and something) to 4 million (and something).... the point is I beat him. I may never beat him again (as I am horrible)... but I did it!

Love ya, babe!

Finally... CHRISTmas!

A few pictures to capture the morning fun. The kids were great. Santa came and left a big surprise... a pinball machine. They didn't find it until they were done opening everything. They all took turns opening gifts and were polite to each other. Joey had been up until midnight and then woke up at 4:30a to tell me that Santa had been to our house. My response.... go back to bed!

Bliss

Here are the kids in front of the Christmas tree with the puppy, Jeep. This is the first year that they stood there... no crying, no screaming... just stood there. I have arrived!

Vossenkuhl Digital Christmas Card

Make a scrapbook - it's easy!

Aaaagh....

The boys just figured out that there is a football game on............. aaaaagh!

Christmas Buzz

The sights and sounds are here and the Vossenkuhl kids have come up with a new game. As we drive around in the evenings, we tend to take detours and look at Christmas lights. The kids now have their own rating system. If it has "Wow" factor it gets at least a 75. If it is simple, usually rates below 10. (Our own home doesn't rate very well according to the kids.

The boys were my special helpers in class today. They finished school for Winter Break yesterday. They love to come and help. Joey was in charge of a dice game and Stefan took charge of making Reindeer food. I was so impressed with Joey's ability to keep focused for the day. He read to the kids, got them involved with toys that they don't normally look at and all in all was a great help. Not to say that Stefan didn't do those things, but Stefan has made friends in my class and has a need to socialize with them!

Joe is traveling and the boys are still zinging footballs through the green room. They are calling plays and tackling each other... time to put a stop to that. I don't think that they realize that there is a game on tonight... otherwise they would be begging me to watch it!

Whew... Where have the weeks gone?

Happy Birthday Stefan Man!


It is sad that I haven't updated the blog. The last few weeks have been busy, but I'm sure (no, I know) that they are busy for everyone.

Stefan celebrated his 6th birthday! We had a nice celebration at home on his birthday. He requested steak with bones (lamb). That's our boy! Tante was able to come for the afternoon. He received a new big-kid bike helmet and a Melody Harp. He had his "real" birthday party (you know with all of the friends) a few days later. It was a soccer theme. He loves soccer. This was Stefan's classic pose for the evening.