Gillen Christmas

Our next event is the Gillen Christmas.  Lot's of kids running at this one and they had a blast.

 Nolan loves his uncle Marv

 I think the feeling is mutual

 Koen and Jessie

 Mema, Cadence, Breckyn, Kolter

 The Schenk Clan

 Say good bye to Cadence

 she was giving out good hugs

 Gracie and Jessie drawing

Cadence & Aunt Audi

since we all live so far we missing seeing our 

nieces and nephews grow up, I hate this! 

 Mr Kolter was out...

I mean daddy tried to tickle him and throw him

 in the air and he slept through the hole thing

 Cadence cried saying good bye, she is learning how to work it already

Bath Fun

First you may need to know that we do not have a bathtub in our current house so when we visit someone who does Nolan asks everyday to take a bath.  He loves showers in general but the bath trumps his love for showers.

Here are a few pictures captured from a few different baths with siblings and cousins.

 Nolan & Gracie

 in heaven

 Koen & Nolan

 yes and one night Gracie jumped in...

no worries this is the last time this will happen

getting to old

 and the sweet girls and little bums

i tried to cut them out as much as possible

 Gracie loves her Nora 

this will be the closest she will come to having a sister

Excuse Me

We interrupt this regularly scheduled program about Kansas Christmas to show you a little video that is way past due.  I had a hard time getting the one to upload due to the length but here you go.

Every year I interview the kids for their birthday and ask them a series of questions.  Gracie's went as it always does but nolan's well let's just say you will see my normal day with my little boy who is so silly.  You will also see me try to hold in the laughing so he does not see that he is funny.  I try several times to recover thinking I can just cut out the silliness but I just can't come back from it.  I have tried several times since this to tape him again and he just says the same thing.  Happy 3rd Birthday little man.

Gracie Turn's 6 from Candace Schenk on Vimeo.

Nolan turns 3 from Candace Schenk on Vimeo.

Christmas

Christmas Day has finally arrived.  We really had a fun time spending time with family and missing them already.

 T-Schenks

 J-Schenks

 Mema & Papa with the Grandkids

Sawyer, Sheila, Cadence, Gracie, Nolan, 

Koen, Nora, Randy, Kolter(from left to right)

 C-Schenk's

sorry I took the K-Schenk's with there camera

 opening stockings

 loving there gifts

waiting for there turns  

 Nolan is obsessed with his tools, now he can leave daddies alone

 Gracie loving the Gift Sawyer picked out, LEGO's

ok wouldn't it be cute if gracie wore a tux and was one of the bestmen 

in sawyers wedding?  not sure why this picture made me go their, but it did.

 JOHN DEERE!

Mema & Papa opening there gifts to a Girls Day out and a Guys Day out, kid free.

I think this maybe have been a gift to ourselves as well;)