Merry Christmas!

I put up pictures in reverse order. So here is Uncle Matthew reading to the girls after Christmas.

Here I am reading to the girls.

We tried to get a nice shot with the girls all dressed up, this is the best I got.

Opening presents at Grandma and Pop pop Haselhorst's house.

Gretchen on Christmas morning playing with her new presents! Santa, Mommy, and
Daddy went a little over board this year.

Christmas Eve at my parents house. I love this picture of Amayah.

College Reunion

I got together with several friends for a play date/reunion. Here are all the ladies with their babies.

Emily taught Gretchen how to climb on to her easel.

Welcome Angelica

Our friends Julie and Dennis welcomed their first Child, Angelica, into the world last Friday December 18th. Congrats guys she is beautiful.

A visit to Daddy's Office

Here are a few shots of Gretchen and I at the Kindlemart in Chicago before heading to dinner at the Italian Village.

Here is Gretchen at Nathan's office. He had fun showing her off at the office. She really enjoyed the low placed light switches and turning everyones lights off.

Pig tails

Letters without help

Here is Gretchen saying all her letters by herself. Nathan even mixes them up at the end and she gets them.

Weekend fun and new hair do's

Here we are with Gretchen's Bonus Grandparent's Jim and Sandy. We went to the zoo for the festival of lights.

Gretchen would not sit on Santa's lap but she would blow him a kiss.

Her first ponytail.

My first attempt at putting her hair up.

Business casual

Cuddles with Daddy

Getting ready for Christmas

I think this picture is cute but also a little creepy. Her head is tilted just a little too far.

Learning about Santa!

Decorating our tree

The mantel

Here we are at our towns tree lighting.

Thanksgiving

Gretchen loved playing with her cousins. It had been a while since she saw them but she remembered them.

Gretchen showing Grandpa her books.

cousin love!

Does that bird look good or what?

I can not believe how tall Michael is.

Well I got all four to sit for a picture, we will try for smiles another day.