Tuesday, December 29, 2009

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.





Wednesday, December 23, 2009

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.



Saturday, December 19, 2009

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




Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Letters without help


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

Sunday, December 13, 2009

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.



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