And....the rest of the story

So we left off last time just before the kids Birthday party. We had it at a little place called Monkey Bizness. The kids had a great time and got way too many presents. We went with a monster theme so that it would suit both boys and girls. Here are some pcs of the event:

We stayed at home for Thanksgiving this year and had our friends, the Daniel's family, over to share the meal with us. Wes and Mia's real Birthday fell on Thanksgiving this year....we had their party the weekend before. The day after Thanksgiving we always put up our Christmas decorations. The kids really loved decorating the tree this year.

Then, Chris and I got all fancied up for my company Holiday party. We were fortunate enough to talk our friends the Nuetzel's into taking Wes and Mia for the night so that we could stay downtown after the party. It was held at The Brown Palace.....very nice!!

 Also, with December brought back our family's elf on the shelf Chippy. He was a very mischievous elf and had lots of fun getting into all kids of thing around our house....

We spent Christmas this year back in Chris' hometown of Florissant MO. Got to catch up with all the relatives and swung by Farmer Skip and Beth's house too. Thanks to everyone for helping to make a memorable holiday! And thanks to Skip and Beth for saving us that big beam....can't wait to get that puppy up in our living room. Shoot....I have pics from Christmas on my other camera and the stinking battery is dead!!! Seriously, it's like every time I try to get something accomplished a road blocks gets put in the way. Well, guess I need to charge the camera and next time I will put some shots of Christmas. In the words of Charlie Brown.....Good Grief!!