Christmas!!! 2007

Christmas 2007

What a wonderful day! Olivia woke up at her usual time, around 7. We hurried her into the kitchen for a delicious (and typical) breakfast of yogurt and hot cereal. Then into the living room to play with some of the unwrapped presents. First Grammy and Grampy arrived and a few minutes later Aunt Michele and cousin Travis arrived and the opening of gifts began in full force. Olivia did great with tearing the paper, but Mama did help quite a bit to keep things moving. The pictures attest to some of the favorite toys!

After all of the gifts were unwrapped - and some played with, Mama and Daddy made eggs benedict and hash browns for breakfast. Grammy and Grampy slipped off to church while the rest of us hung out and played with all of the new toys. Travis and Michele hung out until it was time for Olivia to eat some lunch and head to bed for a nap. It was wonderful to just hang out, relax and enjoy their company.

Baby, Mama and Daddy took much needed naps, then off to Grandma Gayla and Grandpa Roy's. We had a wonderful Honey Baked ham, lots of delicious salad's and wonderful desserts. And, MORE PRESENTS! After the gifts were opened and the mess cleaned up, Rob hooked up the Wii and we all played for a while. What fun!!!

Christmas Eve at Dad and Jeri's

Christmas Eve 2007

After the aforementioned trip to the Dr., medicine and a nap, we headed to my dad's house for a wonderful Christmas celebration. The kids played, the adults enjoyed all of the yummy food, everyone opened presents and had a wonderful time.

Make sure to check out the great picture in the album of Christy and Olivia!

Christmas is Coming

....and Olivia has an ear infection. Saturday and Sunday she had been having a little bit of fever, progressively getting higher during the day then going away at night. Since she is getting about 6 teeth, we were hoping it was just teething. Yesterday she did not nap well, then did not sleep well last night. That was the last straw for me, and off to the Dr. (woo hoo that he was in the office today!!) with Daddy today while Mama worked. She has certainly been fussier and more clingy the last few days, and along with the teething, we have had a nearly constant runny nose. Pretty much nothing going right except getting new toys!

Just one quick shout out to Aunt Bobbie and Uncle Shane! Great fun and fellowship, fun presents and the absolute best steak I have ever had. Wow, it was soooooooo amazing. Thanks guys!

Dunard Family Christmas 2007

Dunard Christmas 2007

Click on the picture to go to the entire album of pictures. Lots and lots of pictures accompany the first of the Christmas celebrations for Olivia this year. Although, we had a wonderful dinner last night at Grammy and Grampy's with Teresa and Luke as the official start of the celebrations.

The cover picture is the one that Olivia should be in, but we opted her out of it because she is not feeling well and was sleeping at the time. It just wasn't worth waking her up for as there will be many to come!

For those who are interested in the event, Michael's dad has two brothers, Bill and Bob. This event is the annual gathering of those three families, with food, fun and a gift exchange. Always a good time, previously held in a family members home, but as the family has grown, a bigger space has become necessary.

The Ice Storm and Our First Real Snow

The ice is long gone, but the snow is here! We bundled Olivia up and took her outside. She, thus far, is not so fond of snow. She just stood there, not being used to the cold or the shoes she had on. She also did NOT like the snowflakes hitting her in the face. She was much happier when we went back inside the house to play.

23 Hours

....without power. Yep - church was canceled yesterday. I left to go grocery shopping around 9. I had to go to Wentzville because Wal-Mart and Kroger (actually all of 47 in town) had no power. When I got home, the power was out. Michael just stopped by the office - their words of advice "pack and stay with relatives".

We spent last night with Michael's parents. I can't imagine how cold the house is now. When we got some clothes last night around 7, it was 62 degrees in the house. If it does not come back on today, the cats will need a home tonight.

Christmas Pictures Preview

Just A Couple Pictures

Added a couple pictures from today and yesterday. She is loving playing IN her toy basket!

There are pictures of Lily and Olivia on Lily's blog, link to the right!