Xmas 2007

Hannah did wake up for a while and look around. Don't think Christmas impresses a 5 day old.
Mostly, Hannah slept the day away. She was comfortable and the noise the boys made didn't bother her in the least.
Guelly was very slow unwrapping presents. He wanted to play with everything he got before he moved on to the next.
Ethan, on the other hand, tore through his presents, then unwrapped Hannah's. Guelly still wasn't done unwrapping his own.
Ethan standing on his new Cars step stool, waiting on Guelly to get done unwrapping presents.
Both boys playing the game Perfection at Great Grandma Thomas' Christmas Party on Monday.

Hannah Riley Fritz

Meet Hannah Riley Fritz, born December 20, 2007, weighing in at 6 lb 10 oz and 19 inches long.

Ethan had to check out his new sister's feet!

Hannah gets the seal of approval from big brother.

Lutheran Hospital provides a birthday cake as well as a bottle of something bubbly with a couple of glasses to celebrate the birth. Ethan decided he would eat cake since baby Hannah can't eat it yet.

Grandma Stevenson holding baby Hannah.

Grandpa Stevenson got a turn to hold her too.

Grandma Sharelle holds Hannah while Ethan 'pets' her.

Hannah Riley asleep in Dad's arms.

Snow - Merry Christmas!!!

Here is a picture of our house with all the Christmas lights up. We got some snow last night to cover up all the icky brown mud.
Yes, that is grass you can see peeking through the snow. While we got maybe 6 inches of the white stuff, we still have grass peeking through.

Friday night with Grandma and Grandpa

Mindy and Kevin had a Christmas Party in Ft. Wayne to go to, so Ethan stayed here Friday night. In the picture above, Ethan and Grandpa had some serious farming to do. Ethan did look at the Christmas tree and ask where the John Deere hat was!!!!
Ethan says: Believe it or not, Grandma says I was an absolute angel getting my hair cut!! And she even used clippers as well as scissors!!! But I had other ideas as far as getting my picture taken...
Mommy said people have been asking if I was a boy or girl the last couple of weeks. I look a lot more like a boy now....

This is the best picture I am going to let Grandma get!!

Christmas Tree

I went to put the angel on top of the tree (the one we have had for years) but the lights wouldn't work on it. So Dan checked it out and declared that it was dead dead dead. He is also the one responsible for the John Deere hat being on the top of the tree.
I couldn't find an angel to put on the top, so I settled for a star. Dan just can't understand why I didn't like the John Deere hat up there. Guelly even noticed the hat was gone!!! Or maybe he noticed that a star was there - kind of hard to tell which!!! And of course he thinks that anything 'Grandpa Beans' does is just great.

Ice

We have had lots of ice in the last couple of days and more is supposed to be coming. This big limb came down out of the willow tree yesterday.
My gaudy deer had enough ice on its head that it was too heavy for the mechanism to make it go up and down to lift it.
The branches on the front tree are really bowing down from the effects of the ice. Normally, they don't touch the ground. At least all the lights on this tree still work!!!

Guelly turns 2...

Maybe most kids like their picture taken with their birthday cake, but not Guelly. He just laid himself down on the counter and refused to sit up.
It was a little better when Daddy held Guelly, until everybody started to sing. Then the tears started...
Ok, presents just might make it all better. Ethan is ready to lend a helping hand if Guelly needs it.
Guelly, Ethan, Hillary and Devin playing with the toys Guelly got for his birthday. Guelly says "You would think my mother would update my site with pictures from my birthday, but no, she doesn't do it and she won't let me on the computer to do it myself. Good thing Grandma loves me...."