Borchert Family Christmas

Mom and Dad Borchert with the Grandkids at the farm. Addie, Caleb, Lane (Scrooge) and Colin.

Great Grandma Borchert and Lane.

Bath-time fun for Lane and Caleb.

Ho, ho, ho.

Cousins :)

Phelps Family Christmas

K.J., David and Karissa with our little Laney Lou.

Lane and her cousins, Brooklyn, K.J., and little miss sunshine, Paige :)

K.J. and a couple of his new toys.

Lane (wearing a basketball jersey given to her by her Auntie Karissa) opening the coveted new babies. To say she likes dolls may be the understatement of the year. Note her cousin, Brooklyn, loitering...just waiting to attack.

College Friends!

During the Christmas break my college friends and I squeezed in a little get-together. Annie, Amber and Kate and I were able to catch up even during a blizzard. Unfortunately, Marie wasn't able to join us because of the weather but we plan to see her soon! We always have a lot of fun and a lot of laughs when we reconnect. Can't wait for the annual August gathering!

Our Little Family Christmas

We celebrated Christmas with just our family the Sunday before Christmas. We only bought Lane one present, and as you can see, it was a big hit. It was such a great, cozy day.

The Critter Barn

Last Friday we ventured out in the cold to visit the Critter Barn with Katie and Justin and their kids. They have a live nativity and a lot of fun animals to get up close and personal with. Chris and I are a little bewildered at how timid Lane is with the animals because it doesn't match her personality at all. She clung to Chris or I any time she got close to an animal...including the baby chicks. She relaxed a bit by the end of our visit but I guess this is something we will have to keep working on :)

Shoveling

I sent Chris and Lane out to shovel the driveway and this is what came of it. Notice at the end of the clip how she ends up. :)

Elf Yourself

Check out our dancing family at this link below:

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/9hXjApooC8W6l9bT

Hot Stuff

Whenever we put these sunglasses on Laney, she tends to think she is pretty special. And, she throws a major temper tantrum if we take them off before she is ready for them to come off. I'm not sure, but we may have a diva in the making.

We have been super busy lately. About a month ago I started babysitting my niece and nephews three days as week (4 kids under the age of 4..yikes) so haven't had the time like I used to to post or even check out other peoples blogs. Our Thanksgiving was great, we were with my parents this year (we do the every other year thing) and were able to spend a lot of quality time with the fam. We got to meet my sister's new boyfriend, David, who was great and we also got some surprising but very exciting news from Kyle and Jenn..they are expecting again! This will be their 4th..God bless em. We have a lot to be Thankful for this year, as always, but family, health, good friends and jobs are at the top of my list!