A Visit from Aunt Barb

Aunt Barb came to visit! We started the weekend with an early birthday celebration for her ... a nice dinner, and cake (of course!). Lucas and Megan did a great job singing to her. :) Aunt Barb also taught Lucas (and Megan, with lots of help) how to play Golf (the card game) over the weekend. We had a great time and love it when she comes to visit!

Random Fun

A couple of cute pics of Lucas hanging out with Carl and Hannah ...

Mommy pulled out the baby tub so Lucas and Megan could give their babies (aka stuffed animals) baths. Megan apparently decided to see if she still fits. Lucas was kind enough to cover her and stuff all of her babies around her.






What good is all that snow if you don't do anything with it? We made some snowpeople to hang out in the back yard. Megan didn't like it until Mommy made one that was actually smaller then Megan ... at which point Megan got very happy and kept hugging the little snowperson. Next time we start with the mini version. :) Lucas and Daddy did some target practice and threw snowballs at the shovels ... there were lots of hits!

Baby Bonanza

We have lots of new birthdays to celebrate!

Introducing Nathaniel Edward Ford!
Birthday: January 27, 2011
Weight: 8lbs 3oz
Length: 19 inches

Congratulations to Mandi, Jeff and big sister Kaylee!

(We haven't gotten to meet Nathaniel yet, so I swiped a picture Mandi sent out ... thanks!)



Introducing Benjamin Russell Kluesner!
Birthday: February 1, 2011
Weight: 7lbs 7oz
Length: 22.5 inches

Congratulations to Heather, Drew and big sister Alicia!

We got to meet Baby Ben 4 days after he was born. Lucas and Megan did a great job being gentle with him. And, of course, big sister Alicia is becoming quite the expert. :)



Introducing Rebecca Alison Suttmann!
Birthday: February 9, 2011
Weight: 8lbs 12oz
Length: 21 inches

Congratulations to Erin, Paul and big brothers Isaac and Elijah!

The Blizzard

Some fun before the blizzard ...

And then came the blizzard ...

Somewhere out there is our street ...

Megan had a lot of fun carrying snow from one side of the driveway to the other. Lucas did a great job helping shovel some of the snow (thank goodness we had the snow thrower for most of it, though!). Oh, yeah ... and there was lots of climbing!

Fun with Play Dough

Play dough is fun for kids of all ages. :)

Starting the New Year

We enjoyed New Years Eve with the Kluesners. The kids even convinced us to play BNL's Jingle Bells one last time before putting it away for the next year ... and they danced up a storm!

Our annual New Year's Day Dinner ...

Trying out new Christmas presents ...

More from Cincinnati

We took the opportunity while we were in Cincinnati to get some Suttmann family portraits. I think we got some great pics!

We also got some great pictures of Lucas, Megan and Kayla ... some with Grandma Krollmann.

Christmas in Cincinnati

We spent Christmas Eve at Aunt Barb's. Kayla started the gathering with some awesome news ... she's going to be a big sister! After a delicious dinner, it was present time. In addition to all the presents the kids loved, they enjoyed stomping on some bubble wrap. :)


Christmas Day! We started the day with the Suttmann side. It's amazing how fast 6 kids can tear through so many presents. There were several comments (all from the boys) about "more clothes", apparently not a hit. But all seemed happy with lots of new toys as well. The kids had a great time playing, but after brunch it was time to head off to the Krollmann Christmas. More playing, more presents and more fun! The kids (and their parents) were definitely worn out by the end of the day!