Naescher Family: December 2011

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Our Family Christmas

We had our family Christmas tonight. We are headed to Rapid to stay with Aunt Bonnie tomorrow so we opened our gifts tonight. Here are some pictures:

Shylow opening her gift

Almost open

It's homemade dog treats

The girls got me a living life saying to hang on the wall

Girls got Daddy a Nebraska Winter Hat

And also a Nebraska baseball cap

I got Gary a hunting devotional book written by a Pastor at one of the LCMS churches in Rapid

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This is a "My First Sticky Mosaic"

Ryleigh got the girls these 3 wooden puzzles

The girls couldn't take a picture together so we did separate

My gifts from Gary

To: me; From: Gary

Malaya did one of the mosaics tonight - it was fun

Well, it's official - our 6lb baby girl is now 5! Malaya is so excited to finally be 5!! She had a good day. Grandpa Clark left a gift at our house for her to open on her actualy birthday so we skyped them and it was a jewerly making kit so we made Malaya a bracelet and Miranda a necklace. The girls enjoyed that. Then we took her cupcakes to school and she said they sang happy birthday to her. Uncle Mike & Aunt Sheila also sent balloons to her school and she got 2 rapunzel books from Grandma Twila & Papa John in the mail.

I had asked Malaya if she'd like to do anything special for her birthday and she said go eat at Subway. So, we went to Subway for supper and had ice cream for dessert. She loved it. Then we came home and opened gifts.

Miranda's Necklace

Malaya's Bracelet

Balloons from Uncle Mike & Aunt Sheila

Close up of balloon

Find It Game

Rapunzel Barbie Doll from Miranda

New Bicycle Helmet

Miranda wanted to wear Malaya's helmet

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Birthday Party & Christmas Programs

We have had a busy few days!! Friday started off by taking the girls to the doctor. Malaya has some sort of virus and Miranda had an ear infection and the croupe. We're hoping they get better quickly!!

On Friday my parents and Mike & Sheila came down for Malaya's birthday party. Saturday morning Gary & Mike went pheasant hunting. They had a good time & it was Eastyn's first time actually pheasant hunting. They got 4 pheasants and 1 grouse. We cooked them up for supper that night and Mom & Dad got to eat their first pheasant.

I had baked Malaya's cake on Friday hoping we'd just have to frost it on Saturday. Well, a side of the top cake had come off when I dumped it out of the pan it just wasn't working. So, at 8:30 Saturday morning we decided to re-bake the cake. So, by the time it cooked, etc it was 11:30 and we were just starting to frost it. In the end, Mom came through & I think Malaya had a beautiful cake!

Her birthday party started at 2 and it was so much fun. We had invited all the girls from her preschool class (10) but only 4 showed up, which was actually nice to have a small group. She had a tangled themed party and we played Simon Says, Pin the Nose on Flynn Ryder, we colored tangled pictures & did a color scratch sheet. We had cake & opened presents. She got 2 barbies, a kitchen pot & pan set, a leapfrog text game, a quilt Grandma Audrey made, a puppy backpack, stamp set, socks, wii game, board game & workbooks.

We also decorated 3 batches of sugar cookies Saturday night.

Sunday was her Church Christmas Program. She did such a good job & the Sunday School teachers put in a lot of work for it. It was so neat as a parent to watch your child in the program.

On Monday Mom made hostess cake cupcakes for Malaya to bring to school for her birthday. We did a double batch so we had extras because they are MY favorite!! :) Monday night was Malaya's Preschool Christmas Program. She again did a great job & we were so proud of her.

Now we have her actual birthday tomorrow and then head home for Christmas on Saturday.

Here are a bunch of pictures from our busy few days.