The best toy at Aunt Mary's...

Is the clothes chute! And the smaller the kid, the bigger the fun.

Germknödel

I had forgotten how much I love them.

Rose says...

"this is just what I always wanted!"

The sausage fairy has arrived!

Will it be enough?

Smudge and Mary playing Mindtrap

10 pm

Glenda does her Spanish.



Elly plays golf.



And Lisa keeps Smudge warm ( or vice versa).

It snowed, and the Christmas tree went up.

It's a start. Smudge is excited for gifts to open while we're at work.

Christmas tarts

They go with the fresh snow.

Smudge is

11 pounds of bravery.



He's not afraid of 110 pound Diesel.

Getting our Christmas Tree

Elly cut it.


Glenda trimmed it.

Pick Up Trucks: the American dream.

Elly's first truck.



She didn't drive it (too much).

Elly and Glenda's advent calendar.

Full of German soccer club chocolate.

Popcorn on the cob

It's microwave-able!

Musical fountain in front of the Bellagio

Glenda would love these fries.

Every one is crunchy.

We went to Paris, instead.

Lisa checking in at the Bellagio

Happy 88th Grandma

Elly and Smudge

Matthew loves whipped cream!

Smudge's neighbors

Happy holidays from Isaac, Clara, Christa and Jim.


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Smudge the sculptor

Butter is his medium.

A chest of German goodies

Bacon butter gets under your (turkey) skin

This is bacon butter

It's bacon. It's butter. What's not to love.

Molly and Mocha

Close up of the syrup

Cleaning the gulab juice

Glenda and Elly especially liked the syrup

Gulab jaman!

Lisa made homemade Indian food and it was great.



We all loved it.

Smudge helps Glenda with her math

3 walks

Make for one tired Smudge.

Smudge and his prairie dog

It doesn't look like it, but he hates his prairie dog.

Elly's presentation

Tonight Elly gave a presentation at Harbor City International School. And there was marzipan to eat, too.




Another photo.

Lucky beggar dog

Smudge and his girls

The dreaded pirate Smudge

He hates costumes.

Breakfast for Smudge

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Smudge at rest.

On my belly.


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Smudge keeping warm

This is Glenda

She is watching TV.



She didn't want her picture taken.

Lisa is making ice cream.

Yum.

This is Elly

She is doing her homework.

Smudge also likes Frogs

He is very curious about frogs. But he doesn't try to eat them.

This is Smudge

Smudge is crazy about lettuce.