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