A very Merry Christmas....

Christmas was a success! We had the Szporns and Mimi and Papa here for Christmas, then Jonah and Hannah were baptised at New Hope Church the Sunday after Christmas and then we celebrated with the entire Trueman clan the day after that at Jay and Amanda's house. Good health, good spirits, lots of good food and great gifts for everyone. We have certainly been blessed this year and look forward to what the new year has in store!

The McCall Family Christmas

Santa clearly knew where to find Anna, Benjamin and Ellie!

Hannah and her new dollie

Ellie won the best baby of the week award!

20 degrees is cold with out a hat

benjamin used his face as a canvas

so beautiful

doug and noah setting up jonah's new rocket - thanks aunt robin!

Jonah and Hannah's Baptism

The Baptism! what a special day

great looking family - wish we had the jessens in there!

(notice hannah's finger placement - classic)

another great looking family...just a little antsy

pull it together children and where did benjamin go?

i love this sweet little girl

The Trueman Family Christmas!

Hadley was one happy Cowgirl!

Amanda, Robin and Jay

Aunt Missy, Jonah and Grandma

Papa and Aunt Robin pose for a picture

Jonah's First Christmas Musical

"you never know what to expect during a preschool performance...." said the director of the preschool and boy was she right!


Jonah had been practicing the words to Jingle Bells and Go Tell it on the Mountain for the past few weeks and was getting really great at singing these new songs. Then, as we drove him to school that morning he informed me that he wasn't going to be singing today because the performance was on Friday.

He was right about one thing, he wasn't going to be singing! He stood in the front of the church with his arm covering his face the whole time. Poor little guy made himself invisible. At least we got a private, family performance that evening with bells and all! I sure love that boy!

all dressed up for the performance!


hmmm...has anyone seen jonah?


there he is, making himself invisible....

let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

we enjoyed our first snow day last weekend by building a fire, making candy houses out of anything and everything in the pantry, playing in the snow and cleaning the basement, watching some christmas movies and

Turkey Day 2010

We had a great trip to Sissy and Noah's for Thanksgiving last week. Hannah has officially inherited one of my most indearing traits...she gets just as car sick on trips as I do. If only she was tall enough to drive, I'd let her so she wouldn't get so sick. The trip over made it our 6th consecutive tip where she barfed in the car. I used to blame it on milk or food but now I think she just gets car sick. I need to store a hazmat suit in with the spare tire for future trips.

Aside from that, we had a great visit. Some fun outside play time, plenty of crying, laughing and toy stealing from the kids, a little decorating, a lot of cooking and eating and with it being the holidays there was always a good reason to open a bottle of bubbly before noon. Hannah couldn't get enough of Ellie and wakes up most mornings asking where Ellie is.

Thank you sissy for hosting. You are such fun to be with even if there is always a child attached to you!

sorry ellie...hannah loves a new baby

the happy hosts!

snuggling girls

mimi and her finishing touches!

our thanksgiving day hike at Jockey Hollow

did someone say double dog dare?

it's only a 50-60 foot drop, I'm sure the photo makes it look much further ;-)

hannah playing at the park

I love a rainy day

Dinner is in the crock pot, a quiche is in the oven, laundry is almost done, the bathrooms are sparkling clean and both babies are snoozing away.... I do love a rainy day!

Let the season begin!

Rachel and I decided to do a little christmas shopping together last night and laughed ourselves silly when we tried to fit everything into Russ's truck. I couldn't put my feet down because there were so many bags on the floor and the back was filled to the top with sleds, globes, groceries, toilet paper, baby dolls and army tanks. HO HO HO!!!

October

I don't remember halloween lasting the whole month when I was a kid. But it sure does these days. Hannah and Jonah dressed up a few times a week the whole month leading up to the real deal on the 31st. We had lots of fun with family and friends....

who's that happy couple?

sorting through the loot

ROAR! and AARRR!

the neighborhood girls love hannah

hannah waiting for jonah's school parade with her new dolly from aunt amanda

I volunteered to be the reader during the school halloween party

baby charlie's 1st birthday party at boo at the zoo

ahhh...nature

baby mary, abby and hannah at the zoo

"running mummies"

the grandview pumpkin run...the running mummies and all our bambinos

up early to watch the columbus marathoners...good thing jonah stopped for some joe, it was cold!

YEAH!! Go Shannon and Dominic! Shannon ran her first 1/2 and beat her goal by 15 minutes and Dom ran his first full marathon! What a beautiful morning and so fun to see them go!

our first trip to the pigeon roost with the Chenetski's and Aunt Jillie - so many activities for the little ones - a must do each year

someone loved the slide

jonah, august and hannah pick out their pumpkins

grandma t came for a visit and a trip to the zoo while papa and doug went down to a football game.

spider girl

this just makes me laugh

jonah goes to his first high school football game with papa john and doug...he was so excited, he wore his letterman jacket and helmet!