Celebrate with Family

Ho, Ho, Ho, off to the ranch we go!!!!!!!!!!

YES, today we can actually make it out to the ranch!  AND we are having CHristmas with our entire crew..... Jake will be here for only two days, so we have to get 'er done today so that Jeffey will be able to come, too.  SO, here is the list:

-Make pecan and pumpkin pies.
-Gather the gifts.
-Get the sleds.
-THE CAMERA!
-pack up in the pickup.
-Drive to the ranch.
-Go cut Grandma's tree down with Jake passing of the saw to Andy.... (tradition of getting the tree, but now that Jake is graduating, it is Andy's duty to do the cutting.)
-Get the GIANT treee into Gma's & Papa's house.
-Decorate the tree with the TALL ladder.
-Open presents.
-EAT, DRINK, and be MERRY!

P.S. Please keep the Keane family in your prayers.....

Proof of the FUN!

Homespun Christmas...

Today we are having a old fashioned blizzard for an old fashioned christmas!  Yep, we are at home enjoying the kids!  It is so much fun watching them play with their new stuff, and we declared it PAJAMA DAY!  Andy is wearing his new long underarmor underwear and socks, Meggie has jeans on with her new sparkly belt, and pajama top, Matt is still in his naughty/nice pj's, Daddy-O is in his new camo pants....... me in my comfy fleece pj's! 
It is wonderful  to be at home! 
Merry Christmas to ALL!!!!!

My singing little birds!

The Christmas program was beautiful!  It is wonderful that Gma, Papa, Auntie, and Unckie and MJ could make it to see our kiddo's sing like little christmas birds!  It was lovely!

Too cute!

My Ma sent me this photo this morn.  We think that it is Spring of 2005.  Uncle Ron took this picture....the boys were playing in the huge mud pond in the yard at the farm.  I think that if memory serves me correctly, that they were giving each other mud facials, and surfing in the pond with their sleds.......  LOVE THIS!  I can't believe how fast they grew....... Matt got his name, "Matthew MUD Wendland" from this date.

The list:

Christmas 2005, Jake, Andy, Matt & Meggie

-Wrap all teachers gifts.
-Wrap all other gifts.
-Make a strong Morgan & Coke.....sip, sip, GULP!
-Make sugar cookies, frost with kids.
-Make gingerbread house with kids.
-Make my guy gifts..... (3 sewing projects!)
-Make my hubby's gift (sewing once again!)
-Make bracelet for Andy's "special" friend....
-Send more Christmas Cards.
-Nap, nap, nAp.......
-Put away all laundry.
-Help Andy with his cleaning of his room.
-OOOPS, time to go get Meggie.  She get's out at 11:30  today and tomorrow.....