Christmas Cookies and Snow..what more could you want?

It snowed for 3 days straight practically. It was coming down so fast the plows couldn't keep up with it. At a point it was accumulating 2 inches per hour. That's a lot of snow! We had fun in it though. Isaac played outside in it for about an hour. Addi and I got so cold we had to come in maybe 20 minutes into our snow adventure. Our noses were red and our cheeks were cold!
They are ready to play


Addison amazed at the snow


Take one of us mom


That same day we made Christmas cookies. Addison went down for a nap so Isaac and I had one on one time. We made sugar cookies. We used cookie cutters to make the shapes. We had ginger bread man, candy cane, a bell, and a snow man. Isaac was a big helper with mixing the frosting we made. We had a great time together. He loves to help cook and is always ready to help!
Isaac busy mixing


Taste Test..approved


Isaac sharing some with you


Cookies are almost ready

We had a great day and filled our bellies with yummy cookies!

Addison Rose Calisch 12-15-08

My little Addison turned a year on Monday! How does a year go by so fast? I am amazed at her growth and personality. She is a joy to be around and is always smiling.

We had her friend Charlie over and her cousin Lucas over. They all had a good time playing. Isaac and Alexa were up stairs then down stairs then up again. We opened presents first and Addison really didn't know what to do at first so big brother was very eager to lend a helping hand.. She got lots of great things...books,a princess hat, and a pretty pink pony. Alexa mostly enjoyed walking around with them. Addison really didn't mind she was too busy playing and chatting.

Now its time for cake! Adam my lovely and crafty husband made the cake. It was strawberry cake with cream cheese frosting. YUM! Oh I forgot to mention it was a 4 layer cake, even better!


I was expecting Addison to just dig into the cake and chow down. But instead she picked these little tiny crumbs out of the cake and ate it very dainty like. We were all laughing because every time she took a bite she had a silly face on. Finally I took a chunk off the end and put it in her hand. She got the idea really quick on what to do with the cake at this point.


I am so blessed by her, she makes me smile and brings joy to my heart when I see her. I love you Addison for always and forever!


Addison posing by the Christmas tree


Isaac and Addison say cheese


Cousin Lucas taking it all in



Addison found her tongue by the way that day too

O' Christmas Tree

For the past couple of years we have been getting our Christmas tree in Greenfield from a family who has a tree farm on their property. It is a hike from where we live but its worth the experience for the kids. They have hot homemade cider and free cookies and popcorn. Anything free in this day in age is a deal for me! We invited our friends Anthony and Nichelle and their kids to come. The more the better. It was a cold day where your bones hurt in your hands and face, okay that maybe a little overdone but it was COLD! The kids didn't seem to mind it only Addison kept giving me her hands like whats wrong with them. There is a tractor there that you can ride on up to the tree farm. It was muddy on the ground and wet from the rain we had days previous. There was lots and lots of trees to pick from. I kinda joked about how my mom always had to find the perfect tree and everyone else would be done and she'd be walking around still saying "well maybe this one". I found a tree at first but walked away from it, only to figure out later that I really liked that one. So I walked around and around trying to find that one tree. Its like trying to find a needle in a hay stack! I felt like my mom. Here I was making fun of her but here I am doing what she did every year. The Wirth's found their tree pretty fast. They have a small area where they could fit the tree so they kept the tree small.
The kids had fun especially Alexa and Isaac. It was nice for them to run around the field and play hide and seek.

We all had a great day and a great memory forever...

The Mamma's


Daddy and Addison


Cute Charlie taking it all in


Addison sharing a goldfish with Charlie


Isaac looks like an elf in this one

A night of Games

We enjoy getting people together and having a good laugh. What better way to do that but by having a game night. We invited my brothers, some of there friends and the Wirth's. There was plenty of junk food to go around. And mostly all the people that came over hadn't eaten yet. We started off the night playing cranium and then later played Buzz Word. The kids were really good. Nichelle put Charlie down to sleep at 7:30 and I put Addison down at the same time. Isaac and Alexa played really good. They had a couple of spats but it got resolved and they played nice.
Everyone got along really well and seemed to enjoy each other. Neal is the most sarcastic person you will ever meet and has something to say about everything. I love having him around because he always makes me laugh.. Here are some pictures of the night. We had a great time and hope to do this again

This is Nichelle trying to be Queen Elizabeth..Anthony didn't get it..lol


This is Anthony trying to be Elvis.. Nichelle got it...


The game getting serious


Nichelle making faces...don't make em if you don't want me to post them..HEHEHE


Gabby and Jake


So I put Isaac down at 9:30 about an hour and 1/2 past his normal bed time. Nichelle tried to lay Alexa down but she didn't want to and kept getting out of bed. This is Alexa with her second wind running around the kitchen at 10:00 at night.
she was a happy little red riding hood who didn't want the night to end!

Lucas turns 1!

Our nephew Lucas Matthew Calisch turned one this Saturday. His party was for 12:30 in the afternoon and it was a cold windy day. Matt and Inge decided to have it at this place called Bid Adventures in Westfield. Its and indoor play place that has slides and tubes you crawl through and big ball pits. They have many rooms there to hold the party in. Lucas' room was in the blue room. Each room there has a rope for a pinata. Inge had a Curious George one. The party was Curious George themed. There were strings tied on the back and each child got to pull one string. Isaac went but couldn't even break the string. Thank God for the big kids that were there. Lucas just took it all in. He walked around proud to see all his friends there. Every time I was looking for him he was off playing. He was happy and proud all day.
When it came time for cake things got a little hectic because the lady that worked there came in and said you have 10 minutes to be out. At this point we didn't even cut the cake yet. So we all rushed around sand happy birthday and ate quick and then cleaned up. Lucas enjoyed the cake and didn't look away from it as we sang to him.
Isaac and Addison had a ball there too. Addison loved the ball pit and got mad if we took her out Isaac seemed awstruck by it all. He didnt want to go up in the tubes but enjoyed the ball pit and the slide that really hurt your butt!

Isaac going down


Addison ready for some cake!


Uncle Matt taking a break!


Me being a monkey..what?


A cool shot Adam took


We all had a great day, but to tell you the truth my head really really hurt after it was over.