Sunday Family Fun Time!

We had the chance to have some super fun family time today....a birthday party with Grandma, Grandpa , and Auntie Sue....and then Sunday supper with Nana, Bampi, Uncle Jer & Auntie Kyla...how lucky are we?

A little "snow fun" at Grandma & Grandpa's house

 Grandpa giving Mack some sledding pointers

Miss. Matea making her way through the snow...it was pretty hard work for our little love

My sweet M & M's

Birthday pie

(it was Grandpa's birthday and MY birthday....33 on February 5th...yikes!)

Miss. Matea watching a little show on the ipad....I ♥ the light in Grandma and Grandpa's living room!  It is THE BEST!

And then back home to our house to have Sunday supper with the "Clevette Gang"

The only picture I got was this one....the M & M's were attacking their dear old Bampi!

Super fun Sunday :)

Family Photo's

So....my little "Clevette" family has grown from a family of 5 (I am talking about my mom, dad, sister, brother) to a family of 12!  And we have NEVER had a family photo with ALL of us!  So after sledding on Boxing Day I made everyone change out of their sweatpants, and gather on our front steps for the final 30 minutes of daylight, and I tortured them for 30 minutes....and they still love me ♥

Tried to get a picture of the grandparents with the grand kids...look at my children!  Better yet, look at their cousins on the bottom step TOTALLY wondering what the HECK is going on :)

this was the best one...can you believe it?

Took pictures of the Bromette/Clevlings

 Look at those little red heads!

 This is one of my favourites...because of Alex's face :)

 Still ♥ the faces!

Getting married in the next 345 days or about that :)

the gang is all here!

Thanks for putting up with me family :)

  

A very Schurman Christmas 2011 Part Three ~ Boxing Day Bonanza!

December 26, 2011 was by far my favourite day.  Visiting with family, fondue, sledding in the backyard AND on the big hill, and cousins playing together...just a fun day.

Get ready for a picture-pa-looza

Corbyn getting ready to head down the backyard hill

 Not looking too impressed about the mini-crash into the fence :)

 There were LOTS of giggles out of Alex

 That's a little happier face!

 Making the trip to THE BIG HILL!

Princess Matea went too...she didn't walk though...because she is a princess, so she has a little chariot

spoiled.

The gang's all here....the Mom's are at the bottom of the hill taking pictures....and yep that's Matea...in the way-sigh.

Yep...Uncle Darcy had to carry her down the hill

 Mack had to go down the hill WITH Daddy a couple of times because he was taking his sled ALL the way up the hill (pretty far) and then going down head first...over jumps...without a helmet

worst parents ever. 

 Dad's get to have fun too!

 Back up the hill

Weeeeee!!!!

 Her hat is funny, I think it makes her look more elvish that usual...and she has NO fear.

Head first....

and with two sleds...because she is a princess

and the best for last....some pretty special little girls :)



A very Schurman Christmas 2011 Part Two ~ Christmas Day

Christmas Day with a three year old and a five year old was......fun!  They are still in that phase where they open a present and then they want to play with THAT present ALL day, and as parents you are totally bugging THEM by making them open present after present after present :)  But they get SUPER excited about EVERYTHING.....adorable. 

Big Mack when he found out he got his little DS for Christmas - too cute!

 Schurman Christmas morning...my only regret is that I didn't take a picture of the WHOLE room, and that I didn't get a picture of all our matching stockings this year.....2012, it will happen in 2012 :)

One of Matea's favourite present?  Candy necklace in her stocking!  Amused her for like 45 minutes!

 Matea's dollhouse from Santa

Matea giving Bampi a tour of her new dollhouse

Bampi looking at my favorite gift (that I give) - family calender :)

 Checking out the new DS

 The Bromette/Clevling's came down too! 

Hooray!

A very Schurman Christmas 2011 Part One ~ Christmas Eve

With all the hustle and bustle that is the Christmas season.....I forgot to post about the M &M's CHRISTMAS!!!  Bad Mama....better late than never, right?
December 24, 2011
Reading a Santa letter with Nana
FYI...the giant "Jack Daniel's" box in the background....was what our Chinese food arrived in :)

Enjoying Candy Cane

Leaving some special Reindeer food out for Santa's reindeer

 A little Santa tracking

 Miss. Matea getting in on the Santa tracking....and then.....

 ....look at THAT Christmas miracle...Miss. Matea showing her brother a little bit of love :)

 Writing a letter to Santa with Nana before bedtime

 Being silly with Bampi