Pie Face Game

Silas got the Pie Face game for Christmas from Aunt Lindsee and Uncle Eric.  Of course we had to open it and try it out that night.  Some people really wanted to play, others took a little arm-twisting and convincing but all had fun and there were lots of laughs as evidenced by the pictures of pie in the face below.

Sarah:  "I got pie in my face right off.  It was fun and messy.  It was very funny when Nanee and Popee got pie in their face!"

Our friend, John, joined us for one round of Pie Face.  He was ready for some comic relief and jumped right in for a turn.   He got some pie on his nose!

Silas:  "I like this game. I was hoping the whipped cream would go right into my mouth.  Lindsee got pie in her face.  It was so funny.  Everybody got pie in the face.  The whipped cream was so good."

Phoebe:  "It was scary.  I thought it was going to bounce up on me and splat my head."

Sarah:  "Popee did not want to play the game with us.  But after John played then Popee played too.  He was funny.  He even tried to blow the whipped cream off the purple hand.  Then he got pie in his face!"

Who won the Pie Face game?

Phoebe:  "Me!  I won by only getting one pie in my face."

Fun Family Times

We had a lot of fun spending time with family over the Christmas break a couple weeks ago.  We spent time together at my parents house, our house, and Eric's Grandma Dorothy's house.

It is always fun when you get to see Uncle Eric!  He plays games and sports, reads stories, likes to smile, and is a great Uncle.

Nanee has a lot of patience.  She reads stories (sometimes the same one 5 times in a row),  plays the games no one else wants to play, tries out the craft projects (even the messy ones), reads the directions, and takes on 3 kids whom she loves very much whenever we ask her to.  She is a fantastic Nanee!

Mom, Uncle Ernie, and my Dad - some of my favorites.  I am always glad to spend time with family.

Another one of my favorites, my Aunt Judy!  Now she is one of my kids' favorites too!  Silas liked showing anyone his camera that would look with him.  Sarah always wants Nanee to brush her hair.  She could sit forever while her hair is being brushed.

Aunt Lindsee is always ready for fun times.  She will play games, make believe, cook, read stories, fix hair, give hugs, and do anything else that a super Aunt does.  She rocks her Aunt role!

Grandma Great is everyone's favorite!  She is kind, loving, funny, and strong.  She is a role model for all of us and we all love getting to spend time with her.

We took her a few Christmas gifts and visited with her for awhile over the Christmas break.  She was happy to see all of us and was in good spirits.  Our kids and Eric can always bring smiles to her face.

~ FAMILY ~

"For where your treasure is your heart will be also."  Luke 12:34

Gifts With Family

We went to my parents house on December 26th.  We opened presents there that evening after dinner.  Sarah, Phoebe, and Silas passed out all the packages.  Then we took turns opening them, one present each, from youngest to oldest, over and over until they were all opened.

There was way too many presents, just like every year.  There was some talk of a 20 second time limit per gift, but this rule was not enforced.  Ha!

Silas got Hungry Hungry Hippos from Popee and Nanee.  He had been asking for this game for months.

Sarah got the Lego Friends Airplane set, (one of a couple sets that she had been looking at every time we went to Wal-Mart).  Thanks Aunt Lindsee and Uncle EP.

Our girls sure do love Barbies and Barbie things... They couldn't wait to open the Barbie Farm Vet and Barbie Flippn' Fun Gymnast sets.

The Erics (Eric H. and Eric P.) sat by each other and shared lots of laughs about how slow we were opening presents, who's turn it was, posing for and taking pictures of people with their presents, and general Eric stuff.

Lindsee and EP got all of us lots of MS gear.  I especially loved my new Orange MuckFest solo cup, my MS Buffalo shirt and my orange MS sunglasses.  Phoebe was excited about the Moana Lego set from Aunt Lindsee and Uncle EP.  (Phoebe actually is really good at opening a gift and then turning to pose with the gift for a multitude of pictures.  Her happy and excited faces are perfect.)

Eric needs to work on his posing for pictures with his gift skills, but he was genuinely excited and happy about his new K-State grill cover.  He kept exclaiming that it was such a great gift and something that he really did need.  How did Paul and Gloria ever know?????  Must have been a little bird passing on some ideas in this family....A little bird named your wife.

Dad was happy about some more ammo for target shooting.

Silas got a cool, and fast, remote control car from Uncle Matt.

EP and Lindsee got some Denver Bronco gear from us.

Sarah got another one of the Lego Sets on her list from Uncle Matt, the Disney Frozen Ice Castle.  Lindsee got a new Ultimate Frisbee duffel bag from Dad and Mom.  I suggested she wear it as a backpack when she was riding her bike.  She tried it on to be sure it would work.

Sarah made pot holders for several family members this year for Christmas.  Matt got a pretty blue and white one from her, and some orange MS sunglasses from Lindsee and EP.

I made calendars for several people like I always do with pictures from all throughout the last year.  I think EP's smile says he really likes this calendar gift, or he's a good gift poser like Phoebe....

More gifts from the kids wish lists... Superheros for Silas from Popee and Nanee, and Finding Dory Guess Who? for Phoebe from Uncle Matt.

Eric gave me the "Cowboy Take Me Away" hoodie for Christmas.  And, we gave Lindsee one too!  She loved mine, AND hers!

Aunt Judy and Uncle Ernie had some gifts for the kids and one gift for our family.  We each had a part in opening the family gift.  Sarah pulled out an envelope....

Phoebe pulled out another envelope....

And Silas pulled out yet another envelope which he handed to Eric and I to open.  Inside was a yearly family pass to the Exploration Place in Wichita!  Yay!  This is a GREAT gift!  Our kids especially enjoy going to Exploration place and will love getting to go there over the next year many many times.

Sarah had a gift for Aunt Judy and Uncle Ernie... a pot holder and a picture.  She had Ernie do his famous guessing game of "Carnac says" (like Johnny Carson) to guess what might be in the gift from her before he opened it.  I am convinced he is a genius or has x-ray vision.  Either way I am glad I am related to him!

The girls opened their last gift from Popee and Nanee at the same time... American Girl Truly Me dolls!!!

These dolls will get lots of love and care from these to look-a-likes.  Thanks Popee and Nanee!

Thank you, family, for the wonderful gifts!  It was a fun time, like always, lots of laughs and smiles all around.