That's a wrap!

So, I realized as I finished my last post that I didn't really say much about us or our year.  It was less "wrap up" and more "three month meander."  Let's do one more take and keep it super simple:

The Boyz:

9 months old

They love: 

wet food, outside, watching out the front windows, climbing, playing, pouncing, catching bugs and bringing them in the house (ew!), drinks right from the faucet, racing around like crazies.

Yes, Jinx.  I mean you.  

You too, Ollie.

That is an excellent demonstration of what you boys have been up to, Ollie!

Well done!

Oh, are we boring you, Jinx?  

Little Sis:

8 years old, 3rd Grade

Loves:  

Harry Potter, reading, crafts & sewing, friends, girl scouts, school, snuggling with her Ollie Boy, mischief of any kind, teasing her dad, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, legos, animals, turtles & penguins, sparkles, singing and dancing

Big Sis:

10 years old, 5th Grade (!!!)

Loves: 

Harry Potter, TV (especially classic 80's cartoons), Hero Factory, Voltron, Super Heroes, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, Science, Girl Scouts, lions, animals, knights, tools and helping dad in the shop, legos, snuggling with the kitties, staying in pajamas all day, snuggling with Mom & Dad, swimming

The Mister:

Manufacturing Engineering Manager 

2nd Counselor, Bishopric

Loves:

Working in his wood shop, wood of all varieties - favorite is Maple,  tools, vacations, planning vacations, books on CD, working on his traditional German candle pyramid project, German chocolate, planning wood projects, fishing, teasing his children & his wife (or anyone else in the vicinity)

Me:

Weitzel Family Zookeeper 

NAEP Testing Coordinator (Dec.-Mar. only)

School Volunteer (Art Program & Room helper)

Girl Scout troop leader

2nd Counselor, Primary (recently called - Gulp!)

Loves:

Reading, napping, crafting, snuggling kids & pets & husband, chocolate, not having to decide on or make dinner, a clean house (but I don't like making it clean, hah!), music, laughing, cool fall and spring weather (boo to heat!), vacations, quiet, electric blanket, my David Austin roses, my yard when it's tidy, strawberries, being able to find something when I need it, people who are kind to each other, "grumpy cat" Tardar Sauce, people who don't take themselves too seriously, Eureka, Warehouse 13, Castle, a good story, cookies and milk 

That pretty much sums us up for now, in all our wild and woolly glory.  It's been a good year, but certainly not without struggles.  We're all still very much works in progress, but we can see there has been lots of growth for all of us this year.  

And, growing pains are just another part of life in Dramaville.

Weitzel Winter Wrap Up

Well, the Christmas cards have gone out and as I have put our blog site on them, I suppose I ought to throw something up here as a welcome for any visitors!

Welcome!

I've hit that point in the holiday season when the to-do list has grown longer than the number of brain cells I have available to process and complete the items on it, so if this post wanders around a bit, I apologize.

It's been a very full Fall and Winter around here!  There was this:

Then, in November, just before Thanksgiving, I hostessed the last of the little movie premier parties where I usually make some fun little goodies like these:

Can you guess which movie?

Then in rapid succession: Thanksgiving, training and prep for the December art project at school, new calling in church, birthday parties, work parties, gone to training for work for four days, work, school events to plan and do, holiday preparations - Santa's little elves have been hard at work in the workshop this year, and now finally, a minute to update the blog when I should be folding laundry, doing my stuff for my job, wrapping presents, and about 50 other things.  

Despite the full calendar and to-do list we are full of the holiday spirit here.  We love getting Christmas cards in the mail and putting them up on our wall to enjoy.  It's so fun to catch up with where our friends and family are and see how much everyone has grown.  I love putting up the tree with all of our ornaments from our different milestones and vacations, they bring back such great memories.  This year we've added some extra special touches to our traditional decorations - mostly involving tin foil strategically placed to discourage things like this:

The boys think Christmas is just for them and that we are the bestest ever for bringing in all these wonderful new playthings for them, and it's so fun to get chased all over too!  So many fun new games and toys for the boys.  Did you know that cats apparently like the taste of olive wood?  You didn't?  Yeah.  Neither did I.  Let's just say that my extra special precious nativity set made out of olive wood has a new shiny tin foil-ie look.  

So, that's all the news that's fit to print.  There's a fair amount that isn't, so thank your lucky sanitized stars I'm not in the "sharing" mood!

And now, I think I'll take a leaf out of the boys book and go get cozy....

 

Nigh' nigh'!