Every year, Santa hops on a firetruck and tours the streets of Clive visiting all the kids! It is awesome to see the kids faces. They are so excited to see him!
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December 2008
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California here we come...
On November 22nd we loaded the car with us, kids, dogs, and suitcases and headed out for a 26 hour drive to California (a drive we do in 2 days). We were going to surprise my Grandma and have 90th birthday party for her. We also got to spend the Thanksgiving Holiday with my mom's side of the family. Something that we haven't done in 3 years, so it was very special to me.
My Grandma didn't know we were coming...we arrived at my dad's and my Grandma was there visiting, we sent the kids in to say "we're here". My Grandma was so excited!! The next surprise for her was My Mom and Ken's arrival. She didn't know about the party that we had planned for her. We told her we were just going to get together to see some family while we were visiting and we were going to celebrate her birthday early (her actual birthday is December 9th.). It was so nice to be there and celebrate her. She is an amazing woman!!
We returned to Iowa on December 1st.
Here are some pictures of our adventure...
Grammy's Visit...
On November 11th Grammy arrived and stayed with us until November 19th...We are always so excited to have her visit us. The kids can't get enough of Grandparent love and we love watching it. Grammy got to go to Gavin and Georgia's swim lessons, Georgia's tumbling class, Gavin's Little Ninja's class, Gavin's Library time in Kindergarten, and she got to enjoy all the hustle and bustle of our lives.
Deutsche Kinder...
It all started with a lederhosen outfit that belonged to my sister - it was red with hearts. When Gavin was born, I knew I couldn't put him in the red ones. So when my Dad was planning a trip to Germany and asked me what I wanted him to bring me back, I said lederhosen for Gavin...My cousin Juergen (who my dad was visiting) made the purchase and the rest was history! I have been taking an Oktober Fest picture ever since. Georgia grew out of the red lederhosen that belonged to Tante Debbie, so this year while Opa & Oko were at an Oktober Fest I asked them to purchase Georgia a traditional German Dress. Here is our 2008 Picture.
Here is the 2005 picture...
Here is 2006...
Here is 2007...
Annette & Kim Visit Iowa...
November 6th thru November 10th. We had a special visit from Annette & Kim. The are good friends from California. We met when our first born kids were about 4 months old and we started taking Gymboree classes. We formed a weekly playgroup and have been special friends ever since.
They came out for a Mom's weekend and to see what Iowa life was all about. We did some touristy things...freedom rock, the bridges of Madison County, John Waynes' birthhouse, Drive tour of down town, a girl's night out, a little bit of shopping, and just some hanging out. I enjoyed having them here and showing them around. Mitch is thankful they didn't bring their kids and he didn't have to watch our kids and theirs!
Here are some pictures...
