A Christmas Preview!!!

For a wonderful Christmas preview go to:

http://www.threeschneiders.blogspot.com/

Stay tuned for another Christmas post...coming soon!

For now here is a quick video of Lyla's newest skill...signing and saying "All done."

Christmas in Ohio 2009!

Happy New Year to you all...and Cheers!!!

So here you go...lots of pictures that mostly speak for themselves :)

Lyla's new kitten:  Doogie

Grand-daddy "DD" replacing Grandma's wedding ring....awwwww! 

Thanks DD and Grandma for the new fabulous activity center!!

Grandma's Christmas Dinner!!! 

Dressed for the occasion...

Couldn't resist - LOL!!!

Lyla loves her grandma :) 

And I could have kept on going...a MERRY Christmas indeed!

Next up time spent with extended families.....

Lasting Christmas Memories!

Say hello to The Austin's...Lyla's cousins!

Starting in pink on the left and working clockwise:

Lilian (Lily), Josiah, Ryan, Sylvia (Sylvie), Dallas, Celeste (holding Lyla). Baby Erica was napping :(

Say hello to the Stephan Family!

Introducing Gage...just a few weeks old.

Introducing sweet Ella...

Big Brother Gunnar and Grandma "Noni" Stephan.

Say hello to the Roundtree girls...Claire and Kalie

And last but not least...Introducing Baby Keiler Walker Parsons.

"My Chelle" is a mommy and a natural. So glad to finally meet Keiler who was born just a few weeks before Thanksgiving:) XOXOXOX!!!

The perfect Christmas filled with lots of family and friends and lasting memories!!!

A quick post!

 I am sure everyone is scrambling around as I so this is going to be a brief post as far as descriptions but with lots of photos...which everyone loves the most anyways right :)

Decorating the house...

An impromptu chili dinner (on a school night) with the Hooks family...YUMMY! Lyla had to see their gorgeous tree in person...it's a beauty!!!

WOW are these for me?

And guess what - I broke one and Lyla didn't - sorry Case :(

And I am sorry the quality is horrible...but you'll get the point! Lyla was getting lots of lovin' and hugs...thanks for having us over on a school night - Oh what fun!!! XX!

Lincoln Park Zoo lights!

The Tiger House..

Lyla's opportunity to stretch her legs...and she's off!!

Lyla has graduated to the big table which now serves many purposes...

A great place to read books...

And eat of course...

And lastly...some good old fun around the house...

Lyla is saying "Up" so everything is "Up" nowadays...lots of exercise and sore backs...but if she is making the effort to say "UP" by golly we are going to pick her up - haha!!

Happy Holidays! Ho Ho Ho! 
Be safe in your travels and from our family to yours...we wish you JOY and LOVE this holiday season!!  We are headed back to Ohio in 2 days and can NOT wait to be home with family!!