four is the magic number: December 2012

Monday, December 31, 2012

new years eve

happy almost new year!!!!

had a great night with great friends, great food and cute pooches!

graham discovered the drums too! he seems to be a natural too.

what are we in for?!

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

wink is such a trickster!!!
the dude LOVED this one!

after breaking through wink's trap, the dude ventured downstairs to see all the goodies santa had left for him. surprise surprise...guess what he went to first!!

as if the presents weren't a dead giveaway, it looks like santa also filled up our stockings and had a little midnight snack with rudolph!

santa must have known what i used to get as a kid....a toothbrush! and then some other fun things!

this year opening presents was much more entertaining. although instead of ripping the paper wildly, the dude took little tears and then threw the paper on the floor. it was like a paper shredder exploded on our carpet! he definitely enjoyed himself though.

later in the afternoon grammie, bruce, sam, justina and david come over to have some christmas ribs with us! everyone showed off their new toys and did a little relaxing too. we also started a new tradition this year....the peppermint pig!

such a nice christmas. it definitely seemed too short, but don't they always!

i can't believe the holidays are over. no snow this christmas, but we were definitely showered with love!

Monday, December 24, 2012

christmas eve

i remember being a kid on christmas eve and following the detailed instructions santa told me to follow to get my special treat. i vividly remember sitting on his lap in his sleigh at merrifield gardens with my brother and telling him all the things we wanted for christmas. being absolutely amazed christmas morning when, to my surprise, i had a treat in my sock i left out (or whatever i was instructed to do). and then running down the stairs christmas morning to find the mountain of presents santa had left for us.

this is the year we started our sanner traditions.

- we welcomed wink into our house

- we left cookies and milk for santa

- we left a carrot for the reindeers

- we left a secret key on the door to let santa into the house

- and of course, we had pasta for christmas eve dinner! (a hertel family tradition)

hmmmmm, and it looks like wink played one more trick before he left with santa to go back to the north pole!!! guess he really didn't want the dude catching a glimpse of the dude in the red coat!!