Finally the Christmas Pics

Yeah I know I have been a little lax lately on my posting. I'll try not to let it happen again but there are times it gets to be a drag. Sometimes when I get home from work the last thing I feel like doing is getting back on the computer. That's what I have felt like for the last two weeks. Plus I was getting tired of fixing pictures and needed a break. The post should start flowing a little more freely now.

This will the the last of the Christmas pics because I don't have anymore anyway. I took some of these photos and some unknown photographer took the others.

Last year a new Christmas tradition was started at little sis's house. Not only was Christmas moved to her house but she even did away with the annual Christmas turkey and made prime rib. Since I wasn't there last year I was a little upset to say the least. I have been wanting to cook a prime rib for awhile now but with only me and the wife here in Wisconsin I just isn't feasible. So imagine my delight when I would be there this year and yes there would be prime rib again. Now imagine my delight this year when not only were we going to have prime rib this year but I could also cook it on the grill. This was like the best Christmas gift for me because if you know me you know I love to cook on the grill.



Look at the smoke rolling out of that grill, ooooh it smelled so good. It was just me and the brother-in-law out on the deck grilling that 17 pound piece of meat in the 20 degree weather soaking up the sun and taking in the smells.



After a couple of hours we lifted the cover off the grill to check the slab of meat and look what we found.



Mmmm doesn't that look good.

Meanwhile back inside games were being played by the kids. First was the newer version of Twister.



While the rest of use were having fun watching Katie beat herself in a game of Twister the two behind her were busy in their own little world looking at photos the old fashion way, in a photo album.

After the new Twister it was time for the "grown up" kids (and I use grown up loosly here) to play the old fashion Twister.





Now can anybody see what is wrong with this picture? Besides the hole in the bottom of his pants.



That's right! His foot isn't on any color. How did he get away with that? I think his aunt has taught him how to cheat.



I'm not sure about this picture, what do you suppose the artist is trying to say?

Let's get back to the prime rib, it's time to cut it up.





And now the table scape.



Hmm, something wrong with that picture and when I figure it out I will let you know what it is.

Well that's it, Christmas 2008, hopefully all of us will get to do this again next year. Who really needs Christmas gifts when you have good food and family around to celebrate it with.

Yippe Kay Yay.

Christmas Eve

I meant to do this post yesterday but someone forgot to remind me it was our anniversary yesterday. Luckily I did get reminded yesterday afternoon so last night was spent eating pizza and drinking beer. Pizza and beer, how much better can an anniversary get?

Here is how I roll every Christmas Eve with the in laws (or as a friend of mine likes to say the outlaws). It works out pretty darn good this way because I never have to worry about who we are spending Christmas Eve with or who we are spending Christmas day with. When we lived in Michigan everyone would always come over to our house but since we left the wifes sister gets the dubious task of hosting everyone on Christmas Eve.

When I walked into Kelli's house this year with my camera in hand I immediately gave the camera to Amy and said "Here take some pictures tonight."

Her response was "Why do you want me to take the pictures?"

I told her "Because you aren't afraid to get in peoples faces and take them and besides I take terrible family pictures."

So all pictures tonight are courtesy of Amy except the one she is in and I don't know who took that one. Let me introduce you to some of the outlaws. Not everyone is in here because a)she didn't take a picture of them or b)she took a picture of them and it was so bad there was no fixing it so if somebody is missing blame Amy.



These are our two nieces Alanna and Arianna. Most of you might remember Alanna as Amy's maid of honor for Amy's wedding. Such a sad day - opps did I just say that out loud?



Once again Alanna (Is she a camara hog?) and Amy. And like I said earlier I have no idea who took this picture.



This is the wifes brothers family, well everybody except Ross. This could have been a great picture if Ross would have been in it. Just in case you're not sure her brother is the one sitting down on the right.



This is a picture of our niece Jillian with her son Drew and next......



...is a picture of Jillian's husband Larry with their other son Parker.



As everyone is aware and just in case you're not this is the wife's sister Kelli. She is the host of this shindig and she rules the roost.



Kelli's husband Rusty (as everyone calls him). If you meet him when he is at work it probably means you did something wrong since he transports prisoners for the state prison system. He is a Michigan State fan but I try not hold that against him.



And of course Rusty's mother, everybody calls her Grandma Janet. We get to see her every Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.





Here is Alanna with her boyfriend Nick, charming pair eh?



We don't really care who these two are.







And last but not least the wife's mother. She is the life of the party, what a hoot.

Well that's how I roll on Christmas Eve with the other side of the family.

Stayed tuned because Christmas is coming real soon and we have pictures of big slabs of meat, blurry pictures, and twister.

A New Family Blog is Started

Ok so I have been a little delinquent on my post in the last week. To tell the truth I have been a little tired since I got home from Christmas break. Before Christmas I was working on a presentation to Briggs and Stratton morning, noon, night and also weekends. After that a week of traveling and after I was home for a couple of days my ambition level went to zero. But have no fear I did up some pics tonight of the other family and tomorrow I should have them on a new post.

The big announcement tonight is we have a new family member with her own blog. Amy will be chronicling the life of a pregnant expectant mother and hopefully after the baby is born she will continue for all to see growing pictures of her baby.

Here is her link:

http://lbaby1.blogspot.com/

Check it out if you dare.