Reusser Christmas

This Saturday and Sunday we celebrated Christmas with my side of the family. Saturday night was "Christmas Eve" complete with the most amazing meal of the year, the first annual Reusser Family Talent Show, a white elephant gift exchange for the adults, and a birthday party for Jesus. Sunday morning we had our traditional Christmas morning breakfast... french toast fondue with homemade maple butter plus egg casserole, cinnamon rolls, fruit salad... you get the idea. This was Drew's first year to make his own fondue and he did great. Drew loves breakfast and ate as much as any of the adults, except Tom who holds the record at 33 pieces of french toast. Lots of great meals but I can't help but be amazed at how quickly we ate what took Mom several days to prepare. Thanks for all your hard work Mom!

My newest niece, Hannah.

Trying to get a family picture... always a challenge.

Santa's little helper :-)

Tom with Claire

My brother, David, with Claire

After breakfast the kids were beyond ready to start in on the presents. Mom and Dad put a picture of who the present was for on each package (instead of a name tag). That way the kids could pass them out... so cute! The kids all got fun stuff that they've been playing with nonstop. Their gifts, just to name a few, included: a castle (Drew is officially a knight in shinning armor), air hog cars that drive on the walls & ceiling, a kids' karaoke machine, a helicopter, games, clothes, and a gun that uses infrared to shoot cans and bottles (you've gotta see it for it to make sense).

Michelle with Gracie on "Christmas" morning.

Claire got a new chair.

Most of the kids resting in Grandma & Grandpa's room.

The mess after the gifts were unwrapped

Claire napping with Aunt Michelle.

Home from Wales

My sister, Michelle, is home from the Bible College of Wales. She has been there since September and will head back in a few short weeks. Her time there has been wonderful and I am so thankful she is getting this opportunity to grow in her relationship with Christ and live with some phenomenal people. We are all excited to have her home for a visit.

We went over to my parents' house last night to eat dinner and see Michelle. The kids were all so excited!! They have really missed her.

Claire LOVES her Aunt Michelle...


... and also thinks Daddy tastes pretty good.

Silly girl :)

Fire Safety

The boys decided to make breakfast this morning. Instead of their usual, toast with some butter and lots of jelly, they wanted to make eggs. They did a great job getting the eggs out of the fridge, cracking them into a bowl and mixing them up. When it came time to cook them, though, I stepped in. Drew wasn't too happy and, understandably, wanted to finish what he had started. I explained to him that he had done a great job up to this point but that Mommy was the only one who could use the stove. Not willing to give up so easily Drew informed me, "But Mom, I know what to do if I catch on fire. Stop, drop, and roll!" Comforting as that was to know - I cooked the eggs anyway.

Catching Up

I know it's been a while since I've posted anything new. My sincerest apologies to the three people who actually tune in to my, only slightly amusing, ramblings.

First things first, for some reason Blogger is not letting me post pictures lately - sorry.

We had a great Thanksgiving. Celebrating on Thanksgiving Day with my family and then heading to Ohio to spend the weekend with Tom's family. Good times and good food at both family gatherings.

I spent the day trying to recover from the stomach flu today. Not sure what happened... except that I woke Tom up at 2 this morning throwing up. Poor guy was totally shocked & confused. Between Tom taking a few hours off work today and my parents taking the boys to lunch we made it through the day. It's just never a convenient time for "mom" to get sick... I do love seeing the protective/nurturing side of the boys. Drew especially is so sweet to me and wanted to help "take care of Mom"