Merry Christmas 2010

Christmas morning getting ready for church!
Our little Rudolph!
Ruby's 1st Christmas!!
Merry Christmas! Wow, Christmas through the eyes of a two year old is pretty amazing! It was just heart warming to see her excitement and see her get caught up with the magic of the season. We heard a lot of "Is Santa coming tomorrow?" So, we decided to make a paper chain and tear off a link each morning so that she would understand how much longer she had to wait. Also, we had a lot of fun with the Elf on the Shelf (a great gift from Aunt Terese and Uncle Chad). The elf goes away each night to the North Pole to report to Santa on how Maggie has been behaving. Each morning he comes back to a different location in the house and Maggie gets to find him. Maggie loved waking up each morning and looking for "G", that's what she named him.
This year Christmas Eve fell on a Friday, so Chuck took the whole day off! Santa came a little early to the Souvignier house- the night before Christmas Eve, we set out cookies and carrots and a small glass of milk. Low and behold, Christmas Eve morning, the glass was empty and there were just a few crumbs left- even the carrots were gone! The stockings were full and there were presents under the tree. Maggie had fun opening up her gifts, she helped me make blueberry pancakes and we all had a nice, lazy morning. Later that day, we headed to Grandma and Grandpa Souvignier's house. Chris, Jen, Jack and Ali were all there too. The kids had a great time playing together, they opened up their gifts and then watched a movie while we had a wonderful fondue dinner. We took our time and enjoyed the meal and then put the kids to bed. We all spent the night and then went to mass on Christmas morning. After church, we headed out to see the Demullings. Great Grandma Hellen had everyone over. It was fun to see my aunts, uncles, and cousins. After a nice lunch there, a few gifts, and of course the dice game, we went back to Grandma and Grandpa Demullings where Maggie had even more gifts to open. She definitely got her fair share of presents this year!! We spent the night at Grandma and Grandpa Demullings. Chuck woke up with a horrible case of the stomach flu and we headed home the next day. Luckily the rest of us didn't get it and we were able to enjoy the rest of our week off!

There are lots of pics in the picasa web album from the past couple of months.

Thankgiving 2010

Can you tell I went back to work?!? I'm just now posting my Thanksgiving picture and Christmas is only a couple of days away! I've been back to work now for about a month, and Ruby seems to be doing well at Daycare. Maggie fills me in on how the day goes the best that she can and Cheryl (her daycare provider) says the girls are doing great!
We had a nice Thanksgiving this year. We stopped by Chris and Jen's for a little bit and then headed out to my aunt Carol's where most of the extended Demulling family was. It was great to see everyone! Mom had another Thanksgiving get-together on Saturday too. Frank and the boys, Margo and Dan, Jack & Lori, Great Aunt Jean, And Great Grandma Demulling all joined us. Trent and Aimee and the kids made it up this year too and Toni and D and the kids were also there. It was fun for all of the cousins to get together!
Quick updates on how the girls are doing:
Maggie is 2 and a half now and talking up a storm. Sometimes when we get home from work/ daycare I will give her a hug and tell her I missed her. Now, every once in a while she will give me a hug and say that all on her own......so sweet! She is very sweet with Ruby too. She likes to run and get Ruby's blanky and cover her up with it, hold her hand, and if Ruby is crying she runs over to her and tries to calm her by bouncing her in her seat or rocking her in her carrier. It's cute to listen to her talk "baby talk" to her. She always needs tell Ruby goodnight and give her a kiss before bed. Maggie is also getting pretty good at the alphabet. She knows all of her capital letters (since August) and is working on her lower-case now. She also is working on grasping her skinny markers so that she can start writing letters. She is out of diapers (since October) YEAH!!
Ruby is smiling like crazy!! It's so fun to make her giggle. There is no better sound in the world than that! She is getting big and has her 4 month apt in a few days. We will be starting rice cereal with her soon! I can't believe how fast the time has gone! Right now she really likes to be upright, so the excersaucer and the johnny jumper are her favorite places to be (besides mommy's arms!)

Family Photo

It was't easy, but I talked Chuck into having a family picture done. Toni's friend Bri of Snap Photography came out to our house and got some great shots of the girls and a few family shots as well! There are more pictures posted in the Picasa web album.

Happy Halloween 2010

We had a great Halloween weekend! Saturday, we started the morning off with breakfast at the Park Tavern. Maggie wore part of her costume there to show her favorite waitress Lori. Then, she put on her full costume and we headed to the Shops at the West End. They had trick-or-treating there, a jump house, and some little games. Lots of fun! Later that day, we took our pink poodle and little ladybug to Grandma and Bubba's house where they stayed while and Chuck and I went to the Gopher game.
Today, Sunday, costumes were on by 6:00pm and we hit our street! It was so fun for Maggie this year. She really got into the trick-or-treating and then when we got back to our house, she LOVED handing out our candy to the trick-or-treaters. I'm really not sure which part she like better! I added some more pictures to the October album in Picasa.

Hmmm.......What should we wear this Sunday???

Fall Fun!

You can't beat the weather this Fall! It has been gorgeous!! We took advantage of the great weather this past weekend. Grandma Demulling didn't have to work on Friday, so she came to the MN zoo with us, Toni and the kids, Sara and boys, and Margo. Grandma packed a big old picnic lunch and the kids had a blast!
Saturday morning we road the old fashion train from Osceola to Dresser and back "The Pumpkins Train Ride". At the Depot in Dresser, the kids get off and they could pick out a pumpkin, play games, jump in the castle, roast marshmallows, go for a hay ride, and go through the hay maze. Oh, and get their face painted. Maggie liked that!
After the train ride, we headed back to Grandma and Grandpas for a quick lunch and then hopped on the hay wagon for a hay ride! We went on a new route this year and after we went through the fields, we went up the road to visit Mary and Randy on the farm. Maggie loved seeing the cows and ducks and especially the baby calves.
All in all it was a fun filled weekend! The second year for the train ride and hay ride. I think we are going to make it an annual event! More pics in the October album in picasa!

Ruby Jane's Baptism

Ruby was baptised this past Sunday on 10/10/10. It was a gorgeous sunny day. The ceremony took place after mass with just us and it was really nice. Ruby did great and didn't even cry the whole time! Chris and Jen were there as Godparents and both grandparents joined us including Great Grandma Demulling. The Dauwalters met up with us to celebrate back at the house. We served chili thinking that it would be a cool Fall day and it ended up being 80 some degrees out! Oh well! Maggie had a BLAST playing with her cousins! In a few years Ruby will be trying to keep up with them as well! There are lots of pictures from Ruby's big day in the Picasa Web Album. Ruby wore the same dress that I wore 33 years ago and Maggie wore 2 years ago.