Re-cap of Indiana Christmas

The Petrich Family Photo

The Gardner Family Photo

me playing on dad's fancy gift

While we were in indiana we met up with all our good friends to celebrate the marriage of Lee and Amy!

Mark and I on Christmas day!

Mark shows his pure joy on getting a razor

Dad wrapped himself up for mom.

Mark and I with our belated wedding quilt from Grandma Shores

A favorite Gardner past time....playing games...doesn't Heather look excited!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mark and I got up early to open gifts and enjoy cinnamon rolls before Christmas with the Ties' side of the family! Brady spent the night at Grandma's, so the house was quiet without him.

Santa came!!

Mark really loved his new xbox

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

Christmas EVE

Sarah

Brady loved helping clean up the trash!

Stealing presents

Brady found his present with no trouble!

What's in here??

Rebecca

Happy Birthday baby Jesus!

Max

Mark and I enjoying the over a hundred gifts...opening

Christmas Eve pajamas!

This is Brady after we told him he couldn't go to see his family in Indiana

Fa la la la la la

This is our beloved tree!!
Here is my work of art
Look at my handy man!!! Good job Mark!
Here I am working on bows for the garland...I have no idea what i am doing!
Mark with his little Michigan tree!
Brady posing for our christmas card
hahaha ....he's soo funny
awww!! doesn't he look cozy on his new bed!

All done!!!

Here are Mark and Brady's santa hats!
ooooooo....awwww
my beautiful design for the coffee table
J-O-Y..... our stockings!

Brady's New Bowl

Thanksgiving

For thanksgiving Mark and I went to his Grandma Ties' house. The drive to grandma's might have been twice as long because we might have got lost.... but you didn't hear that from me :) Once we arrived, we had appetizers all afternoon until the big dinner.
Most of the family was there for the big dinner.

After dinner, Mark wrestled with two of his cousinsBecause we were going to be gone soo long we brought Brady with us. Most of the day he stayed outside. But it got too cold so we let him in. Here he is with aunt stephanie. She's his favorite aunt because she is the only one not afraid of him.



After dinner, it is tradition to help grandma set up the tree. Some of the guys thought it would be funny to put brady's toy squirrel in the tree to scare grandma.

This is all of the children with grandma ties.
Here are all the "outlaws"
Not all of the grandchildren and great grandchildren are in this shot...but here is part of the gang


Mark and Brady showing off their new trick... Mark taught Brady to shake!

Here is part of the line for dinner!!

I am not sure what was going on but there was a lot of giggling so I took a picture AWWWW

After dinner, Stephanie wow'd the crowd with a magic trick... Jake also tried to show a trick but failed miserably. It was pretty funny!
That's pretty much it for our thanksgiving!!! I must say I greatly missed my Grandma shores' noodles!! I can't wait for next year!!