Christmas w/ the Pauly's 2017

Christmas with the Pauly Family!! The Nikolai's hosted this year. We watched a good part of the Packer game while taking a break to enjoy some good old KFC for lunch.

Testing out the selfie stick

A fairly successful family photo

Silly photos are required

Sisters!

Checking out the karaoke machine that the kids got

All dressed up to sing for the Christmas Program!

S w/ Aunt Jenny

The kids w/ Grandpa

The kids w/ Grandma & Grandpa Pauly

Open Door Bible Church - Christmas Program

The Christmas Choir

At some point, I will embed the videos below -- will do that soon!

Mary, Joseph, & the Donkey

Mary, Joseph, Donkey, Star, & King

Mother's Day Weekend (2017)

FRIDAY -- I came home from a church meeting and was greeted with this beautiful bouquet as an early Mother's Day gift. I love that the florist was Sonya's Rose since that is our daughter's name.  <3

Flowers from Tim (florist Sonya's Rose)

SATURDAY -- The kids decided to give me their gifts and cards already. Tim and the kids helped clean the house while I was busy created a VBS poster. After lunch, we drove to Sheboygan to do some hiking and get ice cream for dinner.

First stop: Kohler Andrae State Park

Visiting the Nature Center:

Out hiking along the dunes of Kohler Andrae State Park:

Hiking by the Black River:

Trilliums

Hiking at the Sheboygan Indian Mound Park:

And we had ice cream for dinner!! We all have fun choosing our ice creams, sorbets, and frozen yogurts along with toppings. 

@ Menchies in Sheboygan

SUNDAY -- Tim made me pancakes for breakfast and then we took Sonya to church since Caleb stayed overnight at a friend's house. After church, we enjoyed a late lunch and bean bag toss at the Pauly house. The kids loved playing with the dogs that my adopted brother and his girlfriend brought.

Snowmen, Snow Angels, & Snowball Fights

On Christmas morning, the weather was perfect for playing out in the snow. It was packing snow, which is the best kind of snow for building. Our snowmen were probably about 7 feet tall. Between Tim and all the tall men in the Pauly family, they seem shorter. We had a lot of fun throwing snowballs at each other. There were a few face washes in the process and lots of laughter.