Girls Night Dinner

Mommy and her friends are trying to get together more often and have actually been doing a great job at it. They met in Greenwood for dinner in October and November. Here is a picture of them at BJ's Brewhouse.

Natalie had to get some Christmas shopping done.

2011 Lieurance Christmas Card

Target portrait studio did a much better job!! :) It was quick, easy and we both looked at the camera at the same time.

Here are a couple other shots we loved!

Our attempt of a Christmas picture

Mommy wanted to take her own picture of Viv and I this year for our Christmas cards but they didn't turn out the way she had hoped. Check out her many "awkward" photos...

The next post will feature the finished product!

Colts game with Aunt Susan

Mommy and Aunt Susan got to go to a Colts game with awesome seats and suite passes. One of mommy's vendors gave them to her. The Colts lost but they still had a good time.

Mommy even got her picture with "Go" and "Rilla"

Oswalt Christmas 2011

Oswalt Christmas was pretty early this year....it was actually two days after Thanksgiving! It was at Great Uncle Jeff and Great Aunt Karen's house. It is always great to see all of our cousins on Pappaw's side since we don't all get together very often throughout the year. Everyone is growing up!

Kay tried to make Vivi smile but she just wasn't having it. Uncle Matt figured it out I played with my cousin Grace Chandler and Benny played with us, too. Al, Great Grandma and cousin Jarrod. Jarrod graduated from Purdue with an Engineering degree in December. He got a job at Eli Lilly in Indianapolis. So proud of you, Jarrod!! Sophia is super happy with Kay. Vivi was just having a bad moment. So pretty girls!!!

Aunt Kari and Uncle Mark enjoyed visiting with everyone also.

Pappaw, Sue, Uncle Terry and Uncle Jim All of the kiddos waiting to open presents.....can't wait much longer!

Poor Madi broke her arm. :( I like that IU symbol on your cast!!

Caton, Nikki, Sara and Robert

Silly Rob and David

Can I open them yet?

Keira and Trisha

Taylor, all grown up!

Vivi really liked her new toy phone

I liked my new Jenga game. I use it to make roads for my matchbox cars. Someday, I will play it the right way but for now it is fun this way!

Do you see anything funny hanging in the stocking area?? Cousin's Madi and Kay made IU stockings for Jeff and the boys. It was a practical joke. They hung them where their normal stockings were and waited to see if they noticed. It was funny. They are always joking back and forth about IU and Purdue! Go Hoosiers!

Joey and Mike

JD is taller than his daddy

Joey and Mommy

My ma and pa

Aunt Judy got the Uncles some night vision glasses for the lakes...it was an "inside" joke!

Austin still doesn't like his picture taken

Look at those little piggies

Merry Christmas Oswalts!!

A great day spent with Great Grandma O.

On "Black Friday" we did not go shopping! Instead, we spent the day at Great Grandma Oswalt's house and had a blast! Daddy helped Pappaw with farming, so us girls played, ate yummy food and had grandma to take care of us. We brought over Pizza King pizza for lunch, but she made desserts and dinner. She was already making goodies to take the the Oswalt Christmas which was the next day....these included caramel corn and chocolate chip cookies! We also talked her into making us some homemade tapioca pudding!! We ate it warm and it was scrumptious! She made baked spaghetti, green beans and parmesan bread for dinner.Thank you, Grandma, for a wonderful day!

Oh, she also made me some hot cocoa with whipped cream on it! YUM!

Thanksgiving at Great Uncle Jim's!

Great Uncle Jim hosted Thanksgiving lunch with Great Grandma Susie's brother, his kids (Grammy's first cousin's) and all of their families. We don't get to see everyone very often so it was nice to get together. We met some we hadn't met before and really enjoyed catching up!

Grammy's first cousin Amy and husband Sam

These are my second cousins - Andrea, Taylor and Nick
I think you know who these people are!! :)

Uncle Jim had presents for everyone! I got a coloring book and some crayons. How thoughtful! Austin and I liked our coloring books.

I LOVE this picture of Grammy and Vivi!!

Cousin Amy and cousin Brayden - he is still so tiny!

Great Aunt Carol didn't get to come to this Thanksgiving because they celebrated with Denny's family. So, she is missing but Great Uncle Jim, Grammy, I had to sneak in, Great Grandma Susie and Wilbur were all there.

Vivi tried some Funyons and loved them!!

What a proud Grandma!!

Great Uncle Jim, 1st cousin Tom and his dad (Grandma Susie's brother), also named Tom

What a proud Great Grandma! I think Brayden likes her.

Great, Great Uncle Tom with his sister, my Great Grandma

Great Grandma and Great Grandpa

Nakey J-bird!

Cousin Lisa and Nick playing with Vivi

Vivi had to try on Jim's boots! What do you think?

Here is another cousin we just met. He also tried on the boots! Ha!

I love giving Brayden kisses.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year as well!