Christmas 2010

This was William's First Christmas. He was almost 6 months old.

We were late for church, but we got a shot!

This was what we had to work with! Look at that ornery smile on William trying to escape! He's going to be just as bad as Ava.

We got to have a special baking day with Aunt Christina!

Sifting flour without the sifter.

Celebrating with Cousin Ben. So so snap shot of the reindeer shirt I made Ava. We still haven't found her bow.

Dad always presents his Christmas gift in a clever way. This year he took our recent family picture and photo shopped a trinket from the house onto everyone. We all received puzzle pieces and had to work together to assemble it. Once you discovered your item, you had to locate it in the house to find your money. It was fun.

Aunt Jackie and Aunt Christina took over. They are the best in the family at games. It was really difficult for we all dressed in blue jeans with grey/charcoal tops. It was a sea of dark shades.

These are all the immediate Stuemke/Yagow cousins. Isabella had just debuted in Chicago! Ava is no longer the lone girl.

They all melted down when asked to take a picture with Great Grandpa and Grandma. It was really funny. Even Ian was crying. Ava was just trying to fix the situation.

Side note: No pictures of Santa for the kids refused. Ian stated that he was too old. Ava was too scared. William didn't care. ;)