Maier Family Christmas Party

We started out the Christmas season with our first party in Williamston Dec 18th!

Grandma Mary with Taylor and Jenna!

Jenna and Eleanor painting, or making a mess!
Bryan and Donna

Me and Brad

Me and Grandma

Playing BINGO with the family! Donna, Jenna, Mimi, Taylor and Aunt Laurie!

Snow Day

All bundled up. The girls went out to play in the freezing cold. Jenna didn't last too long, but Taylor played and played.
Lots of snow!

Just relaxing watching the news on the laptop!! Wow, how old does she think she is???

Jenna singing S-A-N-T-A, so cute.

Chicago

This past weekend was our annual girls shopping trip to Chicago!
Jaime and I waiting for the Train to head down town for the day. Here come the train.

Down town lit up at night!

We had a great time, did lots of shopping! It was a little treacherous driving home, but we all made it safe and sound! Poor Jaime was trapped in airports all day and finally made it back to Knoxville just before midnight!

Merry Christmas

Last week we took the girls to see Santa at Bronners, he was a great Santa and gave Jenna some time to warm up, and also took the time to talk to Taylor about being a good sister and not fighting, and being a good daughter and helping keep her room clean! WOW, she really thought that he had been watching.

Then we came home and relaxed in front of the tree in our Christmas PJ's!

Happy Halloween

My little cowgirl and her dog! Dr. Woolman

Getting ready to head out for some trick or treating.

All of our friends, leaving Uncle Jeff and Aunt Erika's.

Mom and Jen getting cold, thank goodness for the hot cider!

All cleaned up and enjoying a sucker and trying to pick out what she wants for Christmas!

Cutest kids ever!!

Jenna has become quite the little bike rider lately. Everyday she asks to go to the park to ride her bike! Today we met Rachel and Max at the park, aren't these the two cutest kiddo's ever! Max wasn't so sure about Jen at first, but then he was following her everywhere trying to be a big boy and sit on the bricks with her.

She looks too big!

Sweet baby!

Wow, I just can't get over how big she looked today, such a sweet girl.

Jenna and I are really having some good times together now that I am home every morning with her. Though I am still try to adjust to the second shift deal it seems to be working out okay.

One last thought to wrap up these 'make up' posts.....

Thanks Dad and Nancy for a great weekend..
We went and spent the weekend at my dads, but I didn't get any pics.

I really need to get a new pocket camera because we had a great time with Dad and Nancy this weekend, but I didn't take my 'big' camera. We really had a great time, the forecast wasn't good but we ended up having beautiful weather. We went for walks, flew kites, went for ice cream, rode bikes and visited all of dad and Nancy's 'hunting houses'. Taylor was really into checking out the deer blinds and she said that her and Grandpa saw a deer but forgot the gun!! I guess I am going to have to send her hunting soon, watch out Grandpa I am not sure she could keep quite long enough to even sit down.

Soccer

Thank you Uncle Jeff and Aunt Erika for being great coaches, we are so glad we were able to be on your team.

Look at that little cutie!

Somehow our chairs became the bench every week, and Jenna was the mascot, all of the little girls wanted to play with her too.

We ended our soccer season the first weekend of October, and all of the girls had a great time. Of course they all wish they could play the whole game. Let me tell you, I think some of the parents had a good time too. I had no idea how much fun it is to watch your child play a sport and watch them learn and constantly get better. Taylor was quite the little runner on her team and scored a few goals! But the best part is she was so cute in her uniform! Now we are waiting for basketball to start!