Christmas without the gifts...

We spent last weekend in Ohio with the Matthews...great fun. All of us were there for part of the day on Sunday before Devon and Kristen left for other obligations (congrats to them on their engagement - we are very excited to have Kristen around for good!) Here are a few pictures from the weekend...
One of the many Settlers games that took place over the weekend...











Grandma & Eyla












Check out my tongue, Uncle AD!












Tiny little Nora Leigh


















Aunt Rochelle & Nora



















Eyla & Olivia - Jas and I have been quoting Olivia this week, saying this about Eyla: "She's such a little cutie pie, isn't she?"









Uncle Doug, Olivia & Clara












We the Hornings :-)












Grandpa, Grandma & the 4 granddaughters












Cousins - Olivia, Eyla, Clara, Nora - pretty darn cute, aren't they!?!











Me with Clara & Nora

Eyla's BFF

So, while many of you are Eyla's good buddies, we have found that she has a special friend...and its a zebra - a blue zebra at that. We can set her up various places, and put her zebra buddy beside her and she will quite content! Its very cute...see for yourself!

Eyla's first scrabble game

Our little scrabble prodigy.

Thank you!

Thanks for the cute sweater, Aunt Cherie! I'm growing into it!






































Thanks for the beautiful afghan, Great Grandma Horning! This smile is for you!!

The Sneezes...

Can't guarantee these are in the order they should be...blogger makes it difficult to figure that out. But, you get the idea!

A little bit of everything...

Renee & Nora, Cherilyn & Eyla



















A painting for E's room, done by Jas.












E playin' Scrabble with her Daddy










































































This one cracks us up...her face and body are clear because they are still...her arms & legs are a blur because she was moving them!



















Super Bowl fun at the Barnard's



















































Our buddy Amanda O.













Our buddy Brooke M.

Eyla - Chubby Bunny

E's cute little cheeks prompted us to grab a few little marshmellows last weekend and stage a "chubby bunny" game...she wasn't really impressed! (Check out the cute dimple on her right cheek!)

Post to come...

I'm done on the computer for the evening, but I just wanted to wet your appetite for a future blog entry titled "Eyla - Chubby Bunny". Bet you can't wait, can you!?!?

To Jim...

We love you, Jim...everyday, but ESPECIALLY today! Here are a few pictures in your honor...