Roeder/Hoosier Christmas

We had our Hoosier/Roeder Christmas celebration on January 3rd this year. It was a little later than usual since so many family members had been sick.

Since we didn't get to go to mom & dad's on Christmas Eve, we went to Molly's house first & opened gifts with my immediate family.

And then we went over to Susan's house to celebrate with the Roeder clan.

We all had such a good time. 

Especially Alex, who cried when we left because he didn't want to leave his cousins.

Christmas with the Stricklands

On Saturday, January 27th we celebrated Christmas with the Stricklands.





















We ate lunch & then opened gifts.

Addy got some new pajamas

and a unicorn strechkin

some books

and a recorder that Alex likes to play.

Alex got A LOT of Skylanders.

(Maryse put some skylanders in this George Foreman grill box. When Alex unwrapped the box, he said "Um, who got me this?" It was so funny!)

and Nick got a pair of George Bush socks.

As always, we had a great day spending time with the family!

Lately...

Here's what we've been doing lately...

Addy's Girl Scout troop earned their Philanthropy badge by going to a church, picking the names of 2 girls off their angel tree & then going to Target & buying Christmas gifts for those girls. They had a budget of $100 (which was money they had earned by selling magazines, nuts & chocolates in the fall) to buy the gifts & spent it all! Super proud of these girls! 

We went on a Girl Scout hayride around the neighborhood to see Christmas lights.

We went to Cole's Ninja Turtle birthday party

at Stomping Grounds

and Claire's birthday party at Main Event

where the kids played laser tag

and bowled.

Addy had such a great time with her friends!

Nick & I went to the Texans game.

The Texans won so we got to see the running of the flags several times!

We went to the playground

and a Christmas party

and the kids had Polar Express Day

and their school Christmas parties.

The weather has been cold & wet & so besides that, we've been staying in our pjs cuddled up by the fire!