Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Grandma Pfromm came back from Michigan with us to South Bend to celebrate Christmas. We went to Christmas Eve mass at the Notre Dame Bascilica. Lily gave everyone around her a handshake for "peace-be-with-you". Very cute. Her Uncle Jimmy, Aunt Andrea, and second cousin Tracy all joined us for Christmas Even dinner.

The next morning, Lily opened a few gifts, then wandered away and climbed up into the window seat to reflect on the true spirit of Christmas...we think. It was very cute!

Lily's big surprise from Santa was a brand new kitchen set. She was so surprised! We have some great video of this too.

Everyone had to head out late afternoon so they could make it to work the next day, and Grandpa Pfromm and Ninny came for Christmas dinner. We had a great meal and a relaxing and wonderful Christmas!

Michigan Weekend

The weekend before Christmas we went to Michigan where Lily watched her first Sesame Street Live with all of her cousins. She loved it! Frequently on the "edge" of her seat : )

We then celebrated Christmas at Missy and Tom's. Lily had a blast with her cousins! It sure is nice being closer to them! Some of the way to many gifts Lily received include the Rose Petal Cottage and her own little computer.

Missy and I also did some belly comparing : ) [December 22 - 23, 2007]

Mommy & Me Dance Class

Lily and I enjoyed the Mommy & Me dance class over the past few months. She was the littlest one in her class, but really enjoyed it...and she looked adorable in her tutu : ) Here are some photos that one of the other momther's took on the last class night.

Chicago

We headed to Chicago December 15 to enjoy the holiday lights. Grandma and Grandpa Angst and Aunt Missy, Uncle Tom and Cousin Blake all came too! We took an early morning train instead of driving...which we will not likely do again as it took twice as long as driving!

We enjoyed the a quick tour of the outdoor German Christmas market, viewed the windows at Macy's, had lunch in Macy's in the Walnut Room that hosts a 44-foot Christmas tree, and then headed over to Navy Pier where the kids had a blast in the Christmas Wonderland. Lily and Blake each had a bracelet that let them go on all of the rides that were age appropriate for them. Lily loved the inflatable pyramid. She was by the far the smallest, but climbed right in and climbed right to the top as her anxious parents watched on. I ended up going in an pulling her off the top, as there was no way down but to fall off! She also climbed to the top of a huge slide and went right down by herself! This slide was at least 5-times bigger than any other slide she had ever done!

After all the fun, we went to Gino's for their famous deep dish pizza. The snow was really coming down which made for a beautiful walk!

The next morning, Missy, Tom and Blake headed out and we did some shopping before heading back home to a driveway covered in 10+ inches of snow. Corey promptly went out and bought a snow blower and spend the rest of the night blowing our driveway! [December 14-15, 2007]

Great Mall of America

We were home for just the night before Lily and I had to hit the road again for one of my business trips. It was only for the night, but we flew out of Chicago, with Lindsay too of course. Lily was a trooper, raring to go find "al-planes". So while I was in my meeting, Lily and Lindsay covered the entire Great Mall of America and the aquarium in side to boot! Lily met me at the airport later in the wearing a big sticker that read, "I pet a shark today" : ) [December 11 - 12, 2007]