House update

Exciting to see some framing going on.  They got this up before the holidays and now, no one will be back until the new year.

 Back part of the house - windows and the patio doors and then kitchen window.  Exciting stuff.  We ordered our plumbing and appliances so we are moving right along.

Christmas part 2 in Springfield

Saturday we headed to Springfield for Christmas part 2

 Onna and Kaitlyn playing in her tent

 Onna and Kaitlyn - 6 months apart

 Getting ready to open presents

 Kaitlyn excited about her $15 she tells us.  Hmm - we just made 85 bucks!

 Hailey so excited about her little drone

 Kaitlyn obsessed with lining up her characters didn't even want to open the rest of her presents

 Grandma and Grandpa opening their present from all of us - tickets to 5 cardinal games

 Mernaid tails- yeah I cheated and got them for my daughters and my nieces and they all loved them!

 Coloring time with their magic pens by wham-o - that is what Maddie refers to them as - the entire name!

 Cousins - Creighton, Maddie, Onna and Emma front row, Lilly, Kaitlyn and Hailey back row

 Hanging out with Grandma

The drone was too hard to maneuver so Kris went out and got a helicopter - Hailey trying it out

Maddie's turn

The girls kept hiding in the closet

Another closet picture

Christmas Day

Had a wonderful Christmas Day at Nana and Papas

 Lots of presents for the girls - Hailey is showing her donut maker

 Kaitlyn being sassy

 One of the funnier moments - as she is opening this gift which is a game of eggs that is matching game - she says, "I hate eggs" and starts to whine - thinking it is actually eggs.  She was fine once she figured out it was a game.  A little later on the booger said, "These better not be clothes" and at that point all the rest of her gifts were clothes!

 Maddie loved her light up M ornament

 Hanging out in their new embroidered blankets with their names

 Wrapped up like a burrito

 Kaitlyn wanted in on the picture

 Picture with Nana and Papa - Kaitlyn insisted on holding random things in the picture

Maddie wanted a silly one and Kaitlyn refused to be in it

Christmas morning

 Some girls waiting to be allowed down

 opening presents time

 Maddie is excited about the big one

 Orbeez foot spa

 Mermaid blankie tails

 Maddie's new tent

Kaitlyn's tent

Hailey's teepee

Building Hailey's robot

Santa

Santa came - crazy weird gifts this year.  Hailey - Meccano robot, Madison - cat, Katilyn - Orbeez foot spa (crazy that the 4 year old wanted that!)

 Orbeez are weird.  They start at this little spot and absorb water to become the below

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve at the Cronins.  Its amazing - it seems like the night used to last forever and now it flys by and everyone with kids is heading out because Santa will be coming.

 Maddie and Esme

 KK enjoying some Goetz dip

 The men moved to their normal spots

 I forgot to get a picture of the girls before church - so this was it.  Gee, what a great picture!

 Jammie time

 Us with our girls and boys gifts from the Cronins

Kris bought some new pants for the night - I called them "old man pants"

 Mens gift

 Womens gift

Uncle Bob studiously reading