Extended Haushalter Family

Nonie made lawn art for her grandchildren 

Big smiles 

Brother & Sister

Christmas 2011 

Cousins: Colby, Mason, Eli, Corben and Noah 

Trying to get smiles 

Papa John  & Meme with their grandchildren 

Mason & Aunt Heather 

Kara made a chalkboard table for the kids to eat dinner 

The extended Family

Paul Haushalter's, Gaithers, Karl Haushalters, Mickey & Joann, Hartnetts, Linda Lynn, John Haushalters, Karl Haushalters, Papa John & Meme 

Meme made Santa hand print crafts with the kids 

Corben writing his name

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We had a wonderful Christmas with our extended Haushalter Family at Paul and Kara's  house!!

Mason feeding Tex in the morning 

Both dogs with their "sweaters"

Our next door neighbor Jack calls them saddles (they have 2 horses)

Either way....they are keeping warm!

Christmas Lights

We walked and drove around a neighborhood called Candy Cane Lane, every single house has light and many lights with lots of yard decor.  The kids kept pointing out baby Jesus in the manager and they also loved this train.

(oooppps on the blurry picture)

Tex's Bath time & Play time

Giving Tex a bath in a bucket 

Tex is growing 

Playing with Corben

Snow Globes

We made snow globes!

We used pickle jars, powdered snowflakes and green trees 

Shaking thier snow globes 

Christmas Pajamas

Fun PJs

I ironed on their names 

Hoping they sleep great throughout December...haha!

25 Fun Days til Christmas

Here is our list of something fun to do everyday til Christmas 

Instead of gingerbread house, we made a gingerbread tree!

Much easier with toddlers! 

Helping decorate 

Our finished product 

Big smiles and lots of fun!

Corben's thoughts....

I just love Corben's thoughts.

He was asked in preschool, "How can we give back to others?"...

read below for his response.

Such a sweet and thoughtful boy

Notice his name at the very bottom

Discovery Center with friend Sophia

Petting animals...some reptile dragon 

Making crabs out of their hands 

Looking at a big rabbit 

Looking at the turtles 

Pretty white birds 

Sophia, Corben and Mason 

Buddies! 

Running to the space ship 

Corben kept saying "aweome and astronauts" 

Dinosaur faces 

Back in the space ship 

We had a fun day at the Discovery Center!

Hillcrest Tree Farm

We went to Hillcrest Tree Farm to find and cut down our tree

Corben helped this year with the saw

Helping Daddy

Brother & Sister

Annual picture spot by the barn

Corben Reed

Mason Kate

Watching as Daddy yells "Timber" 

Hooray, we cut down our own tree 

Riding the steam engine train

notice our tree is on the train a few cars back 

Corben & Daddy 

Corben wearing his conductor's hat

Corben's Art

Corben drew his first family picture at preschool

Then Corben drew with chalk outside two people...

and he wrote both names Corben & Mason