More Family Visits

Great Grandma Maurer and Elizabeth

Great Grandma I'm this big.

Elizabeth showing off mom's favorite smile to grandma.

Family Visits

Finally the roads were good enough that we could travel around to see family.


Grandma Kinnetz and Ellie at the Wahlman Christmas Party


Elizabeth really liked Zohie's dog.


John and Larry put a hitch on the Toyota.


Grandpa Ruby and Ellie.

x-mas day

Oh the weather outside was frightful... but it made for a white Christmas


Elizabeth enjoyed crinkling wrapping paper, and trying to eat it if grandpa didn't watch closely enough.


Uncle Andy spoiled her by getting her a pony for Christmas.


The snow was so bad we didn't dare go anywhere, John had to make friends.

Sledding

Ellie's first time Sledding. On Christmas Eve with her dad.


Grandpa and Ellie Sledding


Cousin Sledding Time

Christmas Eve

Elizabeth got to meet Great-Grandpa Wahlman


Samantha is great with Elizabeth (she is practicing to be a big sis)


The girls in their x-mas dresses


Meg, Ellie, Andy, Sam and Barkley watching movies and doing the Christmas puzzle

Samantha and Barkley fell asleep waiting for Santa

Some more Firsts

The botanical center had neat models of the Tower Grove area. Ellie liked the trains.


Ellie's first cereal.

Ellie's first basketball game. SLU won!

Getting ready for the holidays

We've been in the holiday spirit this week. We decorated the tree, started wrapping presents, bought some egg nog and of course got out the holiday clothes to take pictures of Elizabeth.


Family Photo


Santa's little helper


Finished helping Santa, Elizabeth helped Katie with the laundry.


Our "dear"

Arizona Trip

We flew to Arizona to spend Thanksgiving with the Phoenix branch of the Maurer family and so Katie could visit Intuit in Tucson.


Elizabeth did great on her first flight.


The weather was really nice. We enjoyed Sarah and Pete's balcony Thanksgiving Day.


And the pool at Julie's - though Ellie was too little to be allowed in the pool.


Our paths crossed with Dad and we took a hike in Phoenix


Elizabeth and Pappy (trying out new names for Golfy) had a conversation about the golf shot they just saw.


Before flying out again - back to cold weather in St. Louis.