christmas 2009

Bison Ranch...our Christmas getaway

this year my family came to arizona for christmas. we stayed at bison ranch in overgaard, az and we had a blast. there was lots of food, fun games, laughter, love, and meaningful memories together as a family. hubby and i were especially grateful that we got to share the holiday with the love of our life....sadie. she was happy to spend the holiday with our extended family.

on christmas morning hubby, sadie, and i got up to read the story of Christ's birth and the story of the signs leading up to his birth in the BOM. we thought that would be a great way to start our day; remembering the gift that Christ so feely gave to us. When the rest of the family woke-up we opened gifts. Here are some pictures, enjoy!

sadie and her baby

mia and her hubby alex

max and gavin

sadie and her favorite toy of the day

playing wii, karaoke

the end.

today is my last day of school. i am so happy this semester is over. hubby completed his EMT program last week. we are looking forward to my stress free, three and a half week long break.

picture of the day

Turkey Day

we had a wonderful thanksgiving this year. as always we had turkey day at hubby's parents' house. we had fun visiting with all the family who came, but the best part of the holiday was having my father visit us. this was the first time in a long time that i got to visit with my father without the distraction of my two sisters ;0). my father has a great gift of making everyone feel special so it's extra special when i get some one-on-one time with him. i was really happy that my father was able to visit and develop a deeper bond with sadie. she loves him so much, and it's fun watching the two of them together. he is great at coming down the a child's level to make sure they know that they are loved...my dad is the best!

sadie and her grandpa...she is so lucky

anessa was a little jealous, but a.j made her feel better

sadie's cousin making her smile

me and my little sister anessa...i love her smile

every year hubbies family has a huge family thanksgiving get together. it's really great because it bring all the family together once a year. we decided to take family pictures this year since we have four new additions (three babies and a brother-in-law) to the Koernig fam. of course my father had to take some pictures. here are some of the photos he took.

the week was packed with fun activities. one in particular was for our mother's 60th birthday. vickie's alter ego is a fabulous dancer, so we threw her a surprise birthday dance party. the party was equipped with music, food, cake, and a dance teacher who taught us a variety of dance routines. it was a lot of fun, and my dad was a sweet heart and took pictures of everyone during the party. we had a wonderful thanksgiving holiday this year. we look forward to more just like it.

rachel and spencer

me and my bro bob

trouble 1 and 2

angela and her son matthew

olivia and hubby gino

maggie and her hubby mark

hubby trying to lead but i can't follow

the birthday girl

the end!!!!