Daniel's Art: November and December 2010

Here's some of Daniel's awesome art!

First Football Games!

On Saturday, January 8, the three oldest Keller boys had their first flag football games. They are playing for a league called I-9, which is competitive, yet encouraging and character focused. Daniel is on a team with three of his best buddies: Connor Cayman and Tucker. These big boys love running fast and playing together! Benjamin is on a team with his life-long friend Brayden. They play for the Red Raiders and he loves it. Ethan is on a team called the Falcons. These 5 and 6 year olds just love to have fun. They don't think much about what they are doing, but they always have smiles on their faces. Ethan is thrilled to be playing with his best friend, Evan. We are looking forward to a great FOOTBALL season!!

Uncle Vince's Hockey Game

On Thursday, January 6, we went to cheer on Uncle Vince as his team, Wreaking Havoc, played an early evening game in Chandler. Uncle Vince did great, his team played hard and we enjoyed ourselves--even though his team did not win. Thanks for inviting us to your game, Uncle Vince!

Christmas Afternoon with the Brixeys

After a full morning of present-opening, it was time to welcome our special Christmas guests. Just after noon, Grandma Bettie, Grandpa Ron, Uncle Andy, Cousin Loren and Cousin Aubrey arrived. We all sat around the dining room table and enjoyed a lunch of ham, potatoes, green beans and rolls. Then we got right down to the business of opening piles of presents. We spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing, the kids played and we ate dessert. What a perfect Christmas day. We are so blessed and so thankful!

Santa Claus Comes to the Kellers!

We wrote a letter, set out cookies, put carrots out for the reindeer, hung our stockings, said our prayers and covered up our heads . . . and Santa Claus came that night! Ethan and Noah went right to sleep. But, Daniel and Benjamin were so excited they couldn't go to sleep that easily. But, soon enough, everyone was asleep and then the big guy made his annual visit! The kids were so excited to see the presents that Santa left. We opened all of our gifts, ate yummy cinnamon rolls and then got ready for a family-filled Christmas afternoon! It's so sweet to see the boys get so excited about Christmas!

Christmas Eve With The Kellers

We have a wonderful tradition of spending Christmas Eve with our extended Keller family. This year, we met for lunch at Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Chet's house. Aunt Kim, Uncle Vince, Grandma Gerty and Aunt B also were able to join us. We had yummy lasagna, salad, bread and dessert. Afterwards we opened presents and then had even more dessert! It was a wonderful, relaxing time! We are blessed to have so much loving family and to be able to celebrate Christmas together!