Christmastime

Every year we have lots of fun events that lead up to Christmas, including tree decorating, cookies, and gingerbread houses. It's a good time around the Goodman house!

Daddy and Tyler decorating the tree.

Goofball Andrew helping decorate the tree.

Where's Andrew?

Such a cutie eating his cookies.

Making our Christmas cookies.

Decorating the cookies. Sprinkles everywhere!!

Getting ready to make our yearly gingerbread houses.

Look at all that fun stuff!

Daddy eating some of the goodies.

Such concentration!

The finished products. Can you tell who's is who's??

Preschool Christmas Pagent

Andrew's preschool had a Christmas performance with the kids singing Christmas songs. Mommy, Daddy, Tyler, and Nana all attended. It was such a fun night!!


Andrew's meeting his class and teachers before the performance.

Andrew's in the middle singing proudly!

Goodshepherd Church

Cheese!

Such a proud moment.

Our family enjoyed Andrew singing!!

Family Brunch

Every year we celebrate Christmas with Rob's family during a Christmas brunch. It's a fun day of eating LOTS of food, having a gift exchange, and enjoying the company of family we don't see all year.

Andrew eating with some of his second cousins.

Melissa and Rob

The kids having their gift exchange. It was a very exciting time!

Happy Thanksgiving

We had something very special to be thankful for this year at Thanksgiving, Tyler! He did most of his thanking in his dreams...slept through most of it.

Tyler's first Thanksgiving and the way he spent most of the day.

Uncle Rick and Uncle Ken

Mommy and Daddy

Andrew and Uncle Ken played bowling.

Strike!

Papa washing dishes, what!?

Uncle Ken is our official turkey carver.

Uncle Rick doing what he does best, drinking beer during clean up.

The head chef and the turkey carver.

Mommy's favorite time!

Papa and Andrew wrestling.

Tyler's hanging out on his first Thanksgiving.

Granddi and Tyler

Nana, Papa, and Tyler

Uncle Ken and Tyler getting to know each other.

Andrew and Uncle Rick building paper airplanes.

Ron and Granddi

All the boys watching football after a big meal.

Eating Nana's delicious pumpkin pie and ice cream.

The Goodman's first Thanksgiving as a family of 4!