Here We Go!!!!

Here is hoping for a HUGE win today against the New York Jets and that we will be in the running for our 7th Super Bowl Win!!!! Here we go Steelers, Here we go!!!!!

Prayers, please...

My Grandmother has been in the hospital for 2 weeks now and was transferred to a rehabilitation facility today. She is very very sick and I am so worried about her. If you think about it, please add Charlene Staples to your list of prayers.

Thanks!

Super long year end blogpost!

Happy New Year!!! We spent January 1st at the ER with Zachary (high fever, ear infection) and then once we got him settled we headed over to Heinz Field for the 4th annual Winter Classic. This year it was the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Washington Capitals. Final score 3-1 CAPS (yippie for me!!!)

So this post, is working backwards. From our time in PA all the way back to the middle of December...enjoy!

Dave and I went to a fabulous restaurant in the South Side of Pittburgh called Mallorca. Yummy sangria, paella and good company with many of the Engel clan. We rang in the New Year at Dave's parents house with our kiddos snuggled in bed and a glass of prosecco in hand.

We ventured to downtown Pittsburgh to see an impressive Santa display at the PPG building. Then we wandered around downtown for a while til the rain chased us away.

just before going in to see the Santas

Christmas at my parents was really fun. I got some new lenses for Christmas as well as some filters so I was playing with them Christmas night before the kids went to bed.

We woke up to a beautiful snowy white Christmas!!!

Just before bed on Christmas Eve...Madeline made sure there were enough goodies for the reindeer and Santa.

Poor Zachary could barely make it to bedtime on Christmas Eve. He fell asleep before we had time to take our annual picture (see below) and did his best to stay awake...ha!

Madeline was so excited for Santa to come she was being a goofy girl all afternoon!

Madeline and Granddaddy

Madeline's Christmas program at school....she totally froze up and wouldn't sing. So heartbreaking.

I volunteered at Zachary's Christmas party at school. The kids made the snowmen about and I thought it was a cute representation of all of them:) Below is Zach and his teacher, Ms. Cathcart!

Uncle Paul came to visit us all the way from England!!! We had a super nice evening with him and were sad not to spend more time but we are hopeful we will get to see him more in 2011!

The Holmbergs annual Ham Stuffin' party! An honored tradition in Southern Maryland...stuffed ham! Yum!!! Here is me and Delight before the stuffin' began!

me and my sweetie

Jess, me and Delight

Let the stuffing begin!!!!!

this was a lot of fun...but my hands burned for a while afterwards because of all the red pepper!!
The final result (after being boiled for over 4 hours) was delicious!!!!

Chessie!!!! After having a super great week at school, Zachary was picked as the star of the week and got to bring the classroom mascot, Chessie, home for the weekend. We took Chessie everywhere and kept a journal to be shared with the class. Zach was sooo excited!!!

Impromptu fire pit night at the Wolfes house. Above is our new neighbors, Trish and Doug Murph.

Scott being goofy!

Happy Birthday to Clair!

Happy Birthday to Lou!!!!

2010 had its ups and downs but overall, it was a good one for us! Looking forward to what 2011 has in store for us!!!

From our house to yours
Happy New Year!!!!!!