Merry Christmas from the Buyles

We had a wonderful Christmas in 2009- spent with Kenny's family in their awesome HUGE new home. The whole family was together- including Kenny's brother Eric on leave from the army. Raymond loves his Aunt Ananana (Annie) and his cousins Liam & Kade. Christmas dinner was delicious *brisket... yum. The day after was fondue at Grandpa Ken and Grandma Kathy's house. We still smell like oil, though. It was a white Christmas, too, that is for sure!! We got over 8 inches of snow! Luckily, Kenny's parents live in walking distance to church so we didn't have to battle the roads.


Here is Raymond with his cousin Kade..


Grandpa Ray dressed up us cousin Eddy from Chevy Chase's Christmas Vacation movie
Cousin Liam sporting his new sleeping pack from Aunt Julie & Uncle Kenny

Trip To Maryland

Zonked out

Baby's first snow

mmm... tasty sock.

Daddy and Madeline

Bennett has tasty toes

Cousin fun

Fun with Grandma

oooohhh...

The first snow of the season... the babies were fascinated.

Raymond loved the rocking horse!

Can you guess which baby is older? Older, not bigger...

My first airplane ride...

Raymond did pretty well on his first flight, despite the mean people sitting near him. Who doesn't love a baby?

We are thankful for good food and good company.

and chocolate raspberry torte for dessert

Yummy bird.

Here is a picture of the feast. Spinach salad, multi-grain rolls, garlic butternut squash, sausage stuffing with apples and cranberries, green beans, cranberry sauce, and of course, turkey!!

The boys took a break from their remodeling job to enjoy a delicious meal.

Here I am trying to carve the turkey. Ray finished the job.

Dish duty...

Keeping Raymond entertained during the meal.

Diaper Pics

If he moved his tongue you could see his first tooth!

Trouble...

He spends a lot of time in this position.

Newspaper!!!!

He was a little cranky when I took them away...

Raymond's Favorite Spot

Mommy and Raymond spend a lot of time with this carrier. It has been crucial to my sanity! Everywhere we go, it goes too- kinda like Mary and her little lamb. hehe. I get comments from strangers all the time about it. Some say, "Isn't he a little big for that?" "Why don't you put him in the carseat or the cart?" Still others say, "Good for you!" Or, "He looks so comfy with his mommy!" I prefer the latter comments. Regardless, I believe it is best for us!! Anymore, we take lots of outings because he loves being carried in his little pack. I also use it around the house when I need to get stuff done!

Don't Let Daddy Babysit

"but he likes it!"

Going for a Walk

Kenny & the Gang Brew a Pumpkin Beer for Thanksgiving

Here is Joe checking out the finished product

Brewing...

Just getting started...