Budach Christmas

Good evening!

We celebrated Christmas with Mike's side of the family this weekend. Again, the food was amazing (two kinds of soup, salads, appetizers, homemade cookies and sweets) and I have pretty much determined that Mike's mom Cindy....is actually Santa, because I got everything I wished for.

Not only did she get me everything I wished for, it was all stuff she had to order and/or search out for me. Man, I must have been very good this year. It's like she was sitting around corners, listening, and taking notes.

This was a necklace from The Vintage Pearl that I really, really wished for:

Isn't it the cutest thing you have ever seen? I absolutely love it! The gems photograph kind of orangey, but they are actually brown/amber.

This is the hat she ordered for me because she knows how much I love the play:

She also bought me a new bag for my camera, which I needed SO badly! Mike bought me a new lens for mother's day last year and my old bag could not hold two lenses and the camera. I have been complaining about needing one for months.

Mike got a new indoor/outdoor thermometer and some new cologne too. He's been looking at cologne on Ebay for months.

Dave gave us a gift card to Applebees. That man knows how much I hate to cook! Much appreciated.

The kids are playing as I type with the lego kits they got. I swear the house is never as quiet as when the two of them are putting those things together! They concentrate so hard and just need help every once in awhile.

Here she is, Santa..... I mean Cindy, and her fiancee Dave (secretly we are hoping they fly the whole family to Hawaii for the wedding). He's a great guy and we are very happy she found him:

Here is my SIL and BIL; Shari and Corey and our niece Macy: Here are Mike with our nephews and nieces, from left to right: Brock, Zach, Payton, and Mike with Connor.

And the littlest one, Jake. Smartest two year old I know. Seriously.

Noah and Connor opening stockings: MN Twins pencils....huge hit!Mike and I. You might have noticed my whole family was wearing purple with pride. Unfortunately, it didn't help. The Vikes lost today. We need a Chicago loss tomorrow night, or a win against the Giants next week. Mike and Noah are going to that game. Noah's first Vikings game!

Super cold weather here with lots of snow and blowing. Makes for a long week. We still have two days left of school this week so it will be pretty miserable. Welcome to Minnesota.

Hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

LB