We Wish You a Merry Christmas!!!

INTRODUCING....

....STROH BOY #6....a.k.a. Wrigley! Santa totally surprised the boys today by dropping off their new dog a few days early. And what a surprise it was!!! Here is this really big box with a huge bow on top with a very large gift bag sitting next to it on our doorstep and what do each of the boys do? They all totally just walk around it like it wasn't even there! Typical boys! But once they actually removed the lid of the box they all were soooo happy to see this cute little face staring up at them. Everyone has bonded really good so far....even Rory has a new best buddy! Ryan already loves to just run around in circles while Wrigley chases after him. Seeing all the boys laughing and playing with the puppy is just the cutest thing ever and it makes all the doggy training totally worth it! (Someone please remind me I said that on a regular basis over the next few weeks!) FYI - Wrigley is a Shih Tzu, born October 30th and was the runt of a litter of four males and one female. He currently weighs in at a whopping 2lbs. 7oz.

WINTER WONDERLAND

This past weekend our neighborhood celebrated the holiday season by having a Winter Wonderland Festival. This included 24 tons of snow! There was a small hill for sledding and a separate area of snow for the younger kids to play. Ryan had the best time just playing with his buckets and shovels....and eating the snow too of course! But we trained him well....after about an hour in the cold stuff, he preferred to take his buckets and shovels to the park to play in the sand! What a smart little boy!

Check Out Casey!

Casey went to another middle school dance this past weekend to celebrate the holiday season. Check out how handsome he is in what he calls his "fancy" clothes! HA! Too funny! He even danced with not one, not two, not three, but FOUR girls. OMG!!!!!! And they were slow dances!!!!! I just have to say it again.....OMG!!!!!! I totally am soooo not ready for him to get any bigger!

"JAMMA BOYS"

Oh no, we have another "jamma boy" in our house! Ryan already thinks that Shane is the coolest big brother ever, but when he found out that they have matching pajamas.... OMG!....Shane just got soooo much cooler! You should of seen them running around laughing and dancing! They had such a blast....all because of the simple fact that they having matching pj's. Oh, to be a kid again!

HO! HO! HO!

Shane's Letter to Santa!

The following is a letter Shane wrote during class today....

Dear Santa,
Please put me on the nice list because I clean my room. At school I got a good report card. And I behaved at school. At school and at home I use my manners. I listen to mom. I really want to be on the nice list so you can bring me Rachet and Clank, Future Tools of Destruction, a dirt bike and boxing gloves, Air Hogs and Bone books. How many elves do you have? My brothers can sometimes be on the nice list too. Thank you!

Look who came to visit....

....it's Uncle Randy! And I just want to say that I hope the boys have as much fun with their Christmas presents as they did with him! He stayed with us for two nights last week and the boys were all VERY sad to see him leave. They all had soooo much fun hanging out with him....they introduced him to their friends and showed him around where we live....they also went bike riding, played football and even went scorpion hunting. The first day he was here, they were all getting ready for a bike ride and it was about 4:30pm, 75degrees outside and Rory runs inside the house real quick before they leave....he comes back outside and you should of seen Randy's face when he sees Rory putting on a sweatshirt....it was soooo funny, but 75degrees is chilly to us now! Isn't this photo of him and the boys awesome with the beautiful sky in the background? Do you think anyone would notice him in it if we use it as our Christmas card picture? LOL! It's soooo cute! He will be back in Arizona again in January and we hope he is looking forward to his visit as much as we all are!

TOTALLY HILARIOUS!!!

Today, Ryan and Drew were in the family room together and I was sitting in the kitchen shopping online (hmmm, imagine that). Anyways, they're both just playing on the floor and I can hear Ryan making Drew laugh and after a little while I see Ryan stand up with his hands on his hips and he starts yelling REALLY loud "DREW-DREW DEAN STROH! WHAT DID YOU DO?" I guess Drew had gotten into Ryan's poptart that was on the table, but the hilarious part of this story is Drew's middle name is James, not Dean.....Dean is Ryan's middle name! Don't know why he'd do that?? Maybe cuz he is the biggest stinker EVER and he's heard his full name yelled out a number of times! Too funny how the mind of a three year old works!