WISCONSIN CHRISTMAS 2008

Tirzah meets Grandpa Pedersen, Miracle photo considering she doesn't really like other people holding her and especially men. She was very tired from a LONG day in the hotel parking lot waiting for road side assistance to help with our tire. blah!Levi had a great time visiting the Great Grandparents ......
chocolate and animals nothing better.

Great Grandma Gilman meeting Tirzah for the first time, thanks Tirzah for letting her hold you. She sure did love you. Second time seeing levi, the first being when he was 4 wks old.

Great Grandpa Gilman
The only picture we could get .....kids!

CHRISTMAS 2008- PART 2 WISCONSIN

Levi enjoying some breakfast at the hotel before we go visit family This was our sleeping arrangements for the children, it worked great. It did help that we exhausted them out by the 11 pm bedtime that inevitably happened every night while in WI.
Levi helping with the luggage

Yes, we did put him to work!

The Gilman "men" bringing in the bags.

MORE CHRISTMAS 2008

Tirzah squeezing her new monkey Levi admiring his new dino puzzle

The first of many times to sit at Levi's new table


where's Esther........
funniest thing of the entire gift opening experience...Esther so excited about her huge gift bag
she climbed in as well as bounced, giggled, jumped, squealed, danced....so fun!


Levi and Daddy watching and enjoying Esther enjoying her gift opening experience

CHRISTMAS 2008- MN

Tirzah 5 months old!All the "Cielinski" cousins

The two newest members of the family, enjoying their first Christmas!

Christmas 2008

Levi LOVES his boy "buddy" cousins. Wyatt is so good with Levi. He kept letting Levi tackle him and "bring" him to to the ground. They wrestled a lot!

WINTER IN MINNESOTA

WINTER BEGINS....LEVI ENJOYED SNOW MUCH MORE THIS YEAR.

TIRZAH EAT CEREAL FOR THE FIRST TIME

TIRZAH EATS CEREAL FOR THE FIRST TIME.

SHE LOVED IT, TOOK RIGHT TO IT.

WE DID FIND OUT SOON AFTER CHRISTMAS THAT SHE

MUST HAVE SOME SORT OF ALLERGY TO RICE

SO ONLY OATMEAL FOR HER.

TIRZAH IS 5 MONTHS OLD!

TIRZAH EATS CEREAL

COUSINS!

Tirzah, Izzy, and Levi

Christmas celebration at G&G Gilman

Fritz's, Union Station and Trains

We all went to the Union Station to see these incredible model train exhibits....it was amazing and Levi loved it. We also went to Fritz's which was very fun for Levi since our food came to our table by way of train below is the train dropping our food off at our table...like I said Levi loved it, but the food was a little less impressive.

If I wouldn't be updating this blog 7 months late I would have written, Here is Tirzah trying to roll over it will probably be soon...however, I know differently since she just rolled over for the first time in April 9,2009 ....at 9 months old. Good Job Baby!

Levi got a Mr. Potato Santa head for his birthday and really likes to were His beard.

One Last trip to the Omaha Zoo..it was a little chilly!

DECORATING THE TREE CHRISTMAS 2008