Great Grandma Turns 87

We had a fun Birthday party for Grandma Lyuba.  She is 87 years old.  And it was the first time Avery posed for the camera.  Happy Birthday!

Dancing Andie

Andie had her winter dance recital.  It was so fun to watch her dance.  She is delicious.

I am very late in posting this.  Lame.

Shallow Sadness

Here is my poor little lonely munched car that I love.  Hi, little Car.  So sad.  I know it's just a car but I love her.

Lucky Thirteen

Newest Cousin

Here is our newest cousin Isaac.  He is Mimi and Dave's little baby and he is delicious.  Welcome to the family, Isaac!

A Nibley Family Christmas

Vanocka

Christmas Eve at the Nibley's is always a fun yearly tradition.  Usually Semi-yearly for us because we alternate going to Arizona.  Paul makes the eggnog and Bronia makes the traditional Czech bread called Vanocka.  It is always a fun party full of Christmas caroling and intellectual conversations.  This year did not disappoint!

Jessie, Phil and Dave

Andie and Avery were one of the "Three Queens"

"Manna" short for Matt and Anna and precious baby Miles

Anna, me, Jessie, Bronia, Kristina and Mimi

Bronia powdering the Vanocka

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Self portrait by Andie

My little Andie.  I have so much to catch up on my blog but I had to post this.  We decided to take the kids out to dinner tonight.  When we got to the restaurant we found out we had an hour wait so we decided to go to the mall and kill the time.  Well, the girls favorite store in the mall is Claire's.  For those of you who don't know what it is, it's a jewelry/knick-knack/frou-frou store full of stuff the girls WANT.  Of course, Andie wanted something.  When we told her no she totally freaked out and got very mad.  

As we walked out of the store and were walking towards the car Dave and I hear Andie say, "Well, that just sucks."  Dave and I both look at each other in shock and ask her, "What did you just say, Andie?"  She kind of paused and said, "I won't say 'cause you'll be berry berry mad."  So we had a little chat about that one.  Nice.

Then later Andie kept asking how many days until her birthday which is on February 8th.  We told her, "Forty-one days." She smiled a bit, very self-satisfied, and said, "Well, Daddy, I'm sorry your birthday is in a really, really, really long time."

She's a peach.