funny phrases

I love the way Eliška says certain things...

Hawk-a-meer-meer (Hamburger)

"Can we ride the alligator?" (elevator)

"Scoop over!" (scoot over)

pack-pack (back-pack)

"I need a clean-ups" (kleenex)

pinanno (piano)

"my hello" (pillow)

apple-jacks (apple juice)

"Mommy, will you take care of me?" (I could not figure this one out for the longest time! I started getting worried after constantly reassuring her that I would always take care of her. Finally Dan figured out that she was saying, "Will you carry me?")

I can't believe...

I have a kid in Primary!! Time flies, eh? Emma officially started nursery today too. My kids are growing up too fast! It was nice having church @ 9 am today, now we can go home for nap time, yay! We also now have the younger nursery class. Let me tell you, they are sweet little angels compared to the older group! Not a single fight to break up or anything.my little sunbeam & nursery baby!

Happy New Year!

We had a great 07' & are excited for a new year. We had a lot of fun New Year's Eve w/ our annual Kondel Family game night. I totally rocked Disney Scene it & Mad Gab! It was such a fun Christmas break, I am sad that Dan is back at work. We had fun being lazy & playing our new wii. Let me just say, I stink at all video games! That's why I like the wii system, I can actually do it- even Eliska can! It's really fun & family friendly. It gives you a report each day of everything that was played & for how long, so you can monitor your kids, along w/ other parental controls. It also has the weather, news, & a digital photo thing you can tinker around with. I actually got quite a workout from doing the boxing match, I could barely finish it (someone needs to get in shape...) my arms were totally sore the next day!

trying to stay up for the New year
my nephew, ringin' in the new yr.

sweet song

Christmas Highlights

We had a great Christmas day & are now enjoying relaxing & being lazy, since Dan is off till January 2nd (yay!). The girls had way too much candy, which resulted in Eliška "tossing her cookies" all over Dan while we were at his brother's house last night! Dan's parents brought us some Kolac (a Slovak pastry) & their famous rice crispy treats w/ fudge (yum). I have enjoyed getting everyone's Christmas cards, I've been a total flake & didn't get one out this year (sorry!). Anyway, hope you all have a Happy New Year!

little mommy

matching pj's

Emma's doll high-chair, which she keeps sitting in

I couldn't resist getting Dan this shirt from "the office" (from the 1st episode of this season)

Eliska's in full princess mode

all the fun!

Crooked Oak Ranch

We just got back from visiting my parents in Texas. This is the last Christmas there, since they are moving to Utah in April (yay!) We were trying to think of names for the ranch because it just sounds cooler to have a name for it! My dad thought of 'Crooked Oak' because of all the Oak trees, but crooked kind of has a negative connotation, so we're still brainstorming. The weather was great, I didn't even need a jacket! Anyway, here are some pics & videos (warning: there are a lot of em'! My mom wanted to see them all, so this is for you!)

Eliska is in love with Logan (their new dog)

thanks mom for all the great meals! Plus I finally got some of my grandma's secret recipes!

My parents gave all the grandkids cabbage patch kids because my sister & I used to get them for Christmas

Emma loved sitting on this window sill

making gingerbread houses

we didn't wait long enough & all of our roofs fell off!

I LOVE my nieces Callie & Kenzie! I hardly ever get to see them, so we had a lot of fun

The Nutcracker Ballet Performance (one of the best I've seen)

Video Clips: Dad's Birthday, The House, Girls playing w/ chalk, & the cows

Picky Princess

Eliška is going through a phase right now, where she will only wear princess clothing & pajamas. She's been running through the house in little dress up outfits in the middle of winter, so we finally broke down & got her some warmer princess stuff. She will wear Disney princess or Barbie princess. I can't wait till the Disney store is open at the mall!

this sweater is a hand-me down thanks to my sis

This is tinker bell, so I guess fairies are ok too

Santa & his Reindeer

We took the girls to the mall to see Santa for the first time. They weren't scared like the other kids, it was adorable. Eliška told him she wanted a Barbie & rode on the rocking horse the whole time.

Then we went to build a bear workshop & the girls made Rudolph & Clarice. I've been wanting to take them for a while now & it was the cutest thing ever! They gave them a pretend bath, made a birth certificate, & got a little house with stickers to put on it.
Needless to say they can't wait for Christmas! Everyday Eliška asks me if she can open up the presents. We've caught her trying to open only one present so far.