2010: It was a very good year!

Wow, it's so hard to believe that 2010 is coming to an end. It went by so fast! The Dawdy's had LOTS of fun this year, so Mommy thought we should do a little recap in pictures...enjoy!

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We must have been good this year!

The Dawdy's definitely made the 'nice list' this year as Santa was very good to us. We had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends and now the house looks like Toys R Us exploded in it!

Here are some photos from Christmas morning and our celebrations throughout the weekend!A tool bench and tools so I can help Daddy!More Train stuff!
Kueffer helping Lucy with her stocking

Celebrating Christmas afternoon at Uncle Tom and Aunt Michelle's Then off for Christmas in the Country with Papa and GrandmaPapa with his grandsons!

Kueffer and Baby Max

We hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to 2011!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you all and thank you for making 2010 such a great year!
We love you,
Matt, Michelle and Kueffer

Even Joseph has some last minute shopping

Today when Daddy and Mommy went to pick Kueffer up from Sunday School, this is what was found...Kueffer was Joseph! And he's out shopping with Baby Jesus! :)At first, he was not wearing the headdress and Mommy thought that he was walking around in a snuggie! The Sunday School teacher quickly said that they had talked about the Nativity and Kueffer was Joseph! It was so cute and he told us later that he was a star!

She's a present!

We are lovin' Christmas around our house this year. Everyone is really getting into it.

'Lucy, this is your stocking.'

Kueffer and Mommy did a lot of the decorating when the weather was nicer outside.

Then we realized that none of the lights worked...bummer. So Daddy fixed them- yes, had to search all over KC for lights a week and a half before Christmas!We love decorating the tree and Kueffer has exclaimed that it's BEAUTIFUL every day it's been up! He has to come and check it out when he wakes up, before bed...and after bath!Lucy loves the tree too and Kueffer said last night, 'She's a present!'!!!
Christmas is gonna be so much fun this year!

Holiday 2010 'Kuefferisms'

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This holiday season has been so much fun! Kueffer is really getting in the holiday spirit and Daddy and Mommy think that he is really 75% into really getting everything.
Here are a few funny 'Kuefferisms' that he has shared with us regarding Christmas this year!

When shopping for gifts with Mommy:
Kueffer: Is it my birthday?
Mommy: No, it's Jesus' birthday, but we share presents with everyone.
Kueffer (the next morning in his crib): 'Happy Birthday, Jesus. Happy Birthday, Everyone!'

He also mentioned this past weekend that he is 'ready for the birthday party'!

Driving and looking at lights with Daddy and Mommy:
Kueffer: Please roll down my window.
Daddy: No, it's cold outside. Why do you want the window down?
Kueffer: I just want to put my window down and yell, 'yippee!'

Still looking at the lights...
Kueffer: This is AWESOME!

Regarding Santa's Naughty and Nice lists:
Kueffer: Grandma (Mary Ann) and Swiper (from Dora) are on the naughty list.
....I'm just kidding you, Grandma!

Everyone else is on the nice list...whew!

Regarding Baby Jesus:
At drop off for PDO last week, we ran into Mommy's friend, Lisa and her new baby boy...Kueffer looked into the baby seat and asked, 'Is that Baby Jesus?'!

He also has to kiss all of the Baby Jesus' around the house in the nativity sets.
Kueffer's new Little People Nativity Set lasted 1 day with all of the original characters. Mary and Joseph have since went 'on vacation' and a fireman and train conductor are watching over Jesus!

He really love Christmas and has said that over and over again...loves the beautiful decorations! Let's just see how he does when the gifts are wrapped and around the tree....could be interesting. :)

First snowfall this season~

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Kueffer could not resist playing a bit outside in the snow before we went to tumbling class this morning. He was soooo excited to wear his snow boots and play...the FREEZING temperature did not even matter to him. Okay, until he had the snow in the face!
Hope that you are all staying warm....love you!

He's a Big Jolly Guy!

Kueffer visited with Santa for the first time this year a few weeks ago. He was spending the weekend with Papa and Grandma Mary Ann while Aunt Bobbi and Max were home. He loved seeing him- whew!, and keeps saying he's a 'big, jolly guy'!

From the looks of these photos, it appears that Kueffer had A LOT to tell Santa! :)

What a relief. Daddy was getting worried that Mommy was going to torture Kueffer again this year when we attended Breakfast with Santa!

Family Fun

Last month we went to visit Mommy's Aunt Ann and Uncle Rich for an early Thanksgiving dinner with the Kueffer family. It was so much fun as there were so many children for Kueffer to play with...he had such a great time! One of Mommy's cousins is a veterinarian, so he brought a baby lamb to show the kids. (yes, it was dressed in a sweater with purple bows on it's ears!) Kueffer loved playing with it and talked about that lamb for days!
Kueffer with his cousins Rosie and Adler ...and the lamb!

We had a great time and can't wait to get back and see everyone at Christmas!

We're Back!

So sorry for the LONG blogging break. I would love to say that things were just so boring around here that there has not been much to chat about, but it's been quite the opposite! The Dawdy's have been one active family- keeping very busy and having fun. The month of November just flew by and eventually, you will get to see some of that activity.

It's getting much colder here in KC and, as you can see from these photos, Kueffer is getting geared up...partially.

Promise to do a MUCH better job and will be catching you up on our latest adventures soon!

Happy December!

'I just want to give him a hug."

That is what Kueffer told me when I asked him where he was going yesterday as I dropped him off at Parent's Day Out. He started walking toward a little boy and his mommy and he said 'I just want to give him a hug'. What? Okay, we are at our church a lot. Like 3 times a week for meetings, classes, church and Parent's Day Out and we have never seen this particular kiddo and mom before...I think. Why Kueffer felt compelled to hug him, I don't know. But it was sweet. Unfortunately, the little boy was not thinking it was so cute. I asked his mom if Kueffer could hug him and as K went in for the hug, the little boy hid behind his momma.

Beware Village Church friends: a sweet little blond boy may try to hug you!Kueffer hugging sweet Max...he likes Kueffer's hugs!

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

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Happy Birthday to the best Daddy and husband around! Mommy and Kueffer are so happy to spend your special day with you...and every day.
We LOVE you!

Itsy Bitsy Spider

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Kueffer saw this stage during our mom's group halloween party and could not resist to put on a show! This is K singing Itsy Bitsy Spider to the 'audience' of moms, dads, and kiddos...love how he even jumps down to 'work the room'!

Halloween Fun!

Kueffer really got into Halloween this year. He had been practicing 'Trick or Treat, please' for days before the big day! Daddy, Mommy and Kueffer had a very fun and full Halloween weekend. It started on Saturday afternoon with the Brookside Mom's Boo Bash. Mommy is the president of the organization so 'Lucky Daddy' gets in on the fun too! It really is a fun event for the families and Kueffer loved playing with all of his friends. *Last year, our family won best family costume dressed at Caddyshack. Daddy thought that it would not be fair to participate this year since Mommy was Pres....right. It did get him off of the hook!

Sunday, we hosted our 2nd annual Pre Trick or Treating party at our house for our block and some friends. It was a beautiful day! The kiddos had such a great time playing with the toys, bouncing the the bouncy house, and getting an early start on the sugar rush. I am not sure how long many of the children made it trick or treating that night because the Dawdy's were worn out!All of the parents getting ready to capture the perfect photo :)After the party, we did manage to keep Kueffer awake long enough for a couple of trick or treating stops. First stop, Uncle Brad's house!Then to Aunt Michelle and Uncle Tom's!


As soon as Kueffer was back in his carseat, he was out. We definitely enjoyed every minute of our Halloween weekend and hope you did too!








So sorry that I have been AWOL from blogging this week. I truly thought that I had posted at least once this past week, but ...oops! I hope all of the cute pictures of Kueffer will make up for it. :)