Snow much fun!

Kueffer and Mommy had such a great 'snow day' on Monday. Our full schedule became empty and we enjoyed the beautiful snow outside.
Luckily, Mommy finally bought Kueffer some snow bibs last week and replaced his new mittens. (Yes, our first clothing casualty of the winter- even before the first snow!)

When Mommy was bundling up Kueffer, he asked if we would see any POLAR BEARS outside. No Polar Bears...but there were lots of SNOW ANGELS!Kueffer digging a tunnel

The snow was too fluffy to build a snowman, but Kueffer gathered lots of snow for snow ice cream. Of course, he had to do a taste test first to make sure and get the best snow.

When we finally came inside to warm up, we made our snow ice cream...yummy!

Sharing is caring

Lately, Kueffer is really into sharing. This day, Lucy was not interested in sharing his wheat thin.
Nice try, Kueffer!

Trains!

Last weekend Daddy, Mommy and Kueffer went to Union Station to see the model trains. We had such a great time looking at all of the fun exhibits and even ran into a few friends.
When we were approaching Union Station, Kueffer yelled..."Look, it's a T-Rex in a Santa hat! Is that not funny?" (there was a cool dinosaur exhibit at the Station too)Once inside, we saw all of the awesome model trains and even a little train to ride!(Okay, coming clean here...K did not actually ride the train. Mommy got her 'shot' and then he got off. Wasn't interested anymore... nice smile, huh?)

The trains were everywhere. Even Thomas and Percy were there!What a fun start to 2011!

Kueffer or Lucy?

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Last week while Daddy was home, our cat Lucy was lying on the sofa and Daddy was rubbing her big kitty belly. Lucy loved it and was just purring away. Kueffer must have thought it looked like fun because after Lucy jumped down, this happened.

Yes, that's our little boy purring and meowing. What a funny kid!

New Year's Rockin' Eve

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We hope that you all ROCKED OUT and are ready for a wonderful 2011!
Happy New Year!

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!

January
February
March

April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

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!