Christmas Overload Weekend

Greg taking the lead around Brown County.  He decided that we needed to change things up a little bit.  He's trying to break a 30 year tradition.  That can be very hard.  Needless to say he was only half effective.  

Greg found his perfect pillow!  Not sure if that pertains to me or himself.  

The Bane family ugly christmas sweater contest.  We all wore handmade Grinch shirts.  They told the story of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.  

Even the backs were covered.  Now we tell the story of the Grinch from Tate to Greg!

Look how cute we are!!

So this is what the dirty santa turned into.  Its not every day that you can sit on your Uncles lap, dressed as Santa and ask for everything you want for Christmas.  I think I impressed the entire family with how high I was able to get my leg. 

The following morning the boys took some time to meet with Santa.  Devin told him everything he wanted.  The biggest item on his list is Anki Overdrive.  Santa knew exactly what he was talking about.  

Tate wanted to visit with Santa, but didn't want to sit on his lap.  He asked for a few more items.  Last time he met with Santa he was a little rushed and didn't have a chance to tell Santa everything he wanted.  This time he was able to complete his list.  

After leaving Brown County, we decided that we would participate in the town wide Christmas Parade.  It is a light Christmas Parade for all the golf carts and side-by-sides in town.  Greg & I started pulling out some left over Christmas decorations.  Thanks to some of the POS Greg has from work we threw together a pretty nice cart.  Our theme was "A Christmas Story".  We had Ralphie in his bunny suit on the front.  The leg lamp towards the back and a ton of lights strung all around running off our generator.  

I even pulled out an old Christmas present from Greg.  The oh so famous Hoodie Footie in the Pepto- Bismol Pink Color.  I even dug up some black glasses and a bb gun to complete the ensemble.  We also were playing movie clips from the movie on the ipad and playing the sound over the blue tooth speaker.  We had such a blast.  Uncle Matt also came along for the ride!   

We weaved our way through town, towards the old gym.  Once we all arrived there, Fr Tony blessed our Christmas tree and then Santa did a count down to lighting it up.   It was such a fun evening!  

Thomas' Relaxing Weekend

Thomas thought he was joining us on a relaxing weekend get-a-way to Brown County. What he doesn't realize is that our weekend would be far from relaxing. It's filled with all kinds of family, shopping,  swimming and more. 

Thomas brought along one of his new books to read while enjoying his hammock. 

He is reading "50 Shades of Red". It was a book that recently made the North Pole  best sellers list.  This book is about the secret lives of some naughty elves!!

Non-Stop Holiday Weekend!

As the Holiday quickly approaches our social calender quickly fills up. The first weekend of December is always the Danhauer Family Reunion in Brown County - Nashville, IN. We spent the weekend at the Brown County Inn visiting with family and enjoying the beginning of our holiday season. It has been a family tradition for 30 plus years! Everyone has their own reasons to look forward to the weekend, but for our kids it has to be in the indoor heated pool. It is quite a treat to be able to swim in the dead of winter.

Sunday evening after our Brown County weekend, we headed to French Lick Indiana to ride the Polar Express. We met the whole Bane Family to enjoy a trip to the North Pole. It was so much fun for everyone! We boarded our train for the North Pole we enjoyed Hot Cocoa, Cookies, music, and a reading of The Polar Express. After making it to the North Pole we picked up Santa Claus and made our way back to French Lick. Santa visited with every child on the train and gave them a special little gift.

We had such a fun filled weekend. It was a great way to start the holiday season and make lasting memories with our families. This week we look forward to Saint Nicholas coming, cookie making with Grandma Wolsing and see where our Elf on the Shelf will hide next!