Saturday, January 12, 2013

torgerson treats


the torgerson crew got together for the holidays at our house this year after the new year. i always like to add extra fun, so we tried a giant candy memory game with a twist .

not only did they need to remember what cards were where, but they had to figure out the clues.

 andrew with a match
 grandma's favorite match
 aww, brent got a match (i think he shared these with joanna)
mairin with a sweet match
 this was a stumper for the kids.
 brian was desperate to be in a picture...
 thank goodness chaya got a match (candy is her favorite thing in the WHOLE world)
 amelia and brian
 best line of the day, "hey, you didn't take my picture". after people were winning and getting matches i started taking pictures. brian was the first winner and was extremely bummed i had missed his big moment. i think i hear a wambulance calling your name, brian!
 zach and joanna managed to be the big losers of the game with no matches.
the candy crew
 cousins together at last and caught on electronics. arg.
 relaxing after a delicious dinner
 gibson ready to rock
 just like her big sister!
 charity work this year went to hunger free mcleod. everyone brought over money or food to help feed kids on the weekends.
 then, all the cousins worked together to bag up cereal for the cause, too. it was a marathon packaging event. we ended up with about 100 baggies.

 zach trying not to be part of the chaos, he was the trusty labeler.
 grandma and i were in charge of quality control
 guitar break with andrew
bucket o'fun
let the games begin... face the gingerbread man

so close... 3    2    1


christmas ball
a bit dicey... sibling competition
shovel the snow
merry fishmas
reindeer nose dive
drew, the only one to do it.
 
love
merry christmas and happy new year

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

SWEET holiday fun

how SWEET is this... the last day before christmas break one of my third grade students painted her nails with my name! that'll earn you some brownie points.
 gibson playing 'away in the manger' at our church's christmas eve travelers service. this only after a few months of lessons, so SWEET.
ready to find our inner elf
 at the ordway in st. paul

 on our way through rice park

 some photo fun before the show starts


 it was our family, erin, grandma, jon, and laura who attended.
such a fun show with very SWEET sets and music.
 trying to get a snapshot of my SWEET husband and i.

hilarious and SWEET love between father and sons. this was pretty much a whole days worth of entertainment, they removed the old build in t.v. and replaced it with a flat screen.
 jon inside the cabinet after being built

 2nd or 3rd try to get it right.
 not too much harm was done. unfortunately did not get a pic of the final product.
 drew's SWEET chili
my SWEET red velvet brownie cheesecake with buttercream frosting. i also made a pan of them which we used for our happy birthday jesus cake.
SWEET cookies ready for painting

 in action

 finished work
loralai proud of her work
jill and butterscotch (notice her little styrofoam ball on her nose)
SWEET cousins, chaya and makenzie
SWEET family dinner (not all pictured) then ready for a SWEET game of snoop. lots of fun had by all the adults. kent especially had fun winning several rounds.
 drew and laura were the ones that kept their own gifts! too funny!
perfect fit for miss erin.
the girl's SWEET note for santa
christmas morning

 a SWEET rock-n-roll good time at the gilmores