Party End of the World Style!

After Cole's Christmas party at school, we all piled in the truck and drove up to Grandma's house.
We heard she was throwing a GIANT end of the world party!
After a rowdy night with our cousins, we woke up and Daddy was just sitting there giggling.  Mom asked him what he was laughing about and he said he was just thinking about all the silly people holed up in their bunkers.  We prefer to go out celebrating so we went to St. Pauls for the annual Haas Family Christmas party.
Cole and I welcomed the guests with a rousing round of Chopsticks.

Okay maybe it was more like 40 rounds of Chopsticks.

As with most things, I take my piano banging very seriously.

"What's that?  We have a request for Piano Man?"
Oh... Grandma requested peace and quiet. Shoot.

These three were inseparable all weekend!

Our pretty Godmother was there with plenty of hugs and smooches for us.

I had plenty of hugs for Izzy Wiz too.

I was unusually friendly and unattached to Mom.  I even threw on a Santa Hat!

"Ho Ho Ho. Merry Christmas Choo Choo Tree!"

Bugga and I are best buds.  Who Wore it Better fashion critics?!

Aunty Heather has the patience of a saint.  She volunteered to take family pictures for EVERYONE. 
Grandma and Bugga were bound and determined to take one with all of their grandkids.

Yes it did take three people to keep me in the shot.  So?

I almost got away...

What a great bunch of ruffians, eh?

I had such a good time playing with Cole, Oli and Izzy.  They didn't exclude me at all.

Now that I'm pretty much the youngest kid, I get the majority of the smooches.  I don't mind a bit!

Don't tell Mom, but Grandma was my total favorite this weekend.  Not a minute went by that I wasn't yelling "Gay-Ma.  Where Har Yoooooo?!"

I helped Mom take plenty of pictures before we left.  For some reason they all look similar... 

After a quick clean up job by the Mommies, we all went back to Grandma and Bugga's for the after party.  I quickly put on my pjs and scored a snuggle with Shayla.
Look at Sue's little baby!  She got a new puppy named Pixie which I thought was the coolest thing EVER! 
I'm pretty sure Pixie is terrified of me.  I guess I would be too.

The three muskateers.  At one point, Oli and Cole tied themselves together.  Yeesh guys!

Cole got a new book about Boogers while Daddy blew GIGANTIC boogers which were really remnants from his surgery.  Disgusting!

More attempts to photograph the grandkids before we all got shipped off to bed so the adults could tell dirty jokes, drink wine and play silly card games.



Then more cuddles in the morning!  I told you I had a total monopoly on the cuddles!

Grandma and Aunty Heather whipped up an awesome breakfast for us before the morning festivities.

Thank you Grandma for working so hard to put on a fabulous weekend for us!

I REALLY love my Grandma.

Then Uncle Scott and crew came back for MORE presents!
Pixie came too :)

Oli got LEGOs

Thank you Bugga!

Coley got LEGOs too!

Bugga got LOTs of little Vandy hugs and snuggles.

And, as always, we both got plenty of wrestling in with Uncle Scott.

Look away for one second and what happens?! 
COLEY!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!  We hope you are enjoying time with your family as much as we are with ours!