Our Trip to the North Pole on the POLAR EXPRESS

We headed to Green Bay for a trip on the POLAR EXPRESS with Papa Dan, Nunna, Auntie Amy and cousin Kourtney.  What a fun experience.

We started out in the National Train and Rail Museum with a "reading" of the Polar Express and Hot Cocao.  Then on to the train for a trip to the North Pole.  We ended with a visit with Santa.  Kourtney told Santa she wanted a IPOD Touch.  Madeline wanted an American Girl Doll.  Boy.... what happen to ice skates??? Really, wow!!!!

Madeline's Playdate with Her GIRLFRIENDS...

Madeline had her friends Ella and Sophia over for a playdate on Sunday.  They had lunch, made Gingerbread houses (which turned out to be more of a project for me than for them), put on a musical performance, and of course, topped off the afternoon with GIRLY DRESS UP TIME.  The weather was a bit chilly for sledding, but all in all, the girls had a blast.  AND... were very kind and let Lydia be "one of the big girls."

Madeline, Sophia and Ella decorating their gingerbread houses... I think they ate more goodies than actually ended up their houses:)

Ella

Sophia

Madeline

Oh my... the imaginations of little girls... I am sure these will be revisited in the future...

Way too stylish for thier age!!!!

What a great afternoon with GIRLFRIENDS:)

Decorating for Christmas at the Koshuta Home

The girls have their very own PINK CHRISTMAS TREE in their bedroom.  It is very fancy.  We decorated that tree first and then moved on to the living room.  By the time we got to the living room tree, they were both "done."  So momma finished it, while daddy topped it off with his Packer ornament.

Random Winter PICS

What cute matching fleecies... wonder how long the coordinated outfits will go on?!?!!

What a cute hat!

Silly time with daddy!

Gramps and Madeline

Wiped out... Lydia loves sleeping in the same bed as her big sister!

Thanksgiving in Eagle River

Madeline hangin' with cousin Kate

The girls sledding... yes... sledding...

Sam... deep in thought...

John and his girl Lydia

Silly time with Uncle Johnny

Reading time with Grandma... I think all the kids would have read all day if Grandma could have :)  We would have run out of books!

Girls snuggle time with John

Diann, Sam, Jim and Kate... maybe we could photoshop Doug in :)

The Koshuta's hangin' at Gunnar's Hockey Game



The Koshuta Cousins



Silly time with Emma and Gunnar



The Toy Room at Concordia University

Our dearest Caitie Pilon was a lead in a series of children's plays a few weeks ago at Concordia University.  She played a duck in The Toy Room.  She was HILARIOUS!!!! The girls laughed so hard.  The funniest "british" duck... her accent was a blast!  The girls sat through two plays and did very well.

Lydia's First HAIRCUT (11/18/10)

Headed down to our lady Linda in the village.  The girls needed haircuts before Thanksgiving.  Madeline went first and was a model "student."  Lydia followed suit.  Not even a tear!

Lunch at Beanies in Port Washington...

Gramps and his girls at the bar... yes, these are BAR SWINGS... very fun!

The girls loved these swings... very creative.

Momma and her girls!

Lydia... not sure of what's going on... swings indoors:!:!