Basement Clean-up

This is the final result...so much better!

 Yesturday I took on the task of Cleaning the Basement. Alex and the kids helped. 

Here is the basement before we started

Another before Picture...

Erica and Joey are working hard

Another View of the cleaned basement

CHRISTMAS WITH THE ZUREK'S

here is Chris and Ricky with Ziggy.

 Today we had our christmas with the Zurek's. Jon and his family came,Rich and his family came and Vanessa and her family were here.

Ricky and joey goofing around

We went to Blimpy Burger in Ann arbor in Monday and here is Alex eating.

Here is Erica,Sofia and Isabel and Ricky

Sofia heard picture and turned...

Joey gave the restaurant a thumbs up!

Here is Alex and Joey in front of the building. Look in window and you will see Rick,Isabel,Erica and Sofia

Uncle Jon with Cael and Joey

Alex with his new Nascar watch....

Ricky,Joey and chris hanging out

Patrice reading her book.She looks very comfortable

Cael got to eat before us. He enjoys his food!!!

Joey and Cael bonding

Erica with her little shadows Isabel and Sofia

Chris,Vanessa,Joey and Ricky enjoying the taco's

Here is the cook!!!

Not many taco's left. I think everyone enjoyed  them.

Chris with his baby boy.....all tuckered out!!!

Here are the girls enjoying their tacos...

Christmas Day 2010

 We had a wonderful christmas and everyone got what they wanted. It was a very relaxing day.................

 This was our dining room table where Santa put the stockings before everyone got up.........

Alex, Erica, and Joey checking out there stockings..

 Erica is opening her gifts from Uncle Steve and Aunt Debbie first....she got a beautiful snowflake necklace and earrings

 Joey got a model from Uncle Steve and aunt Debbie and was very excited...

One of my favorite gifts was the "dime"in ring that Joey made me......He makes me laugh

Alex and Joey got MSU apparel and really liked it

 Here is Alex,Erica,and Grandma L, and Grandma B, Joey and Aunt Trudy. We were getting ready to eat dinner. Alex made Prime rid

Enjoying each others company.....

 So this year I decided to change up my dinning room. Usually I have a "blue room" and everything is just that blue. This year I decided to put things in the room to represent "Family". The tablecloth is one that grandma Baisel gave to me. 

The china on the table is from grandma Leyrer and I cherish this and use it every special occasion. The Mr and Mrs. Claus salt and pepper were given to me by my mom. She has given me several salt and pepper shakers but these are my favorite. I remember when she used to have these out for Christmas.

 The stockings on the wall were also made by my mom. She made these quite a while ago and each year they go in a different place,but now I think they have found their spot in the dining room.

 the precious moments nativity scene was given to me for christmas quite a while ago from mom and dad Zurek. Each year I think of the year that I recieved it.

 this Toy Shop picture is Alex's and he likes to hang it up each year

 This snowman came from my brother as a gift from one of his many trips. I have it in my china cabinet and get it out every christmas

Ziggy was pretty tired at the end of the day and ready for Bed.


I hope everyone had a wonderful christmas!

Periogi Party

Every year the zureks make peroigi's. This is a polish tradition that they have done for many years. Here is Patty getting ready to start....

We are a bit rusty at first with getting the right size.... we eventually get it.

 Cael is playing with Patrice and Janine

 Sofia is starting to get tired and is resting with Ziggy

Jon is frying the periogi's and Alex is making more dough

Here is Sarah and erica and patrice putting in the filling

 Even the youngest Zureks participate in the fun. Sofia is helping Erica add filling to the dough

 Isabel is helping Joey to roll out the dough

They are concentrating

Mary Kammann hosted a christmas dinner this year. Alex and I and Marilyn and Don were invited. We had a great time with great friends and great food.....

 I had to take this picture because Mary doesn't cook often and here is proof she made dinner. I was really good!

 This is Mary's daughter Carley and her daughter Audrey. She is so so cute and so good....

 Here is Marilyn with Audrey when we were waiting to eat dinner

 Here is the apple pie that I made....It looks like a picture and tasted good too. I only took home a few pieces...

Audrey sleeping........she is so cute.....