VomBaur Christmas!

Before the festivities...

Vance kept saying that he wanted a dowel for Christmas...there it was under the tree...then I was teasing him that that is all I got him :)

Drake has been asking for a "Dream-Light" since May...Santa came through in a pinch :)

Christmas should never be celebrated without a 4 year old...WHAT FUN! Every present was the best!!!

The boys got paint-ball guns and all the accessories to go with them! Will's mask has a built in fan to keep him cool and reduce fog...and there are glued on "predator braids," if you see this guy creeping out at you from behind a bush...you'd better run!!!

A cute monkey that Nanny got him :)

The prize gift....drum roll...a $7 bow and arrow set...THIS KID IS SO EASY TO PLEASE!!!

Liliya's prize gift...a floor mat from Grandma Judd!

Vance got into the spirit of Christmas this year and bought presents with his own money! This is the tackle box that he got his Dad :)

We have a fun little closet under our stairs that we've been debating what to do with...luckily Ben was out of town a lot before Christmas and he didn't have a chance to snoop...so I was able to pull this off without blowing the surprise! I got him a gun safe, and we put up some shelves and hooks to hang all his hunting gear! So, this is now the hunting room :)

Vance with his paint-ball gun and mask...

Will with his paint-ball gun, mask, and refill-belt...

Look out for the VomBaur boys!

Liliy-Bug :)

Lil with her little monkey that Nanny gave her...

Ben got me this beautiful reprint of DaVinci's "Last Supper." I, appropriately, hung it in the dining room :)

If you know Ben and My political beliefs, you know that we're extreme constitutionalists...so...fittingly, I got him a framed reprint of the Constitution :)

Merry Christmas to all...and to all a good night!!!

Holidays and Hunting

Sorry for not posting in a while...we have been battling the flu the last 2 weeks :( Everyone but Liliya got it...even Mom...and when Mom goes down, the home ceases to function! As some of you know, Ben has been fighting MMA and he had his 3rd professional fight on Saturday...unfortunately his bout of the flu hit the day of his fight and by "go time" it was full blown! SOMEHOW he stilled pulled out a win, increasing his pro record to 3-0, but he took some serious punishment this time, as his reflexes were so slow and he ended up filling a bucket with vomit after the fight :( sorry...TMI? He didn't get much recovery time because the very next day we hosted a Christmas dinner for the UNC wrestlers and filled the house! He were banking on 25, but ended up with 40! And that's not including children! My new dining room table was put to good use and I emptied my living room of furniture and added 2 more tables...and even so...people still had to eat standing up! On another fun side note...Ben and his friend Nate have been building some serious "duck blinds" on our property (3 of them I think) and finished up last week. So far, each morning they've hunted, they've managed to get a goose within an hour. They are EXCELLENT eating! So, life is pretty good here in Colorado :)

Wrestlers at my new pretty dining room table...

The living room, turned into party central :)

Yummy....

Those shish-ca-bobs are full of goose meat!

The 2 UNC coaches with their baby girls :)

Ben with a goose...

Ben cutting up the goose meat...