Doin' It Right!

Living close to Cabela's has truly made the move worth while for Chris. He says that he loves living closer to family but I know it's really the man store just a few miles away. Santa stopped at Cabela's this year and brought a smoker. Yes the biggest wrapped gift "under" the Christmas tree had Chris' name on it but has proven to be a family favorite.
Really, is there anything more attractive than a man in the kitchen? Now all he needs an apron!


















Before December 28th, 2008 I thought Rockband was possibly the dumbest purchase a person could make. Then the Williams challenged the Raabes to a night of Rock N Roll. Oh, they didn't know about Chris. What a fun night of singing, banging on drums and good old rockin' out! I now realize that the one with the least musical talent may be the best at Rockband. UGH!!! So frustrating. ha ha
New Years Eve this year was just like the good old days in Grand Island, we had close friends right here with us and the kids all ran wild. Being the smart parent that we are, we turned our clocks ahead 2 hours. What we didn't count on was the fact that our daughters are equally bright and figured out the scam. Never fear, they saw midnight and had a great time no matter what time zone it was in.
Olivia was so excited to have her best boy Ethan coming to our house. "My boy Ethan is my friend and he doesn't hit me." Aww, so cute.
Toasting the New Year. Here's to looking forward to the blessings, challenges and adventures of 2009.

You can't see this all that well but here we are at midnight (ok, really 10pm) doing poppers to bring in the New Year. The kids and the 2 big kids...Rod and Chris.