are you nervous...{BRAD & JEANNI}

Today in church Max served as an acolyte for the first time.  Both Brad and I asked Max if he was nervous to be in front of the church during a service.  Max told Brad that he wasn't scared and he was ready, but earlier Max told me that he was scared to make a mistake in front of the whole church.

Even though it was Max's first time....he did great. 

i don't understand the fighting...{MAX}

1 helmet flying in the stands...2 over times...3 broken sticks...and too many fight to count!

The Kutz family spent our New Years Eve at the Hershey Bears hockey game.  And although we had a great time at the game...there were a couple of teary eyes over all the fighting. 

Here is a you tube link of one of the fights we saw...

i really like that one...{BRAD}

No, Brad is not talking about any Christmas gift.  Brad is talking about a photo that Max took...on his new camera.  One of Max's Christmas gifts this year was a children's digital camera.  Max is really excited to be able to take his own pictures of whatever he wants.

Today I popped the memory card into the computer to see what Max had taken some pictures of.  Most of the subject matter was random, some pictures were blurry...and every once in a while there was a good one.  Here is one of the pictures that both Brad and I really liked...

can you tell aaron rodgers what to do...{MAX}

Brad received a very special gift this year from Max and I...stock in the Green Bay Packers.  Yes, you guessed it, Brad can now proudly call himself an official NFL owner.  Cool right?  Well, when you find out that the stock has no real monetary value, and no, he can not tell Aaron Rodgers what to do...you might not be as excited as Brad.  But being an owner of your favorite team is still pretty cool. 

this is the best christmas ever..{MAX}

Max thinks that every Christmas is the best Christmas ever.  But truly, our family has been very blessed this year...each Christmas we spend with each other is the best Christmas ever.  May you and your family have the best Christmas ever!

(pictures from Christmas Eve)

(pictures from Christmas morning)

ho ho ho, i have a lightsaber...{MAX}

Now what would Santa be doing with a lightsaber? 

May the force be with you this Christmas Eve.

do you want to go for a drive...{BRAD}

Yes, you are right...it does sound like brad is a 90 year old man. 

The reason Brad asked both Max and I if we would like to go for a ride is Christmas lights.  Max can see the different Christmas lights from his bedroom window.  There are a few lights that Max wanted to see up close.  So tonight Brad took both Max and I on a little car ride. 

Although the neighborhood lights are not as spectacular as some I have seen in MN...we still had a great time as a family!