Missedmas 2011

MissedMas eve morning dawned clear and bright. " Hmmm", said Chuck. "I think I'll golf." Off he went  but was soon to discover there were only 3 balls in the bag he borrowed from Kristen. Two of these were still damp and moldy from spending considerable time at the bottom of a pond. Chuck managed to arrive home after a quick stop at Cowtippers, his favorite gay bar, where he had a daquerri and watched a quick rerun of  Bewitched.

Missedmas eve dinner was a feast indeed. No fatted goose for us. We went straight for the epicurean delights of Bangladeshi take out. The flies were delicious and the spices, a mix that kept on giving..and giving..and giving.

Fed Ex managed to round up a sleigh and a very tired Santa and deliver all our gifts just in the 'nick' of time.

 Missedmas morning finally arrived after spending a restless night which we attributed, not to anticipation, but rather to the feast from the night before-still giving and giving. The crystal moose glasses were quickly located and we toasted in a sunny happy morning

 Santa's helpers were quick to RIP open the box and place everything under our carefully constructed Missedmas tree.

 Now? Now?? What do you mean ??? Breakfast first? How cruel!!

 After a bachanallia of presents, paper and shrieks of delight it was time for a breather so off we went to the park. Caroline declared loudly for all to hear, several times, "I no have poops in my pants, Nonna!" (She is taking this potty training thing very seriously. )
Bowling was our next order of business and has become something of a tradition for Missedmas. Unfortunately there are no action shots because Chuck, Eric, Kristen and Jefferson were very busy bowling and Nonna was very busy taking Caroline to the potty. Many, many times.
 After a long and busy day it was time for our Missedmas Dinner. Finding no Chinese place to accommodate us and still recovering from the Bangladeshi "episode", we opted for a lovely Italian restaurant. The food was excellent but more importantly, recognizable. The waiters, after a bit of coaxing sang a rousing chorus of 'Deck the Halls' with a STRONG Italian accent.

 Elizabeth and Charlotte remained cool and collected throughout the entire celebration. Charlotte only looked worried once or twice and Elizabeth only covered her eyes 2 or 3 times!

MERRY MISSEDMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!!!!!!

Jenna's Surprise!!! Birthday Party

Part II

Sandra's still shot contribution

Everyone had a wonderful time, the food and company were great.  Thanks Jill and Gary for hosting this wonderful evening.  Happy Birthday Jenna, we love you.

Jenna's Surprise Party!!!

Jenna's Surprise Biirthday Party

A Video Blob to remember

Good fellowship, good food and I think our special guest was genuinely surprised. 

Holtza-Christmas 2011

A Christmas Memory Blob

By JT

 It started with a New York Yankee waffle-iron and ended with 75% of us feeling a little warm and fuzzy after downing the bottle of Chocolate-Killa from "Italilly".

 Zach waited patiently for his turn to chug from the communal bottle.

 My mom couldn't wait.  She had her oown stash and just would not share.  Austin, being the perfect gentleman, looked away and did not judge.

 It was great see Gram... hopefully someone will pick her up again next year.  Love that sentimental gal.

 It seems that these two were plotting something.

Merry Christmas everyone!  What a day.

Ken-West and Kenmore Middle Share the Stage

A Christmas Video Blob

Emma got to share the stage with Ken-West's orchestra for some holiday fun.  She's on the right hand side 4 chairs in; she's hard to see.  It was a fun night and they played some pretty good Christmas music.  Emma plays second fiddle for Kenmore Middle, not bad for a 6th grader.

Not so much breaking news.......anymore

As many of you know our blog serves many purposes. This morning as I was snug in my bed after a late night out (9:00pm), mother awakened me to the screetch the Elk's Lodge is on FIRE! As the Koch family was first to break the news on facebook, I thought I would follow up with some pictures. The twin city landmark was built in 1921 and served millions of fish fries.
It was set to be demolished today. What will go into this vacant lot? KDHRC franchise?

UB and Turkey Bowl 2011

A Turkey Weekend Blob

by

JT Pilaf

 Here's a few pics from our second to last UB game taken last weekend.  Mike and Sharon were in town and we had a good time showing them a college football game.  Thank goodness UB played well and won the game against the Akron Zips.

 Touchdown Bulls!!!  One of many on the afternoon.

 Turkey Bowl 2011, beautiful weather and we won the game in a defensive, wind impeding struggle 2-1.  I only threw two interceptions this year.  Hard to believe, but true.

Pretty decent crew for this year's game.  As you can see, Zach is just about as big as everyone else now.