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Kyle and Ian set out cookies and milk for Santa Claus

Bill has a private moment with his Christmas present, a catnip-infused sushi toy

Savannah jealously guards her Christmas present

The new tree in all its glory

A Christmas miracle - the boys sitting still for a photo BEFORE opening their presents!

Kyle Bird

Ian Bird

Captain America, to the rescue!

10:30 am, and time for a nap.

 

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]]> http://knoernschild.org/2011/12/25/christmas-2011/feed/ 0 How To Decorate Your Christmas Treehttp://knoernschild.org/2011/12/13/how-to-decorate-your-christmas-tree/ http://knoernschild.org/2011/12/13/how-to-decorate-your-christmas-tree/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:40:00 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=2436 Share|]]>
  • Set up your tree
  • Install lights
  • Install garland
  • Install ornaments
  • Enjoy
  • Reach behind the tree to plug in the lights that your four year old unplugged
  • Knock over tree
  • *%#@(*$&%#@!!!!!!
  • Clean up broken ornaments
  • Put unbroken ornaments back in boxes
  • Tell yourself, “Well, it could have been much worse.” Yeah, just keep telling yourself that. That’ll work.
  • Take down old tree and put it on the curb. It was 15 years old anyway
  • Buy a new tree
  • Tell yourself, “Well, we were planning on getting a new one soon anyway.”
  • Wait for UPS to deliver new tree
  • Set up new tree
  • Decide expensive new tree looks worse than 15 year old broken tree, call to have new tree returned
  • Order new tree #2. Go really overboard this time and order a 10 footer
  • Wait for UPS to deliver new tree #2
  • Set up new tree #2. Marvel at how nice it looks
  • Wait two days
  • Install ornaments
  • Take photos of new tree #2
  • Write a snarky post on your blog titled, “How To Decorate Your Christmas Tree”
  • Wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

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    ]]>     http://knoernschild.org/2011/12/13/how-to-decorate-your-christmas-tree/feed/ 0     Breakfast with Santahttp://knoernschild.org/2011/12/03/breakfast-with-santa/ http://knoernschild.org/2011/12/03/breakfast-with-santa/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:46:40 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=2525 Share|]]>

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    ]]>     http://knoernschild.org/2011/12/03/breakfast-with-santa/feed/ 0     Tree Decoratinghttp://knoernschild.org/2011/11/26/tree-decorating/ http://knoernschild.org/2011/11/26/tree-decorating/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:46:11 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=2511 Share|]]>

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    ]]>     http://knoernschild.org/2011/11/26/tree-decorating/feed/ 0     Halloween 2011http://knoernschild.org/2011/10/31/halloween-2011/ http://knoernschild.org/2011/10/31/halloween-2011/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:40:11 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=2493 Share|]]>

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    ]]>     http://knoernschild.org/2011/10/31/halloween-2011/feed/ 0     Bunny Bowlinghttp://knoernschild.org/2011/04/28/bunny-bowling/ http://knoernschild.org/2011/04/28/bunny-bowling/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:35:18 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=2001 Share|]]> Last Saturday we went to an Easter event at a local bank where they had food and games for the kids, along with an Easter egg hunt. There was a photographer from the local paper there, but we were still surprised to find this in the paper this week:

    (click for a larger version)

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    ]]>     http://knoernschild.org/2011/04/28/bunny-bowling/feed/ 0     The Easter Bunny visited!http://knoernschild.org/2011/04/24/the-easter-bunny-visited/ http://knoernschild.org/2011/04/24/the-easter-bunny-visited/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:48:05 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=2260 Share|]]> The Easter Bunny made his annual visit to the house, consumed some carrots, and left copious amounts of candy behind as payment. He’s tricky, though – he hides the candy, presumably to occupy us for long enough for him to escape before we discover the missing carrots. Foiled again!

    You can spot plenty of candy just in this picture

    Kyle looks like he’s up to no good in that last picture. Better not let the Easter Bunny see that face!

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    ]]>     http://knoernschild.org/2011/04/24/the-easter-bunny-visited/feed/ 0     Christmas 2010http://knoernschild.org/2010/12/25/christmas-2010/ http://knoernschild.org/2010/12/25/christmas-2010/#comments Sun, 26 Dec 2010 03:53:14 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/?p=2179 Share|]]>

    Barely contained excitement

    Time to measure something!

    LOOK KAYWOL! CANDY!!!

    LOOK KAYWOL! MORE CANDY!!!!

    Digging deep...

    Any more in there?

    I AM IRON MAN!

    Homemade chicken pot pie for dinner. I used cookie cutters to cut out the puff pastry.

    Time to decorate cookies!

    Grandpa Paul, Grandma Trudy, Katie, Zach and Grandma also came to visit:

    There are some gifts that are so thoughtful, so precious, that you are left wondering how you lived your life without them. This is not one of those gifts.

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    ]]>     http://knoernschild.org/2010/12/25/christmas-2010/feed/ 0     Worst. Christmas decoration. Ever.http://knoernschild.org/2010/12/23/worst-christmas-decoration-ever/ http://knoernschild.org/2010/12/23/worst-christmas-decoration-ever/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 01:31:09 +0000 karl http://knoernschild.org/2010/12/23/worst-christmas-decoration-ever/ Share|]]> image

    I discovered this in an office building in downtown Chicago. She is one of about four or five of these half woman, half tree beasts.

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