Sorry I am a little late in posting these Christmas pictures, but better late than never right? Well, here we are in Columbia with my folks for a little New Year's/Christmas fun. The fun lasted about one day however, because 6 out of 11 of us came down with an aweful stomach bug, which had us all wretching our ways through the remainder of the holidays. Here are a few photos snapped before we all became bedridden (not sure if that is one word). These gifts are a result of an ole' Zaepfel tradition called Zonking. Dad and I "zonked" each other. I gave my dad a beaver golf cover...you know to cover the woods..tee hee. These animals are my dad's arch nemesis, you see my folks live on a lake and beavers have already chopped down two apple trees in the back yard (dam it). My dad is not a big fan. One of many gifts given to Maggie this Christmas was a shiny new pony. Now, Maggie doesn't even have to learn to walk because she can ride anywhere on her new horse! I had to add this one photo bc it is Maggie's first snow encounter in Kansas. Isn't she a little snow bunny? And of course here we are in our shorts back at home.
Our 2007 Christmas festivities began with a 12 hour journey to the great province of Garden City Kansas. Maggie watched out the window as we flew over the Candy Cane Forest, and the land of Swirly Twirly Gum-Drops, and the Lincoln Tunnel. When we arrived in Garden City Kansas Maggie finally met her uncle Titus, who happens to be a dog, and Maggie absolutely LOVES dogs!!! Weary from the journey, Maggie then ate a feast of bodatious brocolli. By this point everyone was having a great time, but it was painstakingly obvious that no one amongst the entire group was made out of snow...so we made a snowman. Then we decided that it would be a good idea to meditate on the birth of God into the world - as He humbled Himself to the point of taking on flesh in the person of Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, the second person in the Godhead, our Savior & our King. So we got dressed up and went to Christmas Eve worship service. By this point we were all getting hungry, but we knew that no regular type of cuisine would do...so we made a ginger bread house. This is the ginger bread house pre-decorated. This is the finished product. The architects/designers of the house are featured in the photo above, as you can see. Then, in the spirit of the season (the spirit of giving), Maggie received presents! Here is Maggie with an ark full of animals (no relation to Noah's ark), given to her by her Aunt Melodee. Then we traveled one hour to the southeast to a land called "Dodge City" where Maggie played with a little man named Jordan! In the land of Dodge City Maggie received an education from a man named Wayne about farming. Wayne is what you might call an "Expert Farmer" in these regions of the world. Having received a thorough farming education, Maggie went straight home and began to practice. Here she is practicing her tractor driving. The day after Christmas, Maggie came down with a serious case of K-State Christmas fever! Finally, Grandpa D.O.G. gave Maggie some good old fashion Kansas bull riding training!
Many people have asked us what we are getting our nine month old for Christmas this year. So here is a sneak peak of the type of "toys" Maggie is really into these days. Note the huge smile on her face at the end of the video. Be sure to turn up your volume. This is just a snippet of her fun with the doorstop, she played with it for probably two whole minutes, which is a lot in Maggie time.
p.s. Thanks to all those concerned in the last post about my mouth being closed or not. Rest assured it was closed, hence making the experience that much more enjoyable.
Maggie is a fashion guru. Here she is sporting some high pants (that's the style in the Netherlands these days), and big shades (not to be worn of course, just to be held and chewed on). Maggie received a thanksgiving letter from her Kansas grandparents last week. According to federal law we knew that it would be illegal to open Maggie's mail without her permission. So I gave the letter to Maggie, and as you can see she promptly read the letter, committed it to memory, and desposed of it. Will we ever know the content of these secret correspondences between the grands and the Mags? Methinks we shall, someday...but by then will it be too late? da dau don ~
These gifts are a result of an ole' Zaepfel tradition called Zonking. Dad and I "zonked" each other. I gave my dad a beaver golf cover...you know to cover the woods..tee hee. These animals are my dad's arch nemesis, you see my folks live on a lake and beavers have already chopped down two apple trees in the back yard (dam it). My dad is not a big fan. 
One of many gifts given to Maggie this Christmas was a shiny new pony. Now, Maggie doesn't even have to learn to walk because she can ride anywhere on her new horse!
I had to add this one photo bc it is Maggie's first snow encounter in Kansas. Isn't she a little snow bunny?
And of course here we are in our shorts back at home.
