Egbert Christmas Service Project...Evansville Chapter

Every year the Egbert Family donates money and puts a family in charge of a Christmas service project. This year was the Kuhlenhoelter year! After a few months of not having a clue what to do, we stumbled upon two worthy causes.

One of Andrew's classmates lost his mother unexpectedly very close to Christmas after having lost his father just few years ago. Knowing the holidays would be tough under the circumstances anyway, the High School put together a fund for Christmas presents. We were happy to be able to donate to that.

Alisha also suggested we buy supplies to help feed the patrons of the local soup kitchen a Christmas feast. We ended up making 6 (or was it eight? I can't remember!) pies and 240 (this number I will never forget!) homemade rolls!!! It was quite the day spent mixing, raising, rolling, and baking these rolls.

Before we started.
Alisha, showing off her culinary skill.

The pumpkin pies.

Just a small sample of the BAGFULLS of rolls. There were so many!! I had nightmares of making rolls that night!

Holiday Family Newsletter...A little Late.

Some of you may have received my email with my family newsletter, but this version is for those of you who didn't.
First, I want to wish every one a wonderful 2010. I am extra excited for another wonderful year for the Heckert Family full of fun and blessings. December 6th marked the one year anniversary for Evansville eBash, and for this momentous occasion Drew was allowed a present, which he quickly squandered on a new dishwasher (which I was refusing to get). He is now in charge of emptying said dishwasher, lucky guy.
In June our family, plus my siblings Andrew and Alisha made a cross-country trek to Los Angeles. We had a blast visiting the beach, enjoying the weather, and getting acquainted with real LA traffic. It was a week I will never forget.
As for me, I have been going to school this past year, anxiously engaged in getting my nutrition degree. Being away from home is tough, but helps me appreciate my family even more.
Drew is working hard at eBash and is also the Young Men's president as church, a calling which is keeping him on his toes. His two big projects this year were getting eBash ready for retail and also going to the schools and establishing a school rewards program. Both projects were a great success and are bringing in a lot of business.
Kate is growing at the speed of light (still), and is the sweetest child that has ever been. She is very caring and kind to her little sister. She is really into dressing up like a princess, but loves to act like an animal-we have a lot of meowing/barking/growling going on at our house. Her new phrase seems to be "You hurt my feeling!" something I hear a lot along with a pouty lip and a few squeezed out tears. Such dramatics!
Lily broke my heart this year and turned two, making her not a baby anymore. This toddler is full of energy and loves Dora the Explorer and Diego. Recently she has become a champion for the "oppressed" but shouting "You hurt my sister's feelings!" every time Kate is put into time out. How can I win against that? These girls are like two peas in a pod, getting along better than i could every imagine.
That about sums up our year!!!

Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam!

This Sunday marked the beginning of Primary for Kate as she entered the Sunbeam class! It was quite the day for Mommy as she was forced to admit her little baby was growing up!
Buttons are much more interesting than pictures.

Mommy and her girls

Christmas

Christmas Eve was at Papa's with Grandma Gloria and Aunt Shirley.

The umbrellas were the hit of the night!


We also played a mean game of CandyLand

Before bed on Christmas Eve

LOVE

Lily and Kate in their new outfits from Grandma Heckert. Aren't they cute?

We spent Chirstmas with Grandma MaraLu

who gave the girls Dora hats and gloves. Awesome!

The girls also loved a pink princess tent they received from "Mama" Eva.

It will go great in our basement with Uncle Reed and Aunt Jo's present.

So ends another Christmas for the Heckerts. What a wonderful holiday full of love and giving!

Church Christmas Party

Tonight was the ward's Christmas part. We had a great time eating, playing with our friends, and making Gingerbread Houses. Kate and Lily pulled together a little group of girls and played so cute the whole evening

Tackling Hailey

The girls all wanted to take a picture.

Daddy and Lily making their house.

The final product for drew

Kate worked so hard on hers.

What a talented girl!!!

The trouble with pull-ups

Yesterday after bath time Lily wanted to put her pull-up on by herself, and after a few grunts and groans of frustration, announced she had accomplished her goal. I was in the kitchen making cookies when she comes in to show me her feat-and this is what I saw.....

Thats right, she managed to stick both legs in one leg hole and pull it up around her like a belt. She looks like a summo wrestler! So silly!

Sunday Morning Torture!

As if anyone didn't know, I love dressing my kids up and taking pictures! This Sunday was no different as I made the girls and Drew endure the cool morning temps to take some Daddy daughter pictures.

I love my little family!