Sikorski Saga

Daddy love in the form of carpentry. Tim finished the big girl bed he made for Kati! He assembled it in her room today! Kati is thrilled for her new bed and the chance to help Daddy put it together! It's a castle and halfway through being assembled! The girls love the new "toy" in their room. Since it's so cold out in the garage where Tim made Kati's bed, we decided to wait until the weather warmed up to paint the details on her bed. Kati took the wall stickers and decorated her bed. It's perfect for a nap! THANK YOU DADDY! I LOVE MY NEW BED! Thank you kisses for Kati's perfect castle bed! The girls' room with two Tim built beds! For dessert tonight we had chocolate fondue. We planned to have it New Year's Eve, but the cheese fondue was way too filling! (Hi Dan and Karen! We were talking on the phone.) Luella really gets into her chocolate!

The 2010 Sikorski Seasonal Saga 14887 Buttonwood Court, Woodbridge, VA 22193 * 703-763-3059 * 520-247-1276(Tim)/5355(Kyla) * katsikorsk@hotmail.com Weekly (sometimes Daily) Updates with pictures and videos at http://sikorskisaga.blogspot.com Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 2010 started with a lot of changes in our family. Tim deployed to Ramadi, Iraq (where Kyla was stationed September 2003 – September 2004) for 8.5 months as an Information Operations Officer. Ramadi changed a lot since Kyla left. They now have a Subway and a coffee shop! Tim couldn’t say a lot about his days, just that he went to meetings, exercised, and ate. He did make the most of his deployment by making a lot of new friends and learning his new trade, and he really appreciated all of the support from everyone at home. Back home, Luella started 3-year-old preschool in the Red Birds class with Mrs. Couture. There she met her best friend Paige Roden! We’ve really enjoyed getting to know Paige and her family thr...

Tim took up hunting this fall. The deer were elusive , so on the last day Tim shot a squirrel. He dressed it and cooked it for us to try. Here we give our opinions of Tim's kill. It tastes like dark meat chicken. We had cheese fondue for New Year's Eve dinner. We were going to have chocolate fondue for dessert, but this was very filling. We've moved to the stage of life where we need two pictures of the girls to get them to look at the camera!

Kati likes to nap on the couch these days. Luella and Tim playing before dinner. Panoramic photo of all of us Larsen descendants ! Pastors Emily and Eric Larsen with Kati in the background. Fran, Tom and Kristin Larsen. Becky and Phil Rasmussen. Tim and Luella. Tom showing the girls his record player.

Good morning! Time to see what Santa left in our stockings! We wrote a letter to Santa asking him to leave presents in stockings for our friends. He did! Luella showing off her Santa presents. She loves her stuffed Ariel doll! Kati with her Santa presents. Mickey Mouse and the candy canes were her favorites. It started snowing on Christmas morning! Looks like we got a bit of our white Christmas after all ! Santa really enjoyed his cookies and milk and the reindeer their carrots! Liam really got into his cinnamon roll breakfast. So did Luella. Kati got lefse for breakfast! Diana and Liam with big smiles on Christmas morning! Where did these kids find the mistletoe?! After a big breakfast, Liam relaxed on the couch. Nature versus Nurture - this one is totally Nurture! Luella and Kati playing with their favorite toys, Wowee Alive baby leopard and lion from Aunt Kirsten and family. Kyla got a new camera from Tim. She played around with it Christmas night. Luella makes a super...

Luella and Goobers waiting for the Children's Christmas Eve Service. After worship, we came home and had the Jurist's from Maryland and Uncle Phil and Aunt Becky over for our traditional Scandinavian Christmas Eve Dinner. The girls loved being at their own little kids' table! The big kids' table with Kyla, Becky, Phil, Liam, Diana and Jeff. Tim read the girls "Twas the Night Before Christmas" before we got all ready for Santa. Santa got Santa cookies and a mug of milk and the reindeer got carrots. Big smiles from Aunt Becky and Uncle Phil. Too bad Liam fell asleep before our pj photo. The Sikorski's . The Jurist's. Sarah was so excited for her first Christmas and Santa experience that she slept on the stairs! She was too cute telling us all that her family celebrates Hanukhah and Thanksgiving!