Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with the Family

The whole family was over for the traditional Christmas Eve party at our home. Here niece Emily and the twins enjoy some time together.
The kids during their gift exchange.
Our daughter holding the newest member of the family, Grayson.
Uncle Scott and our daughter trying on their "Snuggies" from the gift-exchange.
No way! It looked better before!
Christmas morning...It was sooo beautiful...we all woke up to a beautiful fire that Greg had made. This was taken just before everyone started to open up their gifts. Greg kept the fire going all day. Click on any image to enlarge.
The kids and Grandpa starting to open their gifts.
Greg checking out a gift. We enjoyed being in our PJ's all day and caught up on the Christmas movies.
Grandpa 'the supreme commander' trying on a gift, a furry hat. We really hope you enjoyed your Christmas. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Zaryk's! Snapshots of our yearly tradition of Christmas Trees!

Our daughter used her cellphone to capture some of our Christmas trees. We put up about a dozen full-size trees. If you're in the neighborhood...please stop-in!

Merry Christmas to you from the Zaryk's!

Wintry Scenes at the Horse Stables

Our daughter and her cousins at the horse stables. Our daughter is holding onto her friend, Colonel.
And saying hello to her good friend...CoCo.
We then went to the Metroparks. It was a very cold and snowy December day.
The girls walking through the woods and over the bridge.

Halloween with the Zaryks'

Our knucklehead son was a...I'm not sure what he was!? Greg passed out candy and we all had a great Halloween! Hope you did too!
Meg, Mary and our daughter counting their loot after trick-o-treating. Greg had a fire going to warm everyone up.
Our awesome neighbors did their house to look 'haunted' and abandoned. It also had a cool graveyard. Click on this image to enlarge and see all the trouble this neighbor goes through to decorate for Halloween.

Family photos from our Summertime in Niagara Falls, Canada

Sorry, it's been so long since our last posting! Like everyone...we've been so busy. Here's some photos from our summer vacation. More photos will be coming soon! The fireworks over the Niagara Falls. It's a little shaky but it looked so pretty when the Falls were lit up too!
Click on this image and you will see our son and daughter on the swings directly in the middle. Our son was waving and our daughter was sitting right behind him.
Our daughter and Greg in an old Amish buggy.
Me and the kids feeding some deer at Marineland near Niagara Falls. We love going to Marineland and this year, me and the kids petted the whales! I'm hoping to post those images soon!

GZ and I in Niagara Falls having a "not so" quiet moment. Greg turned the big 5-0 during the summer...an old man...grey hair and all!

Weekend Getaway for Just The Two of Us!

A pretty scene on the beach at Sawmill Creek only about 20 feet from where Greg and I sat. We spent two nights at this beautiful resort as the kids spent two nights at their cousins house!
Greg snapped these photos of a picture perfect day! It almost felt like we were back in Hawaii!
We had a very nice and special time together. Sawmill Creek is beautiful!

Our wonderful dinner with Dad and LaVerne

We had an elegant dinner in Clark, Pennsylvania. This was an old mansion that was turned into a restaurant and Inn, identical to the mansion in the famous movie "Gone With the Wind". Dad took us here, it was only about 2-hours away from our home. It was breathtaking and the 7-course meal was the BEST!
The beautiful dinning room that we ate in.
Dad and LaVerne treated us to a wonderful dinner!
Greg captured this most beautiful image of our piano player, sitting underneath a gorgeous chandelier. He serenaded us all through dinner!
Dad and I in the beautiful dining room. We had so much fun!

Happy Easter!

Aunt Val bought us a real Ukrainian Easter-Egg making kit, which included bees-wax, dyes and wax applicators. We had so much family fun! Thanks, Aunt Val!
Both kids are drawing the hot wax on the eggs.

Our daughter is melting the wax.
Both GZ and I did our best in designing our Easter eggs.
Greg is really concentrating on this egg!
Grampa was on hand to "supervise".

Portrait of Greg and our daughter

Greg and our daughter in a pencil-type drawing..

Kielbasa Day 2010

Yes...we had lots of fun!
Our daughter holding her cousin just as the Kielbasa-Day festivities were about to start. (Click on any photo to enlarge.)
Brother Kurt was the master formula mixer! Kurt had exclusive control over the 75 year-old family recipe for both, the Italian and Polish formulas.
A team of stuffers getting ready to stuff 500+ lbs.!
Our daughter and Lexie mixing fresh kielbasa.
Brother Kevin is blowing-up natural casings!
Our son starting a coil of kielbasa along with Jared and Abbey from the stainless steel kielbasa press.
The official weigh and packaging team, Ann, Ora and Susie.
Over 500+ pounds of kielbasa made!
Grandpa and the army of horseradish grinders!
Yes, even the strong can't survive grinding fresh horseradish!
Nobody could stop from tearing up!
Official Announcement!..declaring Ora Holowenko as the official Kielbasa Queen of 2010
Aunt Ora is crowned Kielbasa Queen 2010!
Grampa was crowned Kielbasa King! We had so much fun..if you can, join us next year for Kielbasa Saturday!