Some Christmas Fun...Phase 2 (First Christmas in our New Home)

On Christmas Eve, we came to our home and got ready for church. I put supper in the oven (Valentine's Chicken) and we went to Mass. Supper was ready when we got home. My parents stopped over and had a bite to eat with us and watched us open presents and brought me my camera battery that I forgot at their house so I could take pictures!:)!

Casey was so enthralled with this "big" present that it was the first one he chose to open...an extra large dry erase board and markers.

Emily's favorite present was this blanket; zebra on one side and soft fuzzy turquoise on the other. I admit I knew she had to have it when I saw it, but her favorite gift?/ Who knew?

Carter wanted only one thing really: Skylanders for wii and of course we got it for him! Stump Smash is his favorite guy to play with and he got that one too. (pictured with my happy boy!)

Our family picture was a hurry so we could open presents and we are never really still anyway....

I love my crazy happy family!!! I ended up converting these to black and white because my face was red like I'd run a marathon or something...Beth says she'll teach me to fix this yet this week...

Coincidentally, I received a couple pairs of really awesome shoes...I think I am developing a shoe addiction...and Al's present was yet to come....

Randomness

I haven't taken a whole lot of pictures lately. I kind of miss it. But what with the weather and being busy and all I haven't taken the time. I'm not as excited about my indoor pictures which means I should take more instead of avoid it, but there's that too.

Anyway, this morning I walked out to the porch to tell Al good bye as he headed to work and I saw a sunrise. Wow. I was up in time to see a sunrise. I've never taken pictures of a sunrise before. So I went back inside to get my camera. I wanted a sunrise and I wanted to show beauty even if you live in town. This one isn't as vibrant as the others, but I wanted to include my house.

It was really pretty and stripey.
I was gone for a couple of days this weekend and the kids stayed with Grandma and Grandpa and a bonus of the cousins coming up was thrown in there, too. Due to all of the rain, we haven't had lots of chances to play in the leaves this fall. This weekend we were blessed with some nice weather again and the kids got to playing!
Driving Grandma's lawn mower and pulling the wagon is almost as much fun as riding in it!! I wonder if any work ever gets done ?



Oh Carter!


Do you notice a pattern?

Now I just need to get busy on my Christmas card!! I traditionally have handed them out at Thanksgiving and I'm afraid if I don't get them done by then, I just won't do them!! I have a basis of an idea, but....it's not totally formed and Thanksgiving is in 2 weeks!!! UGH!! Hopefully, I can work well under pressure!!

Happy Wednesday!

Impromptu Photo Shoot

These are some photos from an impromptu photo shoot we had at my parents' house when we ate an Easter dinner together there. I thought I looked nice that night, good hair day and new shirt, ya know. Anyway, I handed my cousin my camera and asked him to take some pics of me. The kids and Al joined in and we had a ball! Everyone got to kiss moma and we all laughed a lot!! What better way to spend time with family than laughing!!

When Life Gives You Lemons...

Throw Snow Balls!!!!!!!!!!!!!


(If you look closely at the top picture, you will notice the snowball coming at me that did hit me, but was worth a picture!!!)


(There wasn't any snow on the ground when I left for church!!! Al and Carter had to shovel me a path to my camera by the time we got home!!)

A Full Weekend

FAMILY REUNION:

After sparkler battles....
Amazing fireworks...A little of," if you can do it, I can do it!!!! Hiking by the creek at Grandma's...."

Campfire popcorn...there is nothing better!Dress up "business"....Learning a few bars of Smoke on the water and surfing the net...

We need a nap on a sunny bench!!!!!!