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....

Snippets or Hi Al I'm blogging!!

So, Saturday we drove to a nearby small town for a little basketball tourney for 3rd and 4th graders. The kids were so excited and having such fun it was a great game to watch. Carter's team even won, making it all the better!

Al and a friend have started plumbing...one way for us to save money!!The furnace is being put in as we speak, the siding is in and the electrician is supposed to stop today and wire the upstairs Monday! Whew!! I have brought home a ton of boxes from work and Emily asks me,"Mom why are you packing now?" She really has no idea, does she???

I don't put pictures of myself up very often...especially ones I tried to take myself, but I really liked this new outfit I got from my sister in law for Christmas and thought why not??!! The big mirror at work works well for this kind of thing.

Supposed to go to a hockey game tonight. Casey's first reaction was, "Hockey games are too loud!" But, as it is, he woke up in the night with a tummy hurt, so we'll see if we make it or not. The flu has really been going around! UGH!!! I sure hope it avoids my house!! We  have enough other issues!!!