Recent activities

The pics below are from the nutcracker ballet. We all went this year. The kids loved it. The pic of them sleeping, is how they slept on xmas eve. He ended up wanting to sleep in her room with the cat, to stay up all night for santa. :)
















Christmas is over, It was tiring! The kids had alot of fun, and gor all the things they really wanted. Midget got her bitty twins, and her new bike. Monkey got his rail, and his ipod. How grown up is that? :( The best thing was seeing their dad. It was so great to have him home! can't wait to all be together again. We had some friends over, the blond man, was here. He's been our saving grace while dad was away. He's helped with school projects, car trouble, trick or treating. Paulie came over with his little boy, and oh my gosh, he is the cutest baby ever! Midget and monkey, they fell in love. They both wanted to keep him here, so did i I :) Absolutely adorable!
So now we will finish winter break, and get b ack to normal for a bit.

More xmas...

WE've had so much fun the past week. It's been crazy, but fun. This is my new favorite pic of the kids and their dad. How cute are they? Don't you love the strike a pose midget made?
I'll have to post the rest of the pictures later. My wonderful hubby got me the most beautiful present ever for xmas and our anniversary, and it's big so the next few also :) On Jan 14 we will have been married for 15 years!
Off to do some more baking for the neighbors and the big man in the red suit!

Xmas fun :)

We've been crazy busy around here!! We've had class parties, cookies to make, presents to make and buy. Midget had a ballet show, that was really neat. she got to see the bigger girls dance on their toe shoes. She was completely memerized. IT's been a madhouse, fun though. We've been to the nutcracker, seen a festival of lights, all kinds of holiday fun.

You'll shoot your eye out!

long weekend

We had a busy weekend. Went to a birthday party for some good friends twin girls. Midget loves those babies. It's awfully sweet. Their son is 2 weeks younger than monkey is. So it feels as if after all the years of parties and weddings we are family in a way. I love her mom, and they are such awesome grandparents. They took monkey to a xmas concert with them. 5 kids they took! He had lots of fun, but he got scared at their house so at 11 i went in a sleep stuper to pick him up. He was embaressed, but it was no big deal. He's slept there before, so must of been a movie or something :)
Midget and i went and got his xmas present for him from her. her dad gave her a certain amount, and she picked a good one! He has been snooping under the tree and has deemed himself an C.P.I. = Certified Present Inspector.

Snow

We had quite a bit of it!! They even got to make a small snowman. these two mean, evil teen girls kicked it over! Poor midget watched them do it from the window, crying. It was awful. I ran out and asked them if it felt good to make a 7 yr old cry. I had to stop monkey from running after them. Other than that though, they had tons of fun!!

elf update

Our elf Fred has been busy! A little bit of a trouble maker too! here are a couple places he has turned up..


He ossed some laundry, and ended up in Monkey's room with his laptop watching you tube movies. he's also been caught riding on my elephant statue.
Big news here, it's snowing here! It's just mixed with rain now, but it' 100% chance!! So cross your fingers they let te kids out early, or we might have to have a dr's appt ;)

Talk in our house...

is of nothing but this....

Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Now I know the odds are slim, but still it's exciting at the chance.

Meet Fred, our shelf elf.

Here he is, the kids named him Fred. He is our shelf elf. Sent here to keep an eye on the kids for Santa. He tends to be mischevious and we never know where he will emd up!


This is where he turned up this morning. Midget found him in the box of twinkies. Monkey said he had heard a noise in the night, and it must have been Fred. They cant wait to see where he will show up tomorrow!