Happy 2011!
January 1, 2011
Well, there are no excuses but to say, we have been a busy bunch and I’ve been so slacking with this blog! It’s atrocious (sp??)!!!! We’ll I’m back for the time being I guess. I guess we’ll work from present day and work back as much as I can to my last post which was September when the kids were starting school…can I say again, ATROCIOUS!!!
First off, Happy New Year everyone! Last year we rang in the new year pretty much sleeping by midnight (Joshua made it to 11:45 pm last year, Ashley was sleeping way before that!). But this year they were DETERMINED to make it to midnight and…
THEY DID IT!!!
This is what midnight looks like for kids that should not be up at midnight!
Happy New Year Everyone!
They even toasted the occasion (Joshua, sparkling grape juice and Ashley, lemonade because sparkling juice was "too spicy"!).
We had a great Christmas holiday as well. Full of activities, as is always the case, around this time of year! Let’s see, we got our tree right after Thanksgiving. It was easy finding our tree but Sam had some difficulty cutting the trunk, it was a really full tree with branches all the way to the bottom. It was beautiful! We decorated the tree and the house and it was so festive! I really love Christmas – it just comes so quick and goes by so quickly too. We did our traditional cookies (smaller quantity this year). Surprising not very many crafts this year – I must be loosing my touch! My resolution for this year is to do more crafts next Christmas – ha ha ha! Enjoy our Christmas pics:
Here we are in front of our tree at the tree farm.
Sam finally cut it down - as you can see the stump left behind!
The first Santa we always visit. He's not the most authentic but the kids are usually just "practicing" their list on this Santa...LOL!
Okay, the kids ride this ride every year and this year the guy said parents ride for free - of course the kids, on cue...yeah, you have to ride mom and dad...so here we are!
I'm at the end...that was the bumpiest ride ever!
Our Christmas Tree 2010
Daytime shot. I love our Christmas tree!
Raring to go with cookie making!
This is it...Santa's cookies were on the plate! The cookies went fast!
I forgot about the Christmas program. This is Ashley in hers. She was the cutest in her "sparkly" dress that she picked out herself! She was so cute-always the leader during the dances!
Joshua and his "Gingerbread Christmas Program". He and his classmate had one line by themselves. It was cute!
Christmas is so much fun with the kids. They really make it so special and everything is so exciting for them now that they are so into it! We had a great time this year.
Oh, I forgot we did do gingerbread houses (kit with 5 houses). It was fun. Ashley made one house for her Bitty! Bitty is the 5th member of our family now. If you look back to the mantle you will see the little stocking that Ashley put up for her!
Gingerbread Village
Merry Christmas 2010!
