I miss my kiddos......

I have plenty to blog about, but haven't been real motivated since we got home Tuesday. The kids stayed in Monticello to visit their grandparents for a few days, and I have been a bit lazy. We unloaded the car Tuesday, and everything still sits in the same place.....the laundry is still piled on the couch from the day before we left to go to Monticello. I did work some today, but I haven't been feeling well. But.....I am really missing my kiddos! I think my mom is bringing them home tomorrow, and I am ready to see them. It is nice to get to be lazy, but I am ready for some hugs and smiles!!!!

These pics were taken one night when Noah was pretending to take his sisters on a date dancing. He has watched Dancing with the Stars enough to get some good moves down, but he gets frustrated with the girls pretty quick when they don't want to follow his lead! It is very funny!

Rachel cracks me up in this one....she looks like she is really into her dance!

Merry Christmas!!

I am officially signing off until after Christmas. We are off to Monticello, and I am sure we will return with lots of goodies! I will leave you with a pic each of the kids opening their gifts. The all 3 got houseshoes and umbrellas, and then just a few toys each. I am proud that I did not go overboard this year, and they loved everything.....I think it is the most successful Chirstmas yet!

Merry Christmas to EVERYONE!!!!!!!

Santa's coming tonight!

He actually came one rainy day last week when we were all bored, but we forgot to leave him cookies, so he told me he would come back Christmas Eve to fill our stockings. Well, we have decided we are spending the night with my parents tomorrow night, so we put in a call to Santa, and he is coming tonight! We are trying to get the kiddos in the bed right now. I will try to post more pics later from our present opening, if not, Merry Christmas to everyone!!!

I just noticed in this picture, there is a hanger on the tree! LOL There is no telling who put that there!

Noah's CARS.....

The kids got some Christmas money from their grandpa, and Noah used that to buy himself some Disney CARS cars. He had been playing, and I was in the middle of writing that long post about my grandmothers that was deleted....not paying any attention to him. He was ranting about not being able to find stuff.....and when I finally came to, back to reality, I realized he was trying to make him a finish line. He gathered all his materials on his own, and this design is all his. I just helped him get it all togther. Yes, I am bragging for a minute, b/c I was excited to see him use his imagination to make just what he wanted, and it was really cool!

Blog

So last night I typed 5 paragraphs about my 2 mamaw's, and then my internet messed up, and lost all of what I had done right when I was ready to publish it!! I just can't bring myself to sit down and write all that again!! URGH! So, I haven't been blogging this week b/c we were out of town a couple of days, then I have been VERY absorbed in the Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse books by Stephanie Meyer. I have read the 3rd one, and the 1st one, and now am on the 2nd one. Yes, I know, I read the last one first...but I goofed up and requested it from the library, and had already started reading it and gotten interested when I realized that I was on the 3rd book...then it was taking too long for the 1st one to come in from my request. It hasn't seemed to mess me up though...I loved the 3rd book...so it had me intrigued to see how it all began. When I start a book, I can't put it down!

Also, today, I have been trying to teach myself to knit. I have always wanted to be able to do it, and it has been going o.k....but I am so tense trying to do it, my loops are all too tight and it makes it harder, and now every muscle in my back and arms hurt from working on it the last 2 hrs!

My Mamaw's

A story to follow about my 2 mamaw's I had. I wanted to post this yesterday, but didn't get a chance.

The Capital at Christmas....

So, I was really wishing I had of brought the good camera. My kiddos were posing left and right! I didn't ask them at all.....every pic I took was their idea! I couldn't believe my little models!

So this picture was taken through the windshield, with the wipers going, while it was raining, with the car moving, with my little camera with no flash.......I am just amazed you can tell that it is a pic of the capital!

The tunnel looks so cool with the lights under it!





This is so pretty in person with the snowflakes hanging and the light shining through.