Random Kid-ness

Here are just a couple of videos of Evan and Alli playing. Apparently Alli was bitten by a rabid dog this morning and I didn't realize it because she kept finding it amusing to chew the wall. Yes, my children are strange.

MLK Weekend

This past weekend we went down to Tampa for my Granny and Papa's 60th anniversary - yes, 60th! We had a really good time. My kids get to be around Andy's extended family all the time, so I really enjoyed seeing them with my family. Even though we were there to celebrate my grandparents, everyone was so great with the kids. I almost felt like they were the guests of honor. We had a super nice catered dinner at my Aunt Cindy's house which was so incredibly good that I even ate the green beans, and anyone who knows me knows how amazing that is. I also finished up Evan's plate, which I regretted soon after. It was just too good to let it go to waste. Anyways, almost all of the family was there. Andy couldn't make it, and then 3 of my cousins and their husbands and my uncle couldn't either. But, we had a pretty big crowd and all had a really nice weekend. I just wish we lived closer together! By the way, if you want to enlarge any of the pictures, you can by clicking on them. And, for Jesse, every time Evan and Alli look at the pictures and see him, even if the entire family is in the picture, they say, "There's Jesse."

More Christmas

Ok, for those of you who haven't been able to get the videos and think I've been hallucinating white boxes, I figured out a better way to do it. Anyone who isn't seeing this, feel free to let me know. I didn't realize half of you weren't seeing any white boxes before. This is Andy's mom's Christmas tree. I must say it puts Clark Grizwald to shame. I don't know if you can get the full effect in the video, but it was definitely the biggest tree I've ever seen inside a house. By the way, I went back on some of the older posts and redid the videos on those so hopefully everyone can see them.

Christmas!

Ok, here are the pictures of Christmas...finally! We had a pretty nice holiday. Unfortunately for me, nothing seemed to work to get me into the Christmas spirit until about the 22nd or 23rd, so the whole thing felt really short. The short time was fun, though. We went to several different places, opened lots of presents, and ate quite a bit. These are pictures of the kids at various houses participating in various Christmas activities. Of course, I couldn't leave out the picture of Evan, which seems like one of those staple moments that all boys enjoy - wearing nothing but his pajama shirt, new Superman underwear (backwards), cowboy boots, and pistols. Superman was definitely a theme for him this year. Drew is getting so grown up. She got things like clothes, a little semi-laptop, and a microscope. Alli enjoyed being the typical girl that she is and got a baby doll and some dressup things, mostly shoes. She seems obsessed with shoes already!

More Posts to Come

I'm so terribly sorry I posted absolutely nothing for the entire month of December -- especially the whole Christmas thing. It's been a bad combination of business (that's busy-ness - not business), laziness, and the fact that our cable has been messed up. The cable guy just called and told me the internet is now up, but he's still out in the yard working on it as we speak. I know a post without pictures is totally boring, but I promise to have pictures up soon -- very soon. Don't quit checking!