Monday, December 29, 2008

2nd Annual "making it simple and fun" Christmas Eve!
(sit back, relax...this is a doooosie)

Did dinner and a movie again for Christmas Eve! It was so great! The kids loved it, and so did us big kids! We went to see Bolt. In 3d! It was such a cute show! Laughed out loud. Got my new word from this movie....Ridonculous!! Love it! So glad Aunt Nettie and M could join us. Missed Joe though and Nat and Aurora and Dad and Denise and Tim and Sarah and Timmy...miss anybody? Good times still....looking forward to next year!!


So stylin in our 3d glasses!!
Not a bad lookin couple if I do say so myself!!


Me want some pie!!! After the movie we went to The Pie for some pizza. Bek and Gav kept saying to BB we were going to the Pie to eat, and he kept saying, but I dont like pie. He was getting kinda mad too! Hilarious!!
Missed you Nat and Nettie!!
Waiting for the pizzas!!! The GINORMOUS pizzas! It was ridonculous how big they were!!!
Me and G! He is so cool! We really love him! Way to go Stef!!!
We got these books for Christmas this year, so we decided to read them as a family before the kiddies went to bed. It was fun! Gotta read Twas The Night Before Christmas....
The reading of the book. You always end up, all of you on Mom and Dads bed...Good times!! Actually, anybody who knows me, knows that I am screaming in my head cause we are sitting on a made bed....MY made bed!! Its ok...there are exceptions right....right?
Me and almost all my girls....Ah...there we go! E's out from behind the camera!!

My Boys!! Live long and prosper...
Of course...have to all sleep in the same room. Took them FOREVER to go to sleep!!! Ah...to be a child!Just wanted to say a special, BIG thank you to Stef and Garrick. They arranged the movie, paid for all the kids tickets AND....paid for dinner for all of us! So very generous of you! Thank you so much!! You 2 are the best!!! Love you!!!

Sunday, December 28, 2008

School Christmas Concert!!!!

I love my ES! That is her little boy BFF next to her. They are so cute together. My battery died a few minutes after I started filming her. I was so sad I didnt get it all....so was ES:(AJ is behind E to the left.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Im so glad I wore my pretty dress...

Time for R's first Christmas dance recital!! She was so excited. They were measured and fitted for their cute little dresses. R couldnt wait to wear hers. I had been really sick the 2 days before this and still was, but its all about your kids right....? They are sooo worth it!!

Getting ready for the recital. It was a family event. All the kids were there giving R moral support while she was getting ready. E was the photographer.

Few last curls...
Now for the makeup. She loved this part. She said, "Mama, you have to make me look pretty." Oh ....I did!
All done...so pretty!
Waiting to go on stage. R and her little cousin, who she calls her girlfriend! They told me to make her makeup darker after we got there, so I did. Gave her garage doors is what I did. Hilarious!!
R with her teacher and her cute little class! Her teacher had just had knee surgery, so wasnt able to dance with them. The tall girl to the left did.
R with her little cousin after their performance!! They were so excited!!! They did so great! Too adorable!
After the lower group was done, Santa came! So exciting!!

Waiting to go on....This pic is out of order. Oh well! A sat down by Stef and G and says to them...'This is so not my thing.' Later he said he felt sorry for the boys who were dancing. Had to tell him, some boys like it and thats ok. Funny Boy!!R's little Christmas dance. You cant see her very well though. I should have zoomed in more. She is the 2nd from the left.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Im Thankful I got the smallest piece of meat loaf......

Our Thanksgiving Day!! Look at that feast! We had T-day at my house this year. It was very low key, and we loved that!! Just mine and Beks families, Natalie and the in laws. It was Great!! Missed Stef and G big time!!


Me want pie!!! Yum, Yum. So we started making pies at 10pm the night before, and were watching The Office at the same time. We were tired, distracted and laughing so hard, Im surprised the pies turned out as good as they did.
Just getting things going....
We are missing the "special one." Love ya Stef!!!

Uh....not quite sure what we were doing or thinking in this picture! But it sure looks like we're concentrating hard...whatever it is?
Just chillin! Have it backwards though...this was before dinner....
When did she get so big!!!? Shes beautiful!!
Love my ES!!!
Kids table rules!!! 8 and under!!They loved the glasses! All during dinner they were toasting. We would here...'heres to familyship, heres to Kirkship, Thanksgivingship.' I think they said friendship first, then put ship on the end of everything. It was funny!
You know we had good time that night!!! Good thing no one was driving home...haha! We drank all but 3. The kids love that stuff!!! Had to put a limit on the drinks!!!
Oh how I love that Hubby of mine!!!
This gril was Natalie's little shadow all weekend. They would put makeup on together...adorable!!
Shes actually looking and sort of smiling AT the camera!!! Love, love, love her!!!
Had Kirks parents over. This is the year of rest for Kirks mom. She sooo deserves it!!!