Happy Thanksgiving!

It's been a while since I've posted anything...that seems to be a trend!

We had a nice Thanksgiving here at home and Mom, Dottie and Ying came to celebrate with us! I am full of yummy food and I think ready for bed!! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Tomorrow...I get to decorate for Christmas!! Woo hoo!

It's a Monday

Jack the pirate & Allison the princess at Lexi's birthday party at the Children's Museum.

We had a weekend full of birthday parties! We celebrated a 2nd and 4th birthday ... lots of pizza and cake. The kids had a great time at both parties! :)

I have spent lot of time making bows over the past several days. I have one more set to make...but I'm taking a bow hiatus today. :) I'm actually working on a Christmas present project today. There can only be so much "craft" time in one day.......

I went to the eye doctor today (what a thrill) ... but nothing exciting to report. My eyes haven't changed since my last visit. Then Karl, Allison and I went to Toys R Us and he and I covertly bought presents without Allison seeing. :)

Karl just headed off on a bike ride with Jack. Now I'm going to go play with my Allison!

It feels like it's been a looooong day. I think it's because our "nighttime routine" sucks the life out of me. The kids are hugged, kissed and tucked into bed and I'm ready to CHILL OUT.

I was trying to think of something "good" to blog about ... but there hasn't been much going on! Karl is on reserve for the month, but has only been called in for one trip so far. He's already stir crazy! He actually just left (8:07pm) to get his flu shot from the Randall's Pharmacy (they are open till 9:00 - who knew). That's one really bored dude.

I took the kids to the dentist today and that went well. She said they have beautiful teeth and no cavaties! That's awesome!!

Karl and I got a new trashcan today -that was our excitement. :) Actually we bought a stainless steel one that we've wanted since we moved here. So, to us, it was exciting. :)

He and I are totally hooked on the show "True Blood" on HBO. So much so, that we are switching cable companies ... but aren't until the season is over!!! It's gooooooooood. I never knew I liked vampires, but after reading the Twilight series and now watching this - I do!!

I'm going to breakfast tomorrow with some friends - I'm looking forward to it! I crack myself up thinking about it though- because I'm going with the soccer moms. That's just funny to me.....

My Grandma Lynn is hanging in there, but probably not for much longer. :( My uncle is coming from Australia to see her and arrives tomorrow night. I think she is holding on to see him.

I've had Christmas on the brain for the past few days. I managed to get my Christmas cards ordered over the weekend. YEAH. I've made them for the past few years, but that just didn't make it in the schedule this year. I'm working on some other Christmas projects and have 1/2 of my shopping done........

Ok, now I'm going to veg on the couch and watch "Samantha Who". :)

Pictures from my cousin Lynn's wedding

The family...

My two babies!

Hannah, Jack & Allison - 3 of the 5 kids in the wedding!

Karl & Jack



Jack showing off his new watch.

Lynn and her Dad

The wedding party.

Lynn & Corey cutting the cake.

Allison with my cousin Lynn, the bride. :)

Me & Karl

Jack and the other ring bearers break dancing!!

Allison smelling the roses. :)

Karl, Jack & Keith

My brother and his family.

Pictures from New York City

Me & Allison at Toys R Us in Times Square.

Jack and Simon the Mime just outside of Central Park. The kids thought he was a robot. :)

Allison & Karl in Toys R Us - we were on the ferris wheel - inside!

The family on top of Rockerfeller Center Building.

me & Jack on top of Rockerfeller Center - that's the Empire State Building in the back

Me & Jack in Central Park

We flew on Karl's flight to NYC. It was great for the whole family.




We had the best time in New York City! It was such a great experience for the kids too! It ended a little on the stressful side (we got stuck at LaGuardia airport for 6 1/2 hours) but the overall memory is GREAT! :)

catching up - can it really be November?

It's been a whirlwind for the past few weeks! I just wanted to catch up my blog (is that the correct sequence of words?)!

Karl's mom was here for Halloween and soccer. The kids scored some serious candy on Halloween. We took them to the shopping center near our house (grocery store, Starbucks, etc) and they were giving out some quality candy!!! :) It was fun to see everyone out and all the different costumes. There were some GREAT ones! We ate dinner at the mexican restaurant there and then headed back to our neighborhood to trick or treat! Jack was the red power ranger and Allison was Cinderella. They looked great!

We finished our soccer season on Saturday (whew!) with 2 games and 2 trophy parties. Allison basically got a trophy for wearing the uniform. She spent the last game skipping up and down the field. Jack is really into soccer and has gotten better and better with each season. :)

I have a million awesome pictures from October and some fun video clips too! I want to get some of those posted.....stay tuned!

This week is catch up time ... laundry, house, bows and then the Christmas shopping!!

My mom and Dottie (SIL) are coming for turkey day, so I bought some Thanksgiving-y decorations today. I REALLY like to decorate......

Karl is on reserve this month for work. Not my favorite... you know I like a plan. There is no planning with reserve.......they called him into work this morning ...phone call at 6:00am. Nice.

Alright, must accomplish much more before Allison wakes up .......