The new look...

My four kids.

Merry Christmas

This picture was taken here in Michigan on December 24th.

It's almost midnight December 28th. I should be sleeping like the rest of my family but I've been working on budget stuff and catching up on e-mail.

I was going to send out Christmas cards this year but now Christmas is past and I didn't get it done. If we buy a house (we are looking) I suppose I'll send out change of address notes.

We had a good Christmas here in Michigan. The kids got to see grandparents and all their aunts and uncles. It's sure nice to be less than an hour from our parents instead of 8 hours like when we lived in Madison, WI.

I just tried to spell check but my husband has the pop-up blocker the spell check isn't working for me. Please excuse any misspellings.

Happy New Year!

MY INCREDIBLE KIDS

These are my incredible kids (incredibly frustrating).

Dino boy likes to make sounds - explosions, etc. they are cute sounds but sometimes the noises keep him from hearing instructions which is frustrating to his parents.

Pumpkin - the beautiful, 5 year old red head who beats her grandma at the game of SET - has been throwing temper tantrums when things don't go her way. UGH!

Ladybug (2 1/2 year old girl) sucks her finger when she knows the dentist said she shouldn't because it is hurting her teeth.

And, the little race car is now two months old. He's almost 14 pounds and such a lovable little guy. This morning he woke up just before six o'clock announcing his desire to obtain sustenance from his mother (that would be me) who was dreaming and had to be roused from her sleep by her husband (there is something to be said for bottle feeding).

Never a dull moment at our house.

We did have a great Thanksgiving weekend. The three older kids spent time with grandparents and my husband and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary.