I Wanted to Cry

Does this remind you of anything?        

How about this?

Yes, of course, it happened while he was playing hockey!

Christmas 2009

Christmas Eve 
Gee, I wonder what those gifts could be?

New, pajamas!  I never would have ever guessed.  (That's so everyone looks presentable for pictures Christmas morning.)

Santa Came!

and, he brought new bikes!

What?  Is it really time, finially, to open our gifts?

My bike's the coolest!

No, my bike's the coolest!

Mine is the absolute coolest!

Hope your Christmas was as merry as ours!

"This Month (December) is Such a Special One;" (Okay so I'm a little late)

"It's birthday time for you" (the two of you, Katie and Tabetha.)

"We'd really like to celebrate your happy day(s) with you."   By going swimming, opening presents, and having cake and ice cream, and chocolate pie. Tabetha opted to have chocolate pie instead of cake and ice cream this year, FINE BY ME.

"Zip-a-dee-ah and heigh-dee-ho, Here's something we can do,"

We'll sing a song that we all know, Happy Birthday to you."

p.s.  The chocolate pie is to die for, and if anyone wants the recipe I may be persuaded to post it, but it'll cost you though. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLIES!  

(sorry it was a bit late)

Out of Gas

When you're running on empty

You don't really get to choose where it is that you run out of gas.

She was following Tabetha up the stairs to get a drink of water.   Tabetha said she got upstairs and Mya just never showed up. 

Poor girl! 

The Bribe

We have been trying to get Katie to sleep in her own bed all night.  Here's how it's going:

( 1a.m., Katie enters our room and stands next to our bed)

KateLynn:  Dad, Dad, here's all my candy.

Dad: Huh, umm okay. (holds out hand and takes candy)

KateLynn:  Can I sleep by my mommy now?

How can you say no to that?  Well, you can't.

Help! We are in Big Trouble Here!

This marker eating, never sleeping, piano playing, always pinching, table dancing, kitchen counter climbing, song leading, constantly running, kiss giving, hair pulling, almost 15 month old, cute, busy body has figured out how to crawl out of her crib.  How is that possible, and how am I supposed to get her to sleep now?  AAAAaahhhhhh! 

Time For a Haircut

Before

During

After

Another Baby Photo Shoot

Meet Kyan (rhymes with Ryan.)

Kyan joined our family years ago as a gift to Tabetha from Grandma Nancy.  Tabetha loved him, but was getting to that age where she was too old to play with dolls. So, he sat in in the doll bed for years until Hannah discovered him.  Hannah fell in love with him, named him, and for years now he has gone almost everywhere with Hannah.  Kyan is so life like that on various outings when Hannah has accidentally dropped him out of the shopping cart or down the stairs at the ice rink, we have heard people gasp and rush to grab him. 

Until recently, Kyan has gone naked, so it was okay that he had a boy name and was considered a boy doll.  Now that he is wearing his original clothes some of us are a bit confused about his gender. 

Hannah asked me to take some pictures of her baby Kyan after I finished with my last baby photo shoot.  I laugh everytime I look at them.

Christmas Baby

I love babies and I love Christmas, and I really love babies at Christmas. 

To see more of this beautiful little girl check out my photography blog here.

It's a Thanksgiving Tradition at Our House

to make peanut butter balls, and guess who is helping this year.




It's me, Mya, and I'm so cute!





All you need to make peatnut butter balls is:
1/2 cup of peanut butter
3 Tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 bag or chocolate chips





First, mix the peanut butter, butter, and powdered sugar together.





Then roll the mix into balls.  This is 2 times the recipe.



but, we usually make 4 times the recipe, cuz they're so so good.





Next, you melt the chocolate chips over very low heat, and dip the balls in the chocolate.





MMmmmmmmmmm!  They're good!





Don't believe me, just ask Hannah.





They are so good that later when everyone was getting ready for bed, I sneeked into the kitchen and helped myself to a few more.