CREME CHEESE PARTY

The ladies and I went for a little field trip after work one night.

We ended up on the front porch of my neice, Monica for a "Philadelphia Creme Cheese" party.

CJ actually had more fun playing with the new doll house that Eden had just gotten. 
LOOK HOW CUTE THIS LITTLE DIAPER BAG IS.....
(CJ does not get to play with girl stuff very often cause she lives with all boys)

This was the really good spanish entree that our host had prepared for us.
thanks Monica for letting us come and thanks to the ladies for
going with me.....We got some good info and some nice prizes.

A NIGHT WITH THE BOYS

Tagg and Treyson come over and spent some time with us while thier mom and dad had some down time.....
Tagg loves the little "Fisher Price" Rescue Heros toys that I have.

Rylee and Treyson were very interested in learning how to run my new cell phone. It has all sorts of cool games on it....

And of course Tagg had to open the cage for the "MONSTER" in my floor.  I cannot get him to leave the heater vent alone even tho I told him that a monster lives down there.

He even had Treyson convinced that they should try to wake the monster.....

Then we had dinner. 

Then came time for relaxation and TV

Treyson and Rylee still trying to outsmart the video games.

Tagg always likes to get the tub at Grandma's house and play with all my toys....

Finally, after bathtime, TV watching..

Tagg finally settled down on Grandpa's lap for a movie.
Love having the boys over.....they are very full of energy

Basketball

Rylee played Jr Jazz Basketball again this year. .

These are the great coaches.  One is a little LOUDER than the other one that they balanced each other out.

The boys learned alot and had a pretty good time

Thanks to everyone that supported the team.  WAY to GO BOYS!

IN MEMORY

This is the annual posting of the candles up on the cemetary. 
My dad passed away 18 years ago today and every year I try to go
up to his graveside with a candle.

Rylee and Jim went with me this year and they lit the candles while I took pictures.


It was a very cold night and we lit two candles, one for dad and one for mom. 
They look so pretty glowing from just beneath the snow.
On our way out, we ran into a doe deer and saw a big white snow bunny running around.

I sure wish that we would have thought about the camera.  Would have been a fun picture.

We love  you Mom and Dad...

CHRISTMAS EVE MAKING HOUSES

Christmas Eve at our house was very fun this year.
We were able to have all of the kids over and the grandkids.
Also a friend of Mackenzie's and Aunt Norine.
We had the annual opening of the "christmas eve jammies" (sorry kids, not homemade this year)

Maybe I will get started earlier next year and get back to the home made ones.
We made gingerbread houses and Tia loved licking the extra icing off of Tagg's ears.
I think that Tagg liked it too.
Mackenzie put alot of work into her house of gingerbread.
Tagg got away with a lick or two off the top of gingerbread house that was unoccupied.....
Treyson was very proud of his masterpiece, which he worked very hard at completing.....
Rylee was quite proud of his artwork as well.




This was our first year at making gingerbread houses on christmas eve and I think that
we enjoyed it.  We might have to continue this and make it a tradition for each year.
Jim also was all decked out and in christmas attire.  Check out this
hand made crossed stitched sweatshirt donning the goold ole "DUCK THE MALLS"

CHRISTMAS MORNING FOR "TIA"

TIA was so excited for christmas this year that she was the first one up (other than the photographer)

She was very diligent in searching her for her stash from Santa
She finally got the toys off the couch only to discover that they were attached to a stupid cardboard that needed a human touch to remove.

Blakeley was able to come up and spend some time with me on Saturday.

Usually when she comes up we have to cook dinner and then it is late enough that
we have to go to bed. We don't really have time to do any fun crafting projects.

Well Saturday she came up and we worked on her blanket that Rylee had given her for her
Birthday. It was a "kit" that you just had to cut and then put knots in it.

Blakeley did most of the knot tying all by herself. She is very proud of the finished project!








Look how warm and snuggly!!!!!!!!!!!