Rod Stewart-Baby It's Cold Outside

TRANSIBERIAN ORCHESTRA: CHRISTMAS EVE SARAJEVO

My favorite Christmas song, ever.

And considering my Christmas music list, that is saying something.

I TOLD YOU SO

I was just told "I told you so!" by my 2 year old.
She had the exasperated I-told-you-so tone of voice and everything. 
And she was right.


My mother jokes that she should just start the day off by calling me on the phone and telling me that I was right and she was wrong, just to cover whatever happens in that day.


I wonder at what age I will have to do this too?

I'm Gettin' Nuttin' For Christmas

This song reminds me of Austin & Madison. 

Austin, doing the things that "boys will boys" do wrong, and Madison snitching on him.

BARBARA STEISAND - JINGLE BELLS - HOUSE LIGHTS

So starteth the month of Christmas music.

I always start with this song. 

My mom used to have a record player and this album. Jimmy, Chris & I would run around the couch in circles as fast as we could to this song, because it was so fast it inspired us, as kids, to do that.

That is part of what Christmas is for me, remembering and making happy memories with family.

B-A-T-H-R-O-O-M

Joey DID NOT want to use the bathroom on the plane. (Not that we blamed her.)
It was traumatic, and so she was a little anxious about bathrooms in general for a little bit after the flight.
We were about to walk into the movie theater yesterday when I said to Mark, 

Mommy: "I think we should take her to the B-A-T-H-R-O-O-M."

Joey: "I want to go to the H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P!"

LOUD MONKEYS

Helicopters and Balernias

Joey swims length of pool

AIRBOATING

A mechanical toy, his favorite dog, and his granddaughter. 

Life doesn't get any better then this for my dad.

Chris, doing his best Captain Morgan.

Why do women go to the bathroom in pairs?

Because they are trained that way from birth.

Nikki is an adrenaline junky too.

The girls loved wearing their "Minnie Mouse ears."

They also loved going fast, the wind, and seeing the animals. 

Maddie swears she saw an alligator... she's got better eyes then me!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

We had a blast at the TRACK or TREAT at Evelyn Greer Park.

Mom & Dad gave out water pouches to the kids AND Parents. 

Boy did that go over well! 

Dad remembered going with Joey last year and be so thirsty from all the candy. So he fixed it himself!

Rose (AKA Sleeping Beauty, AKA Princess Auroa) in her second pair of matching shoes for the day.

She wore the heels that came with the costume to school, and then learned the cardinal rule about breaking shoes in before wearing them. They hurt her feet and wouldn't wear them this evening, so princess flip flops were used. (She ended the night in princess house slippers, all matching of course.)
 

Yes, I carved the pumpkin. 

It is much easier then you think, they sell little kits at Target for like, $3.00. 

Joey picked out the design and helped me scrape the inside.