Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas!

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That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown

Every Christmas Eve my dad would read the Christmas story from the Bible. We'd sit in the floor around the tree & listen. I loved those moments. After finishing the story he would always close with, "And that's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown." The tradition has been passed to my family. We all sit in the floor around the Christmas tree while David reads the story. It a nice time to reflect & refocus on the holiday. Anyway, I'd like to wish all of you a blessed holiday season. Take time from the hustle & bustle to enjoy your family & friends and to thank God for His perfect gift to us.

To our soldiers...

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Merry Christmas to all the men & women serving so that we can celebrate freely! May God bless you & your families.

Santa Pics 2007

I told you they were coming! Merry Christmas, everyone!

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COMMENTS

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Merry Christmas Weekend

What a weekend! We did all kinds of exciting things! Friday we let Morgan stay home from school. We finished packing and took off for Orlando. We checked-in at the hotel, Shades of Green, and unloaded the car. We got the kids dressed for the night & hiked to the Polynesian Resort to catch the monorail to Magic Kingdom. We walked around & did a few rides & had dinner, passing the time until Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party started! We got to see Belle & the Beast. She was dressed in her beautiful red Christmas dress. We got hot chocolate, apple cider, apple slices & cookies! Then we went to the dance party at Cosmic Rays. Santa Goofy was there. Morgan got to hang out with Chip & Dale on the dance floor! After dancing & some family pictures we went in front of the castle to watch the fireworks. Baby David watched in awe. Alexander was oooo-ing & ahhhh-ing & clapping! Then we went down Main Street to watch the Christmas parade while it snowed on us. I think that was the coolest parade I've ever seen at Disney! Of course, Santa brought up the rear! At 12:30am we left the park to head back to the hotel.

Saturday we went to EPCOT. We had lunch/dinner at the Biergarten in Germany. YUM! Morgan went down & danced with the other children & gathered around the tree for Silent Night in German & English. After a wonderful meal we went to the theatre in America. We enjoyed an amazing show. Steven Curtis Chapman read the Christmas story from the Bible. The Candlelight Processional was beautiful, incredibly moving. The choir & orchestra were great. If that doesn't get you into the Christmas spirit & focused on the reason for the season, nothing will!

Sunday we went to see Santa! After 2 1/2 hours in line the kiddies finally got there turn! They were so excited & the wait there is ALWAYS worth it!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! (pics coming soon!)

6 months

I can't believe David is 6 months old already! Where has the time gone? I took him for his well-check. He's in the 105% for length & 75% for weight. Big Boy! Alexander has become a wonderful big brother. Watching the two of them interact is amazing. Morgan, of course, is a great big sister.

Thanksgiving

We celebrated Thanksgiving with my friend Kristy, her husband William, their girls, Kaylie & Makezie, Kristy's mom, "Mom," her sister, Tricia & my parents. Kristy & the girls made place cards for everyone, talk about adorable! We had a great time. We went to see a light display after dinner, before we got into all the wonderful desserts! Thanks to everyone for joining us & making the day special!!

Ta Da!

Ladies & Gentlemen, it is finally here! I'm working on some more, give me some time, but for now, please enjoy Morgan's special birthday celebration!

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Fun-filled Weekend

This weekend we were super busy! Saturday morning David stopped by the HAMFEST. Then we all went to the zoo with some friends. Kristy & her two girls, Kaylie & Makenzie, met us there. Unfortunately William had to work, but we'll catch him next time! Alaina & Tom were supposed to meet us there, too. Tom's brand new car had a MAJOR issue so David picked up Alaina & she hung out with us. I can't wait to meet baby girl Olivia! (We'll all have to wait until January.) David & Tom have been friends for years. Turns out, Kristy went to school with Alaina one year. I'm telling you, it's a small world in this big county!

Sunday we went to EPCOT with my parents. We all enjoyed the food & drinks of the International Food & Wine Festival. The weather was great too! It was a little warm in the sun if there was no breeze, but most of the time it was perfect!

Thanks to everyone for such a great weekend! Now, it's back to housework! :)

Morgan & Kaylie hangin with the vultures at the zoo:

Morgan & Grandma at EPCOT:

What a beautiful day at the park!

The kids made masks around the park. OK, we really only stopped for the masks twice, but they enjoyed it. We had some temper from Alex upon leaving the stations. I must say, that's when I get a tantrum from him, the end of any coloring time!

Look! It's a picture of Mommy & Daddy! :)

Checking out the sites:

Pretty Girl!

Happy Baby!

I thought this was a really cool picture of the park at night:

Enough Waiting

OK, I am having difficulties with my montages due to our firewall & David hasn't been able to correct it yet. So, here are some more pics from Morgan's b-day celebration. Sorry it's been so long!

Morgan's new camera:

Opening presents at the hotel:

Look who came to visit our patio:

Morgan's transformation:

For some reason I had a difficult time posting these. I will put some more pics up in a separate entry. I promise, this will be fixed over the weekend!!

Wall Art

Silly Mommy! Alex & I had crayon time earlier today. There were 2 crayons missing & I couldn't find them anywhere! I searched high & low, here & there & everywhere! Apparently, Alex found them. My walls around the house are beautiful now! I guess I have a date with Mr. Clean & his magic eraser tonight!

coming soon

OK, we had a GREAT weekend with Morgan! She had so much fun. Miss Morgan went to the bibbidi bobbidi boutique and was transformed into Princess Cinderella! She was so beautiful! I have too many pics to just post them. I have been working on a montage all week but seem to be having a difficult time uploading the pics. I will continue to put it together, but in the meantime, here's something to hold you over!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Morgan! Morgan isn't with us today. Unfortunately, it's the year she's with her bio-mother. We miss her like crazy! :( We'll have miss Morgan next week though, and have HUGE plans for next weekend! We'll share our surprise with all of you September 17.

Potty Time

Look who's going potty:

Silly face:

Alex has been spending some time getting used to his potty time chair. Recently he started taking his diaper off to sit. Today we started trying. He's been showing all the classic signs. So, we're drinking lots of water and going on the potty! He went the 1st time after sitting for a long time. A little while later, he let me know he was ready to go back & he did it, ALL BY HIMSELF!! What a BIG boy!!! He's gone several times since then, but still has wet diapers too. We'll get there, off to a great start! Good job, Alex!!!!

Spelling Test

Morgan had her first test today. It was a spelling test! Here's Morgan on her way to school:

Can you believe my baby girl is taking tests already?! She did such a great job, every word was correct! Great job, Morgan!!!

We're so proud of you! ;)

Sunglass Babies

Her hair is getting so long & she's getting so big!

David's 1st pair of shades. He's one cool dude, and happy about it too!

Ok, so Alex didn't want to keep his on for the pics, but he's handsome too!

Dancing Princess

It's that time of year again! Dance has begun. Morgan is at a new studio this year. There were several things last year that kept her out for the season. She's just starting everything new this year! A new school, new teacher, new friends, new studio, new schedule. She is taking ballet, gymnastics, jazz/hip-hop & tap. She's taking a combo class this year. If things go well maybe we'll split them next year so she can do more than one dance for the recital. Speaking of recitals, her pics are in April and the recital is in May. So many things to look forward to!!!

Elmo & the Bookaneers

Sunday we took the boys to SeaWorld to see Elmo & the Bookaneers. Alex LOVES Elmo. He seemed a little overwhelmed at the show, too much going on. He never seemed too excited. At home he squeals and jumps and claps when he sees Elmo. I know he liked it though, he cried at the end when the characters walked off the stage. This was David's first trip to SeaWorld. We took Alex a lot younger, but it's just been too hot lately.

The boys on the way over:

The Show:

Alexander's 1st ride on the carousel: