Way Late for Church

This is how Sunday is going for us, so far.

Dancing at the Mall

We went to the mall and a song was playing in one of the stores...Adele approved of the music choice.

"Sword Fight"

What can you do with used wrapping paper rolls?

Christmas Time 2011

Oh yeah! I have a blog!

It's been a while so this will be one big long November - Christmas post.

Also, how cute is Elsa cuddling her kitty-cat?

And how cute is Elsa when she treats her 1 1/2 year old brother like a tiny baby?
My girls:
We got passes to the community center, so we get to swim year round inside. So far, we've been once!
And here is a shot of me, I took it to show Ryan my snazzy earrings. It was "wear your peacock earrings to work" day at my job. I work with several people who also own peacock earrings.
Benjamin made sure to get his rest as he geared up for the holiday chaos and stress.

Thanksgiving at the Robisons.
And right after Thanksgiving, we put up a tree. To hide behind.
She was not terrible interested in letting me take a picture of her.

Zoey donated an old play skirt to Adele, who wore it for about 72 hours before taking it off once. It's still her favorite thing to wear a month and a half later!
And as Christmas approached, we started baking. And as soon as my mixer comes out, my "helpers" hang close to lick them clean for me when I am done.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! Giant lion invasion in the Dickens/turn of the century rural U.S. Christmas town!!!!

Shopping for last minute Christmas items. Can you find anything unusual about these clothing racks?
And finally, Santa came, and he brought a train track, and two trains.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I got to spend the first seconds of the new year watching some beautiful people watching fireworks above town at midnight.

And then the first morning of the new year, Sunday, my beautiful daughter tried, as she has been trying for years, to drive me nuts.

Elsa Sue? Why on Earth won't you just let me take a picture of you without you making a face like a mentally disturbed gumball?

Anyway, picture her smiling like a normal person, and you can see the pretty dresses she and Adele got for Christmas.

Snow Day (California Style)

It has been strangely not cold this year, for this time of year. Light jackets, coats on some days, but you are a little hot. It's like being home in Southern California almost!

Well if finally snowed today...just like it does in in the Mojave. It drizzled a bit of snow down, about an inch, that barely stuck, and only in some places. Then the sun came out.

So we did what Californians do when it snows. We rushed outside and played in it before it melted two hours later!

They went up and down the hill a good fifty times I am sure. On one run, Ben flipped out and landed face first in the snow. I thought he would scream, but Ry picked him up, Ben spit his mouth of snow out, and then the only yelling he did was at Ryan to put him back in the sled!!!

Halloween 2011

I know it's a bit late, but for those of you who were on the edge of your seat wondering, we had a fun Halloween this year. (Did I already post these and forget? I don't see them....hmmmnnnn...)

This is my little group at work. My company does a "group costume" competition. My group was circus performers. This is our knife thrower, a belly dancer, snake charmer, and my boss. (Ha ha!)

Halloween night we went trick-or-treating in our friends the Toones's neighborhood. Adele and Paul are very good friends. Also, he gave her a ride from house to house. Which helped because trick-or-treating is exhausting!


These are Ryan's coworkers. I thought there costumes were pretty cool. They had munchkins too, but I can't seem to find those pictures.
And here is my handsome "hot girl jogging".

Click if you don't get it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFVpaQGltrI

You always wondered what Kid Rock was singing about, hu? He's a cowboy baby!