Scarlett's first sleep over....

we had Victoria come over tonight for the first time.

The girls played dress up and watched the Wiggles Santa's Rocking video.

So far they seem to be alright , they are sleeping on the floor in their sleeping bags, with about 2 dozen stuffed animals.

Here's hoping no one wakes me up tonight, but I think Victoria will do just fine.


Well they did it, they both slept through the night without a peep. They were awake by 6:30, but overall it was a fun night for them.

I went upstairs about 11:00 and finally put an end to the carrying on, they were just laughing and giggling for a couple hours.

I'm sure Victoria will be over again in a couple weeks for another one.

New Years Eve 2007....

Erin, Brad and Brandon came over for dinner on New Years Eve. Its fun to see the kids playing with their cousins.

We did our new found love of Cowboy steaks, what a great marinade that is.

Brad had to work so they let jsut before 9:00, the kids and I did a count down at 9:00, we toasted with a glass of champagne and orange juice. The kids took out some pots and pans and banged them for a bit, I was going to let them go out on the porch to do it, but it was just too darn cold.

Early in the day I had bought a cheap video game that plugs into the TV with Ms Pacman and pole position. So the kids had fun playing with that, and once they were in bed Martin and I played for quite a while.

I was determined to beat him, but sadly I suck at video games and he quickly surpassed my high score.

Martin and I have up about 11:00 and were asleep well before midnight.

Christmas 2006.....

Another Christmas over for the year.....

We spent Christmas Eve alone with the kids, we watched a couple Christmas movies, Rudolph and Frosty. Scarlett and I stayed up and watched White Christmas, while she sat and watched it I don't know how interested she was in it really.

The kids were in bed about 10:00, and then Martin and I set about the task of getting ready for the morning.

This year I tried to make cinnamon rolls from scratch, which actually turned out pretty good, I also made the overnight french toast cassarole.

The kids were so funny Christmas morning, they weren't interested at all in getting up. Scarlett asked if Santa had come, and when I said yes, she did want to go downstairs, but when I turned the TV on they were quite content to watch it.

I went downstairs and started the french toast, and coffee. Got the cameras ready, and then called the kids down. I actually had to call them 3 times before they would stop watching the TV. LOL

Scarlett was so excited to see her beauty salon (make-up table) and couldn't stop asking me how Santa new exactly what to get her. Of course we had to let her sit and put on a couple pounds of make-up. It was fun trying to explain that she shouldn't put lip gloss on her eye lids.

Kaleb was so excited by his Geo-Trax, he kept saying "Just like TY's, Just like Ty's . One his friends had this and Kaleb loved it when we were there.

Scarlett stopped dead in her tracks once she saw the camera's and then it was pictures all day. The Fisher Price digital cameras were a hit for both kids.

Martin totally shocked me by getting me a new digital camera, I had no idea and was thrilled to get it. Right away I signed up for a 3 hour course at Henry's to learn how to use it. I had asked him for a new digital, but never expected a DSLR. So I also have all his extra lenses from his camera.

After our Christmas morning, we went to our friends parents for Christmas dinner. Walter and Janet Austin were so kind to invite us over to their dinner. We had such a good time.

The kids of course were spoiled, between Dana, Andrea, Walt and Janet they ended up with a bunch more toys. Scarlett was so excited over her Bratz doll, and Kaleb was thrilled with his Thomas the Train clothes and puzzles.

Janet cooked a delicious meal of turkey and all the fixings. It was topped off by the most delicious Christmas pudding I've ever had. If I can convince her to give up the recipe this will be a tradition for us in the future.