Santa on the Fire Truck

Friday night we were at the Church Hall making cookies. Austin needs to complete community service hours both for school and for making his Confirmation in the Fall, so the teens were making cookies and will bring them to hte nursing home next weekend. Bell and Lina came as well becasue Don was working late. The girls made a tray of peanutbutter cookies and that was enough cookie making for them (and me - we made a mess!!).

Around 7 pm we heard really loud sirens, it sounded like the Hall was on fire, they were so close. When we looked out the window, it was a line of fire trucks coming down the street with Santa on one of them. So we ran outside and the firemen gave the girls candy canes. The photographer for the local paper just happened to be taking pictures of Santa right then, so he took some pics of the girls and sent them to us, and said they may be in the local paper.

Christmas Party

Last weekend was our Mothers & More Christmas Party. Bell was excited before hand to talk to Santa, because she wanted to tell him she wanted "Lip Balm" for Chriatmas. According to her, that is all she and Lina want from Santa (good thing Avon had all the Princess ones for 69 cents, so Santa will come through in a big way!)


Bell was happy talking to Santa as long as she was securely on Daddies lap!

This is as close as Lina got to Santa. She was perfectly happy to sit and watch :)

Austin got suckered into holding up teh pole for the pinata (with the only otehr teenager that was there).

The girls making picture frame crafts at the party (yes, they did make great Grandparents gifts, don't you think:))))

Our FAMILY.......

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Thanksgiving 2008

Look at how tall that boy is (feeling short Yell??)

Katie and Emily with Bell and Lina in Grandpas lift chair!!

Austin and Katie at Grandmas house.

Isabella loves to play with the cans of cat food at Uncle Eds. This year Lina got into the act!! Unc always gets down on the floor and has a great time with the girls. Poor Scamp and Midnight (the cats), they hide under the couch thew whole time!

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Look What I found!!

The pictures from August when Grandma and Grandpa were here!!! Don loaded some pics onto a screen saver on his login and up these came, they were saved in his file by mistake (mine I am sure!).

Our little picasso

http://www.ymcade.org/branches/central_de/programs/ye4.cfm

This is the Winter YMCA brochure, Isabella at her art class.

When your happy...

Grandma and Grandpa T - the girls are loving the CHICK these days!!

My computer wallpaper

We love this picture! It is on the computer as the wallpaper on my login. Bell was on her way to ballet class and was helping Angelina walk into the YMCA. Aren't they just SO cute!! (I do say that a lot :)

What a beautiful Sunday

This past Sunday was beautiful here. We stopped at the local park on the way home from church and everyone (young and old) had a fun time!!

I got some good videos I will try and get uploaded and posted.

It's midnight and there are lots of new pics now, so I am off to bed - night!!

Karen

Daddies Birthday dinner

We went to Dons favorite restaurant "Crabby Dicks", down by the beach, for his birthday. The table cloths are brown paper, so Austin made Don a birthday sign. The waiters sang happy birthday and Don shared his brownie with Bell. Bell insisted that we bring our birhtday hats to "daddies party" so he was further embarrased by wearing a perty hat!!

All Bell wanted to do was help daddy open presents.

Family Craft Day

Mom worked the craft day for Mothers and More so daddy got lots of fun time doing crafts with Bell. Daddy and Bell playing with playdoh (and didn't get any in the carpet :))

Crushed up fruit loops make pretty leaves for the fall trees pictures. Lina just wanted to keep eating the cereal.

The girls made very cute clowns, and actually kept their clown hair on for awhile. They made it to 5 neighbors houses - which was perfect for all of us! Austin of course, would have liked them to do much more so he could eat all the candy.

Belated Bday pics of Austin

Bell helping Aust blow out hte candles on his cupcakes :)

Six teenagers for a sleepover - we are crazy!!! The boys were really good, and only stayed up until about 3 AM!!

Bell helped mom make Austin his favorite - Peanut butter cookies.

Sleep pants that say "I am so smart" - perfect!!

And his favorite presents of all - MONEY. He has saved every penny he got towards a new computer.

Let them eat pizza

These pics are from my phone, not to bad considering....
The girls were sitting in the car in the rain waiting for Austin at the dentist. They were just so adorable I had to get a picture.

Bell had a great time at her birthday party!!

Bell's Birthday

Aren't they cute!!

Matilhde and Kaylee in their princess dresses.

Angelina the littlest clown.

Austin got to take the morning off to come to Bell's birthday.

They played limbo, did the chicken dance and had a lot of fun!!!

So at this point my camera battery died - ugh!!! Someone else did take pics and I took some with my phone, so I should be able to post some of the actual party part. The girls had pizza, made princess crowns and ate pink frosted cupcakes. It was very cute, and now our little girl is THREE!!!!

She had a great time opening presents on her birthday.

And LOVED her Sleeping Beauty doll from Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Ed!! It lights up and now goes to bed with her every night :)