Thursday, December 25, 2008

Jingle Bells....


Batman smells, Robin laid an egg..... Ahh Christmas with a 4 and 5 year old. And what a great Christmas we had. I don't know if it was the fact that the children are older this year and are really "into" celebrating Christmas or maybe it was the great company we shared over the Holiday-either way it has been a fantastic week and we are sad to see it come to an end.




This year we were fortunate to have many special guests join us for Christmas. Our "littlest but not least" guest was Kiara AKA my children's only cousin. Kiara celebrated her first Christmas with us and we were thrilled to meet her for the first time.
Also visiting us from the frigid North were D's parents, and Uncle Dennis.

The Green brothers show off their fabulous new Koozies
Over the past week we have had a great time "catching up". We have eaten way too much and the children have been thoroughly spoiled. Sounds like the makings of a Terrific Christmas.


Happy New Year Y'all

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Turning Blue at the Zoo



Since several of our Holiday guests were delayed due to bad weather up north we decided to spend Sunday at the Zoo. Our local zoo isn't the biggest or the best but I am amazed to see something new and fascinating each time we visit. This visit was unique because it was VERY cold out. The advantage to visiting the zoo when it is near freezing-no crowds. The disadvantage -it is freaking cold!

Inner City Safari


Pandas Love the Cold Weather


All Aboard


Geek in training-notice the sandals with socks and back-pack.



No pictures please

Deadliest Catch

No crabs were harmed in the making of this blog-oh wait-they were!

A big Green Family Thank You to Jim and Patty for our Christmas Eve Eve king crab feast. "D's" sister's in-laws were generous enough to overnight 10 pounds of king crab legs for the whole clan to enjoy. While I don't personally enjoy crab (makes a gaging face like my 5 year old does when asked to eat vegetables)-I loved learning to prepare it and I enjoyed watching the Green gang dig-in! Bon Appetit

AWESOME


Big Smiles and Full Tummies

Monday, December 15, 2008

I Want Candy


I have been making Gingerbread Houses with my children ever since they were old enough to stick a gumdrop in a glob of icing. One year I hope that a few hours (if not days) passes between the completion of the Gingerbread House and the inhalation of it. We made the gingerbread houses yesterday-today they have been eaten down to the frame.

"J" demonstrates proper use of the pastry bag


"T" gets the M&M placement "Just Right"



My inspiration (Mom and Me) circa 1975.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Bronze Medal Winner



Wow! "T" won his first award at school. This fall he entered the National PTA "Reflections" contest. This program allows students in grades K-12 to enter their work in both the visual and performing arts as well as composition. "T" entered the photography portion of the contest. "T" took about 200 hundred photos and he had a very difficult time narrowing his entries down to three. The pumpkin photo (courtesy of a pesky little sister who insisted she place one orange pumpkin right in the middle of the white ones) was the bronze medal winner. Congratulations "T".