Christmas

A few Christmas shots.

SNOW!

Neal, Camilla and Spencer playing in the snow in December.

A few Winter shots

It's been a LONG time since I posted anything on our blog. So I am trying to post some pictures from the last few months. Camilla and Neal were able to ask Santa for their heart's desires after Camilla perfromed with her singing group, Tavaci. She did a great job.
Then the snow fell and we were very excited for Christmas!

We received over two feet of snow in one storm. Eric, Spencer and dad did some shovelling. More to COME....

Happy Veteran's Day!

I know it's late in the day...but I just wanted to say "Thank You" to the Veteran's for their service to our country.

I am thankful that we can fly a flag in front of our home.   

 I'm thankful that Spencer has spent the last two months practicing patriotic and American classic songs on his saxophone.  His performance last night at the special concert honoring Veteran's was wonderful.

Happy Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday to our Rock Star!!!

WE LOVE YOU.

Today

 Last night this very NICE man made sure that our kitchen was clean.  He's very good to clean the kitchen with help from another nice guy that lives in our house, but last night he did it alone.  I really appreciate it when he shows up and cleans my kitchen.  I do try to feed him first, when I can.

Today, this very sweet little girl had to miss her Halloween costume parade at school because she is sick.

She has been laying around, resting and putting on a puppet show for an audience of stuffed animals, dolls and ....  

This little guy.  He doesn't sit still for very long, but she did manage to entertain him for a few moments.  Little guy is sick as well.  Red, runny nose, a bit of a cough and I believe he has ants in his pants.  He can't seem to sit in one place for very long.  He has been running, throwing, jumping, climbing, emptying drawers and shelves of their belongings, tumbling, screaming and he can't seem to rid himself of the ants in the pants virus...he even tried washing his hands in the toilet. 

I have been sitting at a table looking through recipes, making menus and shopping lists for the month of November.  While I was there at the table busily being a good home economist, and from time to time jumping up to check on my two sick children as well as drop a note or two to my friends on line, something AWFUL happened!  An EVIL DEMON got in to my kitchen and destroyed all of the Nice guy's work.

I know it's almost Halloween and that I may have disturbed the calm tranquil peace of Payson when I set out on my Witches adventure a few nights ago, but REALLY...did I deserve this????

   

I guess I'll have to try wiggling my nose when I come back from picking up the Teenage Werewolf from Jr. High School. I hope my broom has a enough fuel in it.  It is the end of the month.

PAYDAY TOMORROW...Oh I just I hope I can get through TODAY.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Camilla was invited to a costume/halloween party on Friday evening with a group of girls in our neighborhood.  She had fun dressing up as Cleopatra....but shhhh don't tell anyone that this is also her halloween costume!

 She decorated cute halloween cookies and cupcakes and played fun games with her friends.  Came home with goodies.  She declared, "I HAD THE BEST TIME!!" 

 Isn't she a cutie patootie Cleopatra?!?!

Well, I didn't want her to out do me, I like to dress up too!!!

I was invited to attend the "Grand Witches Council".

I went on an "Amazing Race" kind of adventure with a group of Sister Witches.

It was two and half hours of trapsing through the outer swamp lands of Payson, orchards, railroad tracks, a haunted bandstand in the park, and and an OLD SCAREY MUSEUM; looking for the special ingredients to make the Witches Brew.

I was not on the winning team, but I was on a fun team of extremely beautiful, young, vibrant witches.

I was truly the WICKED OLD WITCH!

I had a few mishaps with my hat and tights, but I won't go in to that.

I was sure I was going to spend the remainder of my days stuck in the mudd of Riley's orchard, but I managed to get out of the muck and continued on with my team.

Next year I'm wearing sweats and I'm gettin' me a broom...

Just for your entertainment...one of my old favorite daycare halloween songs...

I'm a mean old witch with a hat.    

and I ride on my broom with my cat

My shoes are pointed

and my chin is too.

You better watch out,

Or I might scare you......

BOOOOOOOOO!!!