Two Little Piggies!

Cutey Piggy Wii Playing Piggy

Upside Down Piggy

Cheesy Piggy

Serious Piggy

Sleepy Piggy

Thursday Thursday!

It's finally Thursday! I can't tell you how happy I am that tomorrow's Friday!!!!!

Anyway here are a couple photos of our week.... The Girls are ready for bed
Jet showing off his turtle in his secret play place

This room was spotless before the girls went in...

And all that laundry was folded in the basket...

And that's pretty much how the week has gone and why I am so glad it's almost the weekend!

Tuesday, Tuesday

A few happy photos to help this week pass a little faster! Can anyone else believe that it's only Tuesday! Doesn't it seem like it should be Thursday already?

Hey Guys!
"Please let me in!"

"I'm not sleepy!"

"Will you read us some books?

Illinois Visit

We spent the last of 2008 in Illinois visiting Andy's family (Grandma Linda and Aunt Betsy, Schy and Henry, and Uncle Paul came in from DC with Maggie). It was a long trip for us this time, almost a whole week. It enabled us to relax a little before the long drive back home. We didn't do anything exciting really. All the cousins got to play with each other. The girls go to meet everyone again. They liked Aunt Betsy right away and then Uncle Paul, but it wasn't until the night before we left that Rogue would let Grandma Linda hold her. The weather was decent so we went to the park a couple times to let everyone get out some energy. And Andy and I even got to spend a couple hours out without the kids. Granted we were grocery shopping, but you take what you can get. For New Years we just hung out at Grandma's house and played the Wii and had Margarita's Betsy made us. Very relaxing and safe. Here are a few photos of our time there.

Harleigh slides


Jet sitting on top of the slide waiting for his sisters to come down

Rogue prefers to climb up over sliding down

The girls "horsin'" around

Harleigh Momma in her little Elf hat
(can you say trouble?)

Jet and Maggie getting along playing a little Mariokart

The girls visit Grandpa Tom

All the grandkids with Grandpa Tom

enjoying some nice weather

We finally got some nice weather after all the freezing stuff we've had lately, so of course we took th opportunity to run off some energy outside! Rogue swings (look at her knees, she loves to get dirty, I swear she's a tomboy already)
Harleigh Swings (notice her dirt too!)

Jet convinces Granny to help him swing too

Daddy and Jet fix the windshield wipers in the Jimmy

Harleigh waves

Rogue explores

Jet tries to push Harleigh but Rogue wants a ride too!

Again with the swinging!

Christmas in Kansas part 2

Once at Granny and Pops there were more gifts and lots of fun playing! Uncle Jesse and Pops play with the new nerf guns!
Jet checks out his new "smart" video game

Rogue just chillin on her couch with her and sissy's dolls

Wonder what Granny's laughing at...

Lita got a firehouse! Jet's sure jealous!

The girls check things out with Granny and Pops

Harleigh takes a break on the Wii Fit Jesse got Rel

After all this we had a very relaxing rest of the weekend, just playing and sleeping and enjoying time with family. Andy and I even got to see a few friends that we hardly ever get to because of being so far away. It was really nice. Then we headed home to get ready to make the trip to Illinois for our final Christmas.

Christmas in Kansas part 1

Christmas Morning!
This year we picked up my niece Talita from the airport on Christmas Eve and spent the evening at our house with a friend that Andy works with, enjoying a nice dinner. Then magically in the night Santa came. Here are a few photos of the kids the next morning.... The girls checking out their new shopping cart Bubba got them

Daddy and Jet play Batman

Rogue checking out the doll house and some crackers from her stocking

Harleigh with the new pony

Jet reading his new firefighting book from Santa

After the gifts we had a quick breakfast then packed everyone in the trusty loser cruiser and headed to Granny and Pops house where we could celebrate with them and Uncle Jesse and Aunt Rel and Nanny.