A Cherished Dinner

We get invited every year to a New Years dinner at the VanVoorhis home and it really means a lot to me. They are such a joy to be around and have always made me feel like family. I truly cherish the time I spend with them, although it isn't as often as I would like but appreciate any time I get with all of them. Carole is like a mom to me and Vic just makes me laugh. Chris has such a fun loving spirit and Cathy smiles and it feels like she wraps her arms around you. They are all one of a kind and I am so glad they let me be apart of their family.
The older kids were acting like dogs and the girls were walking them on leashes, they even had names for them it was precious to see all the kids playing together. It is getting so much easier with the girls they love to go and do. I really enjoyed sitting and visiting with everyone for once.
Vic is an avid Steelers fan and he fell asleep and Scott placed a sign on him that said I love the Cowboys! We had to take a picture to show him. It was hilarious!
I can't wait til he sees the picture.
The dinner was Pennsylvania Dutch and it is Pork and Sauerkraut. Every strand of kraut is suppose to bring you good luck. Bring on the luck because I love kraut and ate enough for a years worth of luck. The dinner was great as always. Thanks Carole for always including me and my family. I love being a part of traditions and this is a great one with a great family.

Snowball Fight

The girls had so much fun on Christmas Day havig a snowball fight with daddy, mimi, and poppy. Brooke was so into the snowball fight. She would get a snowball and run and throw it and run away laughing. She was so excited when she would hit someone with a snowball. It absolutely was so adorable to watch her have so much fun. Presley was just as cute and was having the time of her life as well. As you can see from the pictures. We all had a blast!
I got a new lens for my camera and love taking pictures with it. It stays on my camera all the time. I am still getting use to it. It is a 50mm Prime Lens and the aperature goes to 1.4 so it really blurs the backgrounds. I love it and I am so grateful to my wonderful husband for getting me my lens. He is awesome!

A Few Of My Favorite Things

Christmas morning was a hit with the girls. Santa brought them the bikes they wanted. Brooke wanted a cars bike and Presley a princess bike. Mimi bought them the bouncy house and they have already had some fun times in it. They love it and daddy thinks it is great since it keeps them entertained for a while.
They got cameras, new beds for their babies, a bigger doodler, puzzles, dress up clothes, new strollers for their babies, babies that talk to them(Aunt Dottie and Uncle David they love their new babies), and much more. It was really fun this year with them and I know next year will even be better. Brooke still takes pictures of herself and won't let us show her how to use her camera. She will take a picture and look at it and say it is of something else but it is usually of her face because the camera is pointed towards her. It cracks me up everytime. Presley has the picture taking down. Brooke is more excited about her bike than Presley. She will ride for a little bit and then get on her tricycle. They have played really well with each other and all their new baby stuff. They are crazy about babies right now.
I love the family picture we took in front of the Christmas Tree, I can't believe we were all smiling. We took that on Christmas Eve when our family christmas was cancelled due to the weather. It was nice to have an evening with just us. The girls were so adorable and excited about Santa coming.

It Snowed!

It snowed on Christmas Eve and the girls had a great time in the snow. It was a cold and blistery snow but we had to get out in it anyway because I couldn't believe that it actually snowed and was sticking. We were only out there for a little while but I loved every minute that I could see my girls enjoying themselves with something that comes around once in a blue moon. SNOW! I am so giddy writing this because I still can't believe that we had a white Christmas. Thank you God for the wonderful snowfall and letting me see it through my childrens eyes.
We had to cancel Christmas Eve with the family because of the weather. It was really nice to spend Christmas eve wih our children and enjoy the evening not so rushed. We played in the snow, took family pictures by the Christmas tree, put out reindeer food, cookies for Santa, and watched the girls play. It was great quality family time. I cherish these moments becuase I know before long the girls will be grown and these moments will be less and less. I hope they always want to spend time with their Mom and Dad. That reminds me, Brooke has started calling me mom, I am not so thrilled about it because I love being called, "Mommy." It just shows me she is growing up.

Merry Christmas!

Remember the real reason we celebrate. The birth of our savior Jesus Christ!
Have a blessed Christmas and joyous New Year

Science Museum With Friends

We had another day at the Science Museum. It was fun because we went with Erin and Jensen as well as Brenda, Aleck and Ella. The day was a blast as you can see by the pictures. I can always get a good picture of Presley but Brooke lately won't look at me while taking her picture. I guess she has had it with the picture taking all the time. Presley had a little fit while at the museum. She wantd a purple milk and as I grabbed Brooke one I realizd it was frozen, I tried to put it back and get her a blue milk but she wouldn't have it, she wanted the purple one. She screamed and cried very loudly. So loud an employee came up to me and said they would thaw it out for her. I was so thankful because bless her heart she didn't understand. That man saved my day and Presley's little bottom from getting a spanking. She was fine once she had her purple milk and by the way she didn't even finish that darn milk, all that over milk. The day wasn't ruined we still had a great time. Brooke got soaking wet in the water part. I think that is her favorite place to be. It was fun to spend it with Erin and Jensen and they helped me out a ton. It's always nice to have a few extra hands.