the one with no name

This has to be the worst Santa picture I have ever seen, muchless taken. It is what it is I guess. I have been thinking that tomorrow morning, we need to hit the mall and try this again. Funny thing is, it has nothing to do with the fact Tutti-Frutti was crying, I love that part actually. They had Santa's chair pushed flush with the wall and in a corner. What sense does that make. Oh well, will try again tomorrow perhaps.



My first born is a moron and I say that with all the love in my heart. You would think after he had done this once before on Tutti-Frutti's first birthday, he would know better than to try again!



Somehow, the little weirdo got himself stuck between the front and middle seat of my mom's car...again.



This will make great blackmail material one day! Muah ha ha ha!!!



My poor sweet sick little man and his wonderful big sister. She let him nap on her for hours. I think this was the day the fever finally broke! Wheew, almost a week later.



Isn't that just the sweetest picture?



Ready to make a gingerbread house? The big kids went to Gee Gee's house to spend the night and daddy and the little boys built a gingerbread house. Boy was that fun.



Bubble wrap!



Did I mention that this one is a little thrown off too? Hehe



Hope we were not going to eat this! He is actually saving it for Santa!



I want to help too daddy!



Of course his idea of helping is sitting in the middle of the table stealing candy and throwing it to the dog!



Whatcha doin daddy?



Like I said, I hope we were not planning on eating it. Poor Santa!



Each piece was handled with love.



Daddy hard at work.



Time for frosting!



Hard at work.



This takes lots of concentration, on both their parts!



He thinks like his mommy! hehe



I want to help!



Finally time to decorate!



I guess we had better read the directions first.



This is how it is supposed to be done.



Spread on more frosting.



Almost done.



The finished gingerbread house!



A few nights later, we made our own pizzas! This one was Boog and Daddy's. It tasted the best too!



Then we decorated cookies for Santa.

what a week

Wow...this has been a week from H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS! My poor sweet smallest man has been so sick this week. I do not want to complain about how much that has worn me out because he has been miserable. He has been whiney, lethargic, feverish, refuses to eat, sleeps a lot, fussy and just plain miserable. I feel so bad for him.

I took him in to the pedi on Wednesday, he has RSV. It is whippin our tails, to put it mildly. Understandably, he wants to be held all of the time. He will not play, he will not sit, he will not do anything on his own.

Dear hubby had to call in sick to work one day and I really wish he could have been off for the rest of the week. I can usually handle things around here alone when someone is sick, but I have not had one this sick in years.

I am happy to say that today he had a much better day, he still would not eat much, he was still terribly crabby and tired but at least he walked around a bit and let other people hold him. Today started our Christmas celebrations so we had to get out today and I am glad we did, I enjoyed the break of having some help with him. I just feel so bad for the tiny little guy.

We had our family Christmas pics taken a few days ago (#1, yes I know that it is terribly late to have those done and #2, yes mother of the year taking my sick baby out to have pictures taken!) by my sweet friend Shannon. Just wanted to show you a sneak peek of them to show you just how miserable the poor guy was. Any of you that frequent my blog, know that this little guy is full of personality and cheer, his smile lights up the room. Well...look at this poor sweet face. It makes me want to cry.



Still cute as he can be though.

quick fix

Does anyone else need a quick fix and only the cutest little bro around will do?



Yea, me too!



My poor tiny little fellow does not feel well. He has been sick for a few days. It hurts my heart when he does not feel good.



Hope you feel better soon little bro!



Oh...and aren't those just the cutest stinkin' pants that you ever did see?!?

The live nativity

Hello? Is anyone still here? I do not blame you if you have jumped ship and deserted me. I probably would have done the same thing. We are still alive...all of us. We have been terribly busy lately. I do not feel like I am ever home. When I am home, it seems like I am always doing something else, but to look around...I cannot for the life of me figure out what it is! Life is crazy. Plus, I started my own photography business, remember? And if it makes you feel any better, I have been behind on my blogging there too. Facebook is a funny thing, when I am working on pics, instead of blogging sneak peeks, it is much easier to toss them up on someone's wall. Guess you could call it lazy on my part.

Anyway, I am sorry! These are long overdue.

A week or so ago, they had a live nativity come to Boog's pre-school and to say he was "stoked" would totally be an understatement! I was actually surprised to see him not only get on the camel and ride, BUT HAVE FUN TOO! He rode the camel (I had better shots but I was trying to get a quick one and not show any of the other kids faces. I somewhat succeeded.) and a donkey and rubbed on some sleepy goats. All of the kids had a great time. I did not get any great shots, the camel jockey was moving so fast around the circle, I could hardly get the camera aimed and I was trying to snap one with my phone too so I could send it to daddy at work. Same goes for the donkey dude, in some kind of hurry, then when it was time to pet the goat...well, Boog was in a hurry then AND he was facing the sun. Way to go mom. Of course I can use the excuse that Tutti-Frutti was strollin it that day and I was not going to leave him far behind.

someone

someone is a camera ham



someone likes to feed himself



someone is a very messy eater



someone sure is cute



someone is tired



someone likes to feed the dog



wonder who that someone is...

favorite things

these are a few of my favorite things

my girl

This is my girl.

She does not get near the publicity here that she deserves.

She is kind, loving and sweet. She is my #1 helper.

I love her.

Us gals have to stick together in this house of men.

By the way, is it just me or does she look way too old in this picture?!?