Merry Christmas......

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!!

Charities for the Holidays

This year we are really making an effort to teach the kids about families that are less fortunate or somehow in need.

I regularly follow the blog Cake Wrecks. It is the most hilarious site dedicated to cakes that have somehow gone horribly wrong. Today is the first day of their 'Christmas Charity Countdown'.
Every day for 12 days Jen will post the link to a different charity and they ask for only a $1 donation. Jen and her hubby started this last year instead of buying each other gifts.

Today's charity is Give Kids the World. This is an awesome organization in Florida that provides no-cost vacations to children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.

So, if you are looking for a way to make a difference, this is a great way to give back and make a huge difference by only spending $12.
We will be donating $5 each day.
And, I challenge you to not miss a day.

~Julie

Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas!!!

Happy Birthday Dad!!!! I love you!!!

Okay, so if you read my post from the other day you know it was insanely cold here. Well today it is 52 degrees outside and rainy. This yo-yo'ing is crazy.

I can't believe that tomorrow is Christmas. Time flies so fast. I think we have everything we need, not that we really NEED anything (other than about 12 hours of uninterrupted sleep), but I think the kids will have a blast tomorrow. Later d is going to help me make chocolate covered pretzel sticks. We made some the other night and he loved it. Also, he helped me wash dishes and did a great job. Other than not liking his shirt getting wet of course.

Here is our tree that d helped me decorate.

I hope everyone has a fun, safe, happy, blessed Christmas.

Trains and chocolate sauce

Today was a pretty nice day. Other than M bringing s to our bed at 5am because she was crying and he is such a mush that he couldn't let her fall back asleep by herself.

We did our usual Sunday morning breakfast then decided to go see a holiday train display. I didn't realize their was a football game starting right about the time we got downtown so parking was insane. The trains were nice to see and we walked all over downtown then had lunch before heading home. The 'dessert' that came with the kids' meals was a cookie and a cup of chocolate sauce. Huh? Does that make any sense? Obviously whoever thought of that does not have kids. d was hyped on the sugar rush for hours.

Here is the aftermath of our day downtown.

I'm watching this crazy movie Knocked Up and it is cracking me up. Are there really people out there like these characters? Makes me actually feel normal compared to them.

Well.....back to La La Laauunnndddrrrryyyyyy Land.