My handsome young men

Its time to get back to the blogging world.  Since I got the Iphone all my pictures have been trapped in my phone.  Now its time to get caught up.  There may be a lot of pictures with little blogging.....I'll do my best.

New Year's Eve 2012

This year we did our traditional New Years Eve party at Mandy's house.  Trudi and Tyler were in town, staying at Mandy's and with a couple of sick kids we figured it would be easier to go there, where the little ones could sleep.  Lucas was working on the strip as usual.  We just hung out, ate tons, watched TV while the kids played.  We didn't make it all the way to midnight but we did see the ball drop east coast time.  Baili had a youth midnight breakfast so Sam took her there and I took our kids home just before midnight because we were all asleep.  Happy New Year everyone........bring on 2013

The Nutcracker at The Smith Center

My dear friend Leslie from one of my classes invited me to see the nutcracker with her. I've always loved the music and learned the story from watching the Barbie movie *hee hee* but I have never seen the ballet or any ballet for that matter. We had a wonderful time together, visiting and then seeing the performance. The production was amazing. My favorite scene was a dance with a man and woman dancing together. Snow was falling in front of them on the stage and it looked like a live snow globe, it was breathtaking. The dancers were amazing. This was a really fun seasonal treat, thanks Leslie.

Dear Santa....

Really?

Things are a little bit crazy - to say the least - right now with Christmas only 3 days away.  I just got back from the store with Kami.  Lines are outrageous, everyone is bitter (except me of course), time is running out and I am planning on staying up all night till Santa comes....lol 
So I decided to make my bed - 12 hours late - but better late than never.  Kami asked me why I was doing that.  I said "i think it helps Dad when he gets home to feel like he has a nice home to come home to..."  and she replied............"Oh, he never feels like that"  That's just great!!!!  haha.....

Christmas Carolling with Cub Scouts

How did this happen? We have a teenager...

Birthday Party on Freemont Street