The gals

Mom quickly (and I mean lightning fast) snapped this picture of us gals watching Veggie Tales. We had someone looking at the house and we always end up and Mom & Dad's.

Months Tag..

Listing months by your favorite to your least favorite

1. July...summer, picnics, the 4th, fireworks, no worries about school yet. Just the best.
2. August... nice and hot, and my birthday. But since we do start school during that month it is demoted.
3. May, the month that we got married. Plus, it is getting warm, but I hate the wind.
4. June, just your typical month, not to warm, not to cool, getting ready for the summer fun.
5. October, Halloween. Dressing up is fun, not it the slutty way some people do Halloween, but good family fun. Plus you get candy.
6. November, Matt's b-day (Jase too) and Turkey Day, plus you are in the depths of FOOTBALL.
7. December, X-mas and Ter's B-day. Plus you get lots of time off work.
8. September, Olivia's birth month, but it is starting to get cold and the days are shorter :(
9. April, It is okay but not great. Sophie's birthday is this month so it is better than expected, but still you get the terrible spring winds, and warm weather but it is to early to plant anything outside 'cause it will end up dying.
10 . March, starting to warm up but in that sneaky New Mexico way so that you'll inevitably get some snow in there. Plus it is muddy outside and really windy so outside time is limited.
11. February, Still cold and dark, but it is a short month so it is neater than Jan. And it it usually has the Superbowl.
12. January, Terrible time to sell a house. Plus it is cold and dark all the time. Sorry mom and dad for hating your birthday month.

Up or Down?

Matt's decided to give me a heart attack.

Football on TV

Most people know I'm a huge football fan, but did you know that my family members are football fans too? Last weekend during the playoffs, I snapped this quick pic to show how engrossed in the game we all were. My favorite part is the missing sock....

Biker Chick

We recently got a tricycle for Olivia. She is such a physical kid we decided she needed a constructive way to use her energy. This trike is one of the smallest and safest, and it can hold 200lbs! Anyway, it came on Saturday, and I hadn't even finished putting it together and there was Olivia trying to climb on. The greatest thing about this trike is the parent handlebar, especially 'cause she is still too short to reach the pedals. We took it out for a test drive almost immediately. There was a permanent grin on her face. I think Olivia feels empowered while riding her trike.

Only minutes after construction.

Poor Olivia, we got her all ready to go and she sits and waits. (yes we know she looks like a special kid, but it was really cold outside, and living in Los Alamos, safety first...)

Waving hello; she is really good at saying "Hi" now.

The Perma-grin I was referring too.

Wake up sleepies!

Happy New Year

Christmas Fun

Olivia Feeding herself breakfast...Yummy Cream of Wheat!

I love my baby doll. Too bad we can't ask her what to name it.

In their new PJ's on X-mas morning

So sorry, I've been so busy with the house and everything else, I've not had a chance to update my blog.

We had a great Christmas, Olivia didn't want to open any of the gifts because earlier in the week, she had gotten into one of the open bags, and I scolded her for it. I think she remembered, because all she did was look into the bags and smile.

Of course we carried on the one gift on x-mas eve tradition and both girls got PJ's (how strange Terri and I always did too!) Santa brought Sophie a lightsaber, and Olivia a wooden-block train. Olivia also received a baby doll (see picture below) and she hasn't put it down since. Sophie got a telescope and microscope set and is constantly looking for stuff to look at. Anyway, we hope that you all have a wonderful new years!