Roller Coaster Crazies!

Alicia Go!

Every little girl and boy needs a roller coaster in their basement.  The girls and I played in the basement this day after Christmas trying to burn off some energy and calories from all the Christmas goodies we’ve been enjoying.  Here is a cute video of Alicia riding the roller coaster.  I love her smile at the end, and her sister rooting her on in the background: “Alicia go!”

Christmas Morning!

Coming down for Christmas morning was a magical moment with the girls. They were both very excited, and it was after 9:00 A.M. so mommy and daddy were awake and rested. Adrianna was especially excited and Alicia followed her lead. All of us enjoyed unwrapping our gifts, and watching them enjoy the moment!

Cousin Bobby came over and we enjoyed a deliciously late breakfast of Pain Perdu (Stuffed French Toast), made with Egg Nog. Yummy! After that we just relaxed, played with the new toys, including a new Wii game, and enjoyed munching on various snacks!

Our Christmas Tree

This is one of three Christmas trees. The girls have loved playing the musical ornaments and looking at themselves in the Christmas balls. They especially enjoyed getting the gifts from under the tree this morning!

…to all a Goodnight!

From our family to yours, we want to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas Day!

Reading to Sister

Adrianna and Alicia love to read at night. They love to read to each other. Usually they each have to have their own book or it can get rather unruly. But for the most part we enjoy our evening ritual of a book before bedtime. I especially love how Alicia will snuggle down into Adrianna’s bed as if she were going to sleep there!

Santa

As you can imagine Adrianna is very excited about Christmas, and though she will tell you that Christmas is when we celebrate Christ’s birth, she is very excited about Santa Claus. Santa was at the store the other day so we got the girls ready to go see him. We kept it a surprise for Adrianna, since she has been asking about him since Halloween we thought she would be so excited to see him. Unfortunately when we saw him Adrianna didn’t want anything to do with him, she isn’t the best with surprises. After a lap around the store she was ready to see Santa and tell him what she wanted. Alicia on the other hand did not want anything to do with Santa, though she did let us get close as long as I was holding her. It wasn’t quite the picture perfect visit we had imagined, but it was much better than waiting hours at the mall or some other contrived experience.

What do you think Adrianna asked Santa for this Christmas? Well, Sarah’s cousin Bobby convinced her some time ago that if she could ask Santa for something she should ask for a pony. A big pony that she could ride. (He owes us for this one!) So, when Adrianna built up the courage to talk to Santa, she asked for a pony; specifically a pony that she could ride. Santa just laughed and smiled! Hopefully she’ll settle for a pony ride from her cousin on Christmas day.

Recipe Blog

Sarah and I love to cook, and eat what we cook! We have been blessed with two girls who are both great eaters and who will pretty much try and eat anything. I thought I would start a food blog as a fun way to share our joy of cooking. Check it out, let me know what you think. In keeping with the theme it is called Penguin Treats. And no we do not eat penguins! Though we may eat an occasional cake or other yummy morsel in the shape of one.

Bon appétit!

P.S. - I would love to have others share their recipes as well, many of our favorite recipes have come from sharing. If you are interested in publishing your own recipes on this blog I'd be glad to add you as an author, just post a comment here or on the new blog and I'll follow up with you.

Brrrrr!!!

We have had some frigid temperatures here lately along with a bit of snow. I personally enjoy the very winter like weather, especially snuggling up with my girls. We are all hoping that we can have a White Christmas with some snow on the ground. Here are some pictures I took Sunday morning.

Adrianna's photo shoot.

In October we had my sister take some pictures of Adrianna for her 4 year old pictures. We would have taken these closer to her birthday but we had a few haircut mishaps, that we do not discuss. Anyway, here are a few of my favorites. Thank you Tamera!

Field Trip

November 19th, 2008

Adrianna's preschool class went for a field trip to Whole Foods last month. It was very exciting because they got to ride on the bus. It was all very exciting, and she still talks about going on the field trip. Adrianna was not shy at all about asking for samples. After the trip they went back to the classroom where they enjoyed snacks. I love Adrianna's smerk as she makes herself a peanut butter cracker!