Christmas and Before

So, I thought about doing a post before Christmas, but there was only 4 pictures... so, I waited :)

Smaug really enjoys playing in the kennel... even naked (J took this picture)!!!

I'm not sure why TW came to the table as a robot,  but...

This is not his food... this is his sister's food... he is stealing his sisters food!!!

TW was bored one afternoon during nap time.  There were other kids at the play ground.  He was in our yard.  What's a boy to do?  Make a sign (it reads: "Come play with me and my toys")!!!  I told him to just go play at the play ground.  He liked that idea ;)

Okay, here is our annual reading of The Night Before Christmas in our new jammies (non-matching this year)!

And Christmas morning, before there was flying paper and things strewn about...

TW got a new Lego contraption building set, and couldn't be bothered with anything else...

Smaug did not need to be told what these were or what to do with them.  He busted into the container and started chowing down... J had to put him in his seat to keep them from dropping them all over the floor!

Thank you Grandma B!!!

Pretty Girl got Berry a tea set (yes, Berry is using a shopping cart as a chair) :)

Too much wrapping paper to eat ;p

Berry got Jo Jo some Sea Monkeys (he loves them)!

In Other News:  

This one is not a neat eater :)  

...and, everyone is sick :(  

...oh, and, I got a new sewing machine :) :) :) :) :)

Book Review

Hello Friends.  I have another book review for you.  Again, Bethany House, graciously sent me a free book to read, just so I could tell you about it!  My most recent read is called Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden.  Let me start by saying, I'm not a very picky fiction reader (as long as the book is "clean", I hate having to read over prolific cursing and sex) and this book did not disappoint.  I must admit, it took me a good 100 pages or so to really get into the book.  Things did not grasp me immediately, but I trudged on.  After that magic 100 pages though, either I was able to focus more, or my interest was sparked enough to keep me going.  I even stayed up late to finish one section that was particularly... intriguing :)  So, if you like a light period, suspense novel, with some romance thrown in, here you are!

Pardon the Rambling

Good Morning, well, at least as I write.  TW had a "scary dream" last night around 2.  Then I got up and "watered" the puppy, couldn't sleep, walked on the treadmill, couldn't sleep, and finally snoozed again just after 5, only to be awoken at 6:30 to the sound of pattering feet and puppy howls (my, I didn't know bloodhounds were so... talkative)!!!

J is still trying to catch "that pig" who tore up more of the yard while we were out of town (all 2 nights).  He re-rigged his new (and improved) snare, the boys helped :)

Smaug watched!

I can't remember what they were doing, oh yeah, making sharks.  But, TW got everything out and was orchestrating this big shark making deal... I haven't a clue where those shark are now, but there were 4 color coordinated (by person) sharks!

Mr. E is such a big helper :)

"Mama, I don't have anything to do."  

"Well, why don't you pretend you're Pa from Little House on Plum Creek (we've moved through the other two Little House books) and go explore the edge of the woods for a new house for your family."  "Great idea, I'll build a house!"  

"Uh.... okay."

We did build "real" houses... the girls is on the left, the boys on the right.

TW made some sledding bears... Daddy contributed the bear (green in the background) sitting in the "outhouse"... men!

In Other News:  We will continue our house hunting this afternoon.  This is house number 4 and apparently needs some love; unlike this little girl, who is spoiled to bits :)