wow.

some more ny photo favorites

how can you not love new york?

A view of Central Park & surrounding city from the "Top of the Rock".

christmas card rejects

Taking a family Christmas photograph is ridiculous.  At least it was this year.  Just when Stephen and Abbie were at the age where they could give normal, natural smiles at the right moment, we went ahead and added 2 little munchkins to our family photo.

No complaints regarding D.  He is a great little smiler.  In fact, as soon as he sees a camera pointing anywhere near his face, he turns on the cheese.  Azariyah, on the other hand, is a monster-baby.  As soon as we were all positioned, she either screamed or whined and in one shot, she even jumped out of the picture.  UGH!

So, here are a few funny rejects and then I will show you the winner!

Reject #1



Reject 2 - What a beautiful smile Azariyah!



Reject 3: Merry Christmas from Matt, Tracy, Stephen, Abbie, D and Azariyah's foot



And the winner is....

thank you, friends

Thank you for making the trip to the Tree Farm extra special for my kids!   They love you all so much!  Even little monster loves you, though it doesn't show on her face!  ;-)

thank you hallmark!

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remember perfection?

I remember playing Perfection as a kid and being totally freaked out at that annoying timer:  tick, tick, tick....

The thought of that board popping up, causing an explosion of shapes was a fearful thing for any elementary school kid.  And do you remember that one stinkin' macaroni shaped piece?  That's the one that always got me!

After a long and close game of Settlers, where Fox took the win (ugh!), we whipped out a new game for a little competition.

Some notes on the pics below:

1- Allyson looks way to calm.  How annoying!  Then again, she beat the timer with room to spare so I guess her calm expression makes sense.

2- Becky looks panicked, though she beat the clock with plenty of time to spare.  No need to panic Fox!

3- Me - well I look panicked too, but like the other girls, I beat the clock so why the worry?

4- Pat looks calm but surprisingly, he is the one that needed to look worried.  After all, the first two times he played, the game beat him!