Monday, January 11, 2010

New Year's Eve



For New Year's Eve we ventured over to First Night. It was fun for the kids who indulged on the bounce house and were able to watch Max the Magician. I have to say I was pretty impressed! We watched the fireworks at 10 and then true to my nature we came home and went to bed. Pretty lame I know but I'm up any other night!

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

2010

I welcome this New Year with open arms. 2009 wasn't the best of years but we were able to do some amazing things!

~ We were able to take a road trip across the country with my parents and sister.
~ I was able to travel to San Francisco
~ Ryan started Kindergarten
~ Drew started Preschool
~ Liv turned 1

This year will come with many more opportunities and changes! Thanks 2009 but bring on 2010!

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Christmas Recap

We were very blessed this Christmas! On Christmas Eve we went down to my parent's house and had a wonderful dinner of lasagna and then off for a mad game of Bingo!

We played White Elephant along with the Bingo and had quite the array of gifts. Lick & Stick Gummi Bandaids, Ice Box w/candy canes inside, who knows how old sparkling grape juice,cookie cutters, and...a fur muff!

After the game we sat down to watch the annual McArthur DVD. It was mighty fine if I do say so myself (only because I made it). We laughed and reminisced on all the wonderful things we did this year. I really am so blessed to have the family I have and to share in some wonderful activities with them.

We were able to get home and put out cookies for Santa and reindeer food out on the grass. The kids were asleep by 10 pm and Nick and I were finally in bed around 12. Around 1:30 Nick stirs and then sits up right and says "Drew!". That woke me with a start and I get out of bed to apprehend the boy who is taking a peek at Santa. I walk into my kitchen to find Drew pants down ready to pee in my kitchen drawer! Poor kid was sleep walking and so I walked him to the bathroom and then back to bed without a word. Funny kid.

6:30am Liv is cooing and Ryan is basically jumping on my bed telling me Santa came! We all roll out of bed and open gifts and are done by 7. Santa brought Ryan his Legos

Drew Bumblebee Potato Head

Liv Musical Animals

We went over the the Larson's at 10 and had another exciting gift exchange. Around 3 we went to the McArthur's and had another wonderful exchange. My kids are so spoiled!
We went to see Fantastic Mr. Fox with the cousins and Grandma and Grandpa McArthur and Aunt Keena and I have to say I laughed almost the entire time. It was so funny! After the movie ended we headed home and the kids were in bed by 930 so needless to say it was a LONG but wonderful day!

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