Vacation Pictures

Cade found his favorite Christmas tree... and was so upset that I wouldn't let him have it!!

I think this one looks a little better!

We came a little closer to converting Uncle Richard to a Cowboys fan! He did promise to try not to hate them if Mamaw would promise to never buy Bubby another present that needed assembling!

Wagon full of boys!!

Niagara Falls... can you tell it was COLD?!?
Please ignore how horrid I look in that picture, I can't be responsible for my expression in temperatures that frigid!
Doesn't Jake look like he's having fun??

And Sledding!!
I don't know why all the pictures are of the kids backs.... I'll blame the cold for that, too!!

Friday

My internet is fixed..... WooHoo!!! I can barely function without internet access.... it's pathetic. So to make up for the last few days I've spent most of the day today just aimlessly surfing..... even more pathetic.

Still no vacation pictures though 'cause I just don't feel like wading through the gajillion pictures on my camera to find the good ones from vacation. If anyone wants to come steal my memory card and take it to Wally World to get my pictures developed I'd be eternally grateful. There are pictures from over a year ago still on there.... it's to the point now that I'm putting it off because I know it's going to take forever to print them off, but in the mean time I'm still taking more pictures. This is why I should never have a memory card that holds a million pictures!

The boys spent the night with my mom last night, so Brian and I took advantage of the alone time to do our Christmas shopping. Sometimes I feel guilty that we don't get them a lot, but when we're able to do ALL their shopping in about an hour.... and for around $200, total.... it pretty much takes care of my guilt. I'm excited about what we got them this year, I think they're really going to like it. The craziest thing is Travis asked for cologne and hair gel!! Yikes, I'm not ready for him to be caring about stuff like that!! We got him some, so Christmas morning when the whole county reeks of cologne..... it'll be coming from our house. The whole 'less is more' concept just flies right over his head!

I guess that's all for this Friday. I've just about got everything back in order from our trip. Brian is out cutting firewood, if I was a good wife I'd be helping him. But since he said "I don't care" when I asked if he wanted help.... I'm not. So in order to not feel like such a slacker I better get off my rear and at least look like I'm doing something useful!

Finally Home

I'm having internet problems, so no pictures yet.... but we had a great time on vacation.

It was wonderful to see my sister and her family again. Her baby is not a baby any more and it was so hard to say bye to him. I tried to sneak him in the back of the car but he decided he wanted to stay with his mom and dad!!

My boys got to go sledding for the first time... they had a blast, except for Jacob who spent most of his time crying in the car because he was cold. I can't really talk 'cause I was right there with him... I did manage not to cry from it but just barely!! Seriously, there is just no sense in people living in that kind of cold!!

Travis spent most of his time playing with their dog, Heidi. That boy really wants a dog. He was so good with her, so we'll see... maybe we can talk daddy into it.

We saw Niagara Falls and the Erie Canal, and Lake Erie from a distance. The boys were awesome on the drive, I was so proud of them. And, praise the Lord, we all made it home in one piece.