Merry Christmas

We had a fabulous christmas...of course i stayed up late to play santa and fill the stockings, haha. I didn't get to wake the girls up this year, they beat me to it. We had a great day and of course lots of good food. Amanda and her boys got here in the afternoon, so much fun watching them unwrap gifts, and yes, Adam did!!! We hope you all had a wonderful day like we did!

Here we are, in our morning, no shower yet, no hair done or make-up on glory! Presents are just to important!! We have such a fun time being together and i don't think that my excitement seeing my girls surprised and happy, no matter what age, will ever change!

Amanda and her daddy christmas day

Aiden would grin, touch the ornament, we would say no and he'd do it again!

Adam would grab the paper and pull and get so excited and do it again. His musical glow seahorse was a hit, grandma did good!

We had our first "christmas" of 2008 with the Sadler family, April and Luc came from Colorado, we had a fantastic meal, could not eat anymore, so we had pie! Talked, kids opened a few presents and we took pictures...an anyone that knows me...well, nothing more to say.

Cliff, Teresa, Brittany, Erica and Jimmy
The Sadlers: Jon, April, Taylor, Jessie, Jon and Luc



Time for the kids to open the presents.

I got my Britt!


Fenrir face to face.

Decorating our Tree

Our christmas tree for 2008. Decorating above is Erica, Jimmy and Brittany

Brittany getting her mickey mouse ornaments out

Jimmy gets to put all the ones on top, he's the tallest.

Yep, it's me, decorating

Daddy with his girls

Our finished tree!

These traditions are so much fun, and every year is as much fun as the year before.
Funny how a small ornament can recall so many memories or mean so much. I think the most special ones i have are from my fathers tree. They are old and scratched and are just as beautiful in my eyes are the pretty sparkly ones! And from my best friend Sam. She puts so much into them and they are one of a kinds. Here's to family traditions!

Thanksgiving

We were at her home, charlotte, and her husband Andy. Cliffs grandmother Pearl is there too. His aunt Kathy, Marion and Cameron were there and it was great to see them. It's been a very long time. All in all it was a great day and wonderful visit.

My family

I had a blog, hated it, started over.
Here's our family.

Me and Cliff, met dec 1996, married oct 31, 1999. This was in 1997.
How cool are we?!!

Onto the girls....oldest, Brittany now 20, absolutely fabulous woman!
Here's our Amanda(18)...with her boyfriend Andrew and their two boys Aiden and Adam...yep Cliff and I are grandparents and it is so much fun!
And then there's our baby, Erica..at 17, picking up the rear. She's a senior, about to step out into the big, bad, world. But she of course, already thinks she owns it! She is joined by her boyfriend Jimmy.

And here were are today..... with the grandsons