Ice Skating

We went Ice Skating with the young women in our ward. I think Courtney had fun. I, however, did not try it. I was still trying to calm down from the drive over. It was on many highways and plenty of traffic. So I decided to take a couple of pics. She is putting her skates on getting ready for fun on the ice.

She was holding on to the wall, but I did get a pic of her waving as she goes by.

All finished and taking a breather before we head out to dinner.

I think it was a great time to get out together with the girls from our church. We had a great time. I got to know a couple of sisters better. We we out for dinner at Arby's. We look forward to another event. Just as long as there is no traffic or highways involved.

Christmas 2009

Christmas Morning was alittle overwhelming for Dominic. He did not want to peek. He wanted everyone to just leave him alone. I am hoping next year he will be more excited about the whole process. The night before, we were trying to get him to go to sleep, all he would say is "no Santa, No presents, he would close the door". I tried to tell him that Santa would bring him some presents if he would go to sleep, but he keep saying No Santa.

Once he realized he had somthing new he really wanted to see what it was. He started to get excited slowly. He loves his CandyLand Game. He can match all the color and shapes on his own.

He loves his talking Wubzy. He loves this little guy. I think if we did not control the TV he would watch this show all day long. Good thing there are fun things to do outside.

Like riding his new Big Truck. He broke his old truck before Christmas. We thought this little one was cute, but he keeps saying it is too big. I think he is talking about it being wide. He cannot take quick turns in the house like he used too. He is getting used to it.

Courtney enjoys her new shirt. She said she loved the scarf that went with it better than the shirt itself. I guess we could have just given her a scarf. Small things make her happy.

Like this new camera. She is taking lots of pictures and enjoying taking videos of Dominic.

The smallest of all got the biggest smile. She was really excited to get a phone. She has a small phone that you pay as you go. She has to be good to keep getting minutes on it.

Michele wanted this book from the TV show Castle. It think it will be fun to read it.

Mom got some earrings that she really wanted. But when she took a shower, she forgot to take them out. One went down the drain. Talk about not holding on to something for 24 hours. Oh well, I guess she will have to wait til her birthday or next christmas. Not many pictures of me since I was the one taking the pictures. But I love all my presents this year. I got a pink New York Yankees watch, the Vampire Diaries series books, a chopper and some money. I enjoyed this Christmas will the family. With us moving down to Georgia, I was not able to visit my Aunt. I really miss her big spread she has. Her vegetables and cookies are the best. I guess we will have to start something down here. We are thankful for all we have, our family, friends, health, and the gospel. We are truly blessed.

Feeding the Ducks

We had some left over bread and decided to go feed the ducks. We were really excited to go see them and play on the playground. We were really bummed when we got to the park to find to find the pond drained.

We could see the ducks on the other side, but we were blocked all around by this orange fence. We were really bummed that we could not get any food to them. Well, while were were here, we decided to go play on the playground. We needed to find some fun in this trip. Oh No!! Another gate!!

We couldn't catch a break. We were not having any luck at feeding the ducks or playing at the park. Oh well the only thing to do here was get on the train. Dominic was really excited about the train, but once we tried to put him on it, he said it was too big. Mom got up there with him, but he was still a little overwhelmed by the big train.

We had our little fun and it was time to go. There was not much more we could do. We packed up in the car and headed out. On our way out we found some ducks on the side of the road. We stopped and got excited we finally found some ducks. We got out of the car and they were really happy to see us. Dominic had a great time feeding the ducks.

We ended the day with a smile. No matter how rough it began, we found a way to have some fun. Just found out that the reason the pond is drained and the park is closed is coyote sightings. I guess we are lucky we didn't run into anything while we were feeding the ducks.

Our Little Elf

With all the Christmas traditions we tried to visit Santa. Dominic was not going to get too close to him. He was able to talk to him, but he was not going to sit on his lap. We could not get a picture of him with Santa. However, Santa was making sure he had plenty of elves. He was handing out hats and coupon books for the mall. We happened to take one of his elves home. Do you think he would miss him.

Our Christmas Tree

Well with it being that time of year, we put up our tree. With help from Courtney and Dominc we were able to get it decorated. They put the ornaments on the tree. We are now ready for plenty of presents.

Catch up

Ok so it has been a long time since I blogged. My computer was having issues when loading pics. I am going to try and catch up.

This is Dominic's favorite hiding spot. It is in the kitchen cabinet. We cannot keep too much down there, because it will either end up on the floor. It is funny, he runs while saying he has to run and hide.

This is when you say where is Dominic??

There he is!!

We are very thankful for our neighbor who keeps our yard looking nice and clean. Sometimes we can get out before he has a chance to pick up all the leaves and have our fun with them. Here is Courtney and Dominic playing in the leaves. He just loved running and jumping in the pile of leaves. This does not happen often, since Bo (our neighbor) mows our lawn everyday.

Here is Courtney just posing for a pic.

Here is Dominic enjoying the tire swing. He just loved it.