Last Week ... whew!!!

Christmas with the 3 amigos!!!

Whoo hoo! Money!!

Monogrammed wallets!!

Wallets with money in them seem to bring smiles for this guy!

Remote control hummer for this one! (and a red ribbon :-) )

Legos ~ Pirate fort! Serious business apparently

Anakin Y wing lego thing ... total bliss!

you would not believe how many PIECES this thing has!

My boys! l-r: Austin, Christian, Paul, Cade

doing what they do (eat)!

learning all about snow

how to make (& take) snowballs!

How to make yellow snow! ;-)

Christmas from Santa Charles and Sabrina

lots of mystery (how'd that get there?)

Christmas dinner with the Ballards ... homemade pizzas ... all kinds ....

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ballard
beautiful smiling happy people!

Fun time with Chad! Jennie & Chad (and Meghan too) brought the boys presents too. I'm sure they really like Christmas, as all children should! WE have very generous friends who love children! Thanks so much to all of our very giving friends. Y'all are the BEST!

Taco night

Being silly on Nana's Birthday (because we can!)

V O G U E

My friends who come to our annual taco night, l to r:
Paul, Janine, Jennie, Chad, Beth, Meghan

My birthday party ... our annual taco night!

Janine made the best layered pound cake with butter cream icing you will EVER put in your mouth. Oh the talent we have here!

More fun with Chad. Poor guy spent hours putting stuff together, but I just don't think he minded at all. He was grinning the whole time!

Holding up the moon! Hard work!

Snow! Sledding, and boarding too. F.U.N. !!

Paul & Cade made the sled in the middle (wood) on the first day.

On Roan Mountain ... The first day here

how to toast the New Year!!

Happy New Year ~ singing Auld Lang Syne if you know the words!

And toasting with Nana (who looks VERY happy to me!)

Out to lunch (yep, eating again) at Crista's County Corner on Jonas Ridge

They each have such distinctive appetites and personalities. It is an absolute study in human development and behavior ~ one I am both honored and intrigued to be involved in!

Just to give you an idea of our snow levels ... impressive, huh?

The boys and the monster truck. a big hit for Cade.

Snow boarder Austin

Face planting Christian!
(snowboarding before the fall, of course!)

Sledding Cade!

The beauty - peace, tranquility, silence, euphoria.

Blessings to all in this New Year, 2010

Paul & Cheri