Guitar Hero

Okay, so I admit it, I am a guitar hero addict! Yep, I'm even playing on "hard" now. (Though I CANNOT get through "Knights of Cydonia"....grrrrrr....) So of course, the kids have been tainted by my addiction and show early signs of having a problem themselves... ho hum.

The deer across the street

We often get deer across the street from us (and in our own yard as evidenced by my poor tree that they continue to eat), but this time it was quite an amazing sight because we actually saw two deer with antlers...

During December, when Max asked about the deer, we told him that Santa sent them to spy on him to make sure he was being a good boy... Is that wrong??

Christmas 2008

Max was very excited about the container of plastic bugs from Grandma Morgenegg. Ooooh, so much fun to torment Ari, who is TERRIFIED of bugs.. even the plastic ones!

Ari, enjoying her new reindeer cup from Grandma Morgenegg while her new snowglobe from Grandma Josie plays in the background...

Daddy and Max trying to outdo each other on the new Wii amid all the chaos of Christmas morning...

"Mom, give the camera a rest already! I'm opening presents here!"

Ari LOVED her new doll with high chair, crib, diaper bag..... and all things necessary to play "mommy"

Max's 6th (!!) Birthday

Max picked Chuck E. Cheese for his birthday celebration and invited his friend, Parker, to come along for festivities...

Filling their pie holes...

Opening presents at home after Mr. Cheese's

Daddy and Ari

Visiting with Santa 12/08

This year was no better than last as far as Ari thinking that Santa was anything but some sort of mutant alien life form intent on causing her great distress... She would have NOTHING to do with him....

She did, however, agree to take his candy cane offering.....

Meanwhile, Max had much to discuss with the big guy in red....


And apparently the big guy in red had much to discuss with Max.....