more X's birthday

Xavier enjoying a piece of birthday cake,well he really just enjoyed the frosting :)












I have been told that this is what brothers do when they get together as young men.
Ricky is on track to be the tallest and he couldn't
be more pleased.

All the kids

We took these on Xaviers birthday

my girls in the snow christmas day.

























all bundled up and ready to go. the second picture is them before I said , hey you guys dont have to go you know. you look like I am making you go out











My little Rissy.
She loves to pretend so much.
the ponys are a gift from her brother Joe.
I told him He could get her two of just about anything and she would be thrilled to have them talking and playing in no time at all. :)

christmas 09

We had a lovely christmas!












The girls with their stockings.











































The girls getting into the stockings :)

more christmas eve

hanging out after our christmas eve dinner.

christmas dinner

Serena is helping me make the rice a roni dressing for our christmas eve dinner.
I decided to try eating our big meal christmas eve
and then enjoying the leftovers on christmas day.
It worked well and I think we will do it again next year. I got the idea from listening to some talk about the traditional Italian "dinner of seven fishes" that is served christmas eve. I would love a night of seafood, but not everyone in my family agrees so we had a delicious turkey dinner.





Serena is spending alot of time in the kitchen with me. I am so glad we can spend that time together
talking and learning.

fun

having a little fun with static electricity :)