The Man Cold

In case you haven't seen this...ENJOY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz6DktXFvg4

Nice and snuggly

She had a nice, comfy bed to curl up in this morning to watch her DVD, but she had to go find a box to sit in. Go figure. I don't think my boys were able to fit into a box that small at age 3!

Citrus for Christmas!

Back in about 2003 we planted a baby navel orange tree in hopes that one day it will bear fruit for us. The first couple of years we got nothing. In 2007, we got a couple of sorry excuses for oranges. They had pulp, but it was really dry. Not even edible. Needless to say, it was quite a disappointment to cut into a nice, big orange and find no juice. Well, this year we watched nervously as the little orange tree began producing a multitude of oranges. Would they be edible?

The first orange we tried back a month or so ago was, yet again, a disappointment. But, we patiently waited until the tree was bulging with oranges before we began picking them. And, I'm proud to announce that they are actually quite good! (Okay, about 1 out of 4 is still a dud, but at least we have hope that the tree may one day give us a decent crop!) So, it was nice to pile up our Christmas oranges and enjoy them without having to go to the grocery store!

Now for that plum tree we planted back in 2003...it's plenty big, but where is the fruit?

Polar Bear Sun Bathing

We had a nice (chilly) trip up to Amelia Island for Thanksgiving, but the weather certainly didn't stop the kids from having fun on the beach! In fact, Cotter went almost all the way under in his sweatshirt and jeans (not exactly on purpose), but that didn't prevent him from continuing to play for an hour or two longer.

Here Kaitlyn is so proud to have found a pretty shell to help decorate the sand castle with.

A Buggy Brunch!

For Kaitlyn's 3rd birthday last month we threw her a "buggy brunch." She insisted she wanted a "paterpiller" cake, which she talked about with great excitement for weeks. So, I had to come through for her. It was actually lots of fun to make and decorate. And, we had plenty of bug-themed snacks, games and favors. It's a great theme when you are entertaining boys and girls, because there are "girly" bugs (lady bugs, butterflies, etc.) and, well, all the rest of the bugs. So, everyone is happy!

Halloween

So, I guess my out-of-date posts will begin at Halloween, and we'll play catch up from there. For Halloween this year, Kaitlyn decided to be Piglet for the 2nd year in a row. The costume fit her a little better this year! Kaitlyn had her little Piglet skip down perfectly as she pranced up to houses to help knock on doors. But, she got quite a few chuckles when she handed candy back on many occasions explaining, "I don't like chocolate." (She's not my child.)

The boys were Spiderman and Venom ("Black Spiderman"), and they played their opposing roles quite well.

Catch Up Time!

Oh boy, I really need to catch up on the last 2 months of my life, so get ready for a string of blog entries to follow in the next day or two. Life has gone at such a break-neck speed over the past few months that I'm not sure I've even sat down. But things are finally starting to settle down to "normal" levels of holiday activity, so I am enjoying a few minutes of down time here and there. I just wanted any faithful readers out there to know that I haven't given up on my blog. I just took a little sabbatical. I will be posting some new pics very soon!