Fun with Nic and Sydney

Tracie and Gary are in Las Vegas celebrating their anniversary so Mom is watching Nic and Sydney. We invited them over to play and have dinner with us on Sunday. The kids always have a great time together. The weather has been beautiful this weekend. We played here, then took them to the park and then came back for dinner.

Later that evening I took Nic and Keara to see the movie "Hotel for Dogs". It was very cute - especially if you love dogs.

Daddy and Kailei stayed here. Zeb attempted to make popcorn with Kailei's new Hello Kitty air popcorn maker. He didn't have any instructions and since it has been about 30 years since he used one of these devices he simply added popcorn and forgot to add the oil. Apparently he put too much popcorn in it so it was overflowing and then he also had quite a bit of burnt popcorn. He salvaged some so not all was lost. Cooking is not Zeb's forte but luckily Kailei was none the wiser.

Asian Festival

With a three day weekend ahead of us, we decided to spend the first day at the Parker Asian Festival. It was held in the Parker Fieldhouse and they basically had lots of entertainment, a few crafts for the kids and some vendors. Actually it was better than I thought. I really enjoyed the entertainment and I think the kids did as well. We met Britt and crew there as well as her Mom which made it even more enjoyable.

Chinese New Year is upon us soon and will be the next round of activities.

Ouch!

So I was doing the kids hair this morning and we were talking about how their hair is growing longer. Kailei said, "Yours is growing too Mommy.......everywhere."

Kailei's New Puppy

Kailei got this puppy for Christmas this year and
she has been sleeping with it every since. It takes up half her bed and often she can be found sleeping on the floor on top of it. Too cute!

Back to Our Regular Schedule

Well, we are back at school after our winter break. It was good while it lasted. Is it wrong to admit I'm counting down to spring break now?

Had a mellow weekend which was nice. Keara and Kailei enjoyed the company of their friend Sam so that allowed me a little time to squeeze in some reading. I just finished a few books recently: SAIL, ONE LAST SCREAM and THE SHACK. Really enjoyed them all. I rarely get time to read so the fact that I finished these are a miracle. I enjoy reading a lot so one of my New Year's resolution is to try and read a little bit more. We'll see how I do.

The kids spent the night at their cousin's this weekend. A nice treat for their Mom and Dad who got to sleep in a little. The girls had a good time but apparently Aunt Tracie needed a nap after the girls left.

Zeb and I escaped to the theatre this weekend. We saw the The Color Purple. It was great and is highly recommended if it comes to your area.

All in all we are adjusting to our routine again.

Happy New Year!

It is always fun to ring in the new year with friends so that is what we did. How can 2009 not be great when you are surrounded by these beautiful faces?

Keara's Vet Project