Rockin' New's Year Eve

12.31.08

What a rockin' New's Year's Eve we had at our house! Very impromptu!! Greg invited the Brown's over and Kim (our former babysitter and student of Greg's), and then the Roma's came over. We spent the evening eating, talking and jamming with our new Guitar Hero for Wii and the Brown's brought their new Guitar Hero World Tour ( which is basically the same as Rock Band.)

Here is Kim and her newest beautiful baby, Alexia- 5 months, and Greg.

Mac loves babies! Here he is playing with Alexia.

Alexia (Ok- well Kim) teasing Lucas!

Alexia and Kim.

Finally I get her back!!!!!!!!

Mr. Brown, Storm Trooper. Of Course everyone hanging around the food. ( Dennis, Kim, Alexia and Joanie)

The New Year's Rock Band!!!!

Molly and Mac on guitar, Blaine on drums, and Lu on vocals!

Our stars, Molly and Mac jammin' out!!!!

Blaine and Lu give it a try.

Blaine and Mac.

Lu tries out the drums!!

If you can stand it, take a look at the video. It gets better in the middle and is rather humorous. This was their first try.

Guitar Heros

12.26.2008

We have some budding rock stars in the family...

So serious, Mac!

Look at the face, Lu!Concentration...

And Daddy can't stand it... he HAS to join in!

Christmas in Toledo

12.25.08

Christmas at Grammy's house...Lu, cousin TJ, MacBrady is the Very Hungry Caterpillar eating your shoulder?
Lucas lounges in his new robe from Grammy!

Grammy gets her new calendar from the boys!

Grammy and Andie BethCousins: Brady (2), Andie Beth(13), TJ(15), Lucas(6), and Mac(10)

12.25.08

Christmas 2008

12.25.08
Christmas morning... all the Santa gifts just waiting...Pure excitement waiting for mom and dad to let them come downstairsto see what Santa has brought!!What's in this big box for both of us???

It'sGuitar Hero!!!! WooHoo!!!

Both boys also got their own "real" tool sets!!!!

And lots of Lego Indiana Jones sets!! Risk! Cool!!

Lucas got a new Eric Carle book!!

Finally... Lined Crocs!!!!!!

Who is that masked man with wings????

One of Lu's favorite new books... Bad Dog, Marley.

Mac playing Madden 09- one of the items on the top of his list!

A new St. Brigid fleece jacket.

Christmas Eve 2008

12.08.24

So, Greg took the boys to get their hair cut this morning. Christmas Eve. I was so impressed that this is how I decided to take their Christmas pictures...

And this is how their hair really looked...

After the Children's Mass at St. Brigid.

I was finally convinced that the hair would grow back. Some day. And most people will know my kids are not part of the arian nation or prisoners of war. The rest will just have to wonder.

The First Gift of Christmas...

The boys always beg to open one gift on Christmas Eve... Little do they know how unexciting it will be becuase I always wrap up their new Christmas jammies and make them open that box!! Teeheehee.So excited!!! And there are they are!!! Darn, Mom.

Christmas Cookie Baking: a Tradition

12.22.08

I have been baking Christmas cookies ever since I can remember. My grandmother was a nutritionist and home economics teacher and she taught me everything she knew about cooking, sewing, nutrition etc... I haven't retained everything she knew, or even a quarter of it, but she sure taught it to me! The one thing that interested me and therefore stuck was baking cookies. Of course Grandma used to make about 10 different kinds at Christmas, but I have carried on the tradition with just 2 kinds! The photos below are the boys in the third phase of our cut out cookies- painting them. We paint with egg whites and food paint.