Christmas Eve 2010

What a wonderful Christmas Eve it was too! :)

We went to Josh's house to celebrate since Grandma (my mom) and Grandpa came up from N.C. They stayed with us the first half of the week, and then with him until Christmas. Nana (Brad's mom) and Pappy also came over from PA...they joined us for dinner at Josh's and then stayed with us for Christmas. It was sooo much fun and we are so thankful they came! :)

We had a wonderful dinner of Ham AND Turkey (made on the grill!!)...and as usual Trovena went out of her way to make sure we were all fat and happy when we left! :) HUGE thanks Tee! :)

We played our annual chinese fire drill...the prize fought over this year was a 6 pack of Coke bottles....AND of course the thing KK wanted (a huge Hershey Kiss)... she got it and cried if anyone tried to take it. She hasnt quite gotten the hang of the game yet...plus add a little tired to the mix and it calls for an interesting time! :)

She did end up with it inthe end though so all was well! (thank goodness! lol)

Tomorrow is Christmas....and I'm sure I'll have TONS of pictures to share.,..

for now here are a few I took while Grandma and Grandpa were here along with some from Josh's....

he only people missing were Popo and Papa...but they were DEF there in spirit!! We thought of them the entire time!

We are going to bake a cake for Jesus's birthday (as we do every year)....after all it is the reason for the season...right? KK is so excited and says Jesus has the best birthday ever. She REALLY loves singing to him! :)

Well, I am super excited to see what Santa brought Brad! :) *winks*.....so far my super idea of hiding it right out in the open has worked...it is so huge...and he hasn't even seen it!! :P lol not that it says much for his observation skills! lol

anyway, until tomorrow.... MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE!!!

enjoy the pics!~

Grandma and grandkids... (we had Matt overnight)

Grandpa and the Drama Mama..

Nana and the turkey's...

Josh..being....well,.......Josh! :)

Reindeer Food...we sprinkled this on the lawn when we got home...

Chinese Fire Drill....

Favorite Cousins!...

The Monsters..er...I mean cousins...

Josh and Tee...

My nephew...:P Can you tell he is around Josh quite a bit? :)

My most favorite niece!!...

Best friends.. :P

I loved the way KK is sitting here...

Uncle Bryan and KK...

Grandpa and me... :) love him!

Grandma and KK...(boy does she love her pic taken)

Grandma and Bug...

The tree! So pretty!~


Well, it's off to bed...have to make sure I am fast asleep so Santa can come! :)

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!~

Praise the Lord!

Mom is headed home from Duke today! :P

After the setback/scare yesterday with the clots we were a tad concerned.

I don't know WHY!!!!

My mom is a trooper. The doctors at Duke ROCK, And God is AWESOME....

with those 3 strikes against it...BREAST CANCER DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE!!! :)

Mom, Josh and I....(at the breast cancer walk in DC in 09)...


Anyway...the doctors said it was a 4 month recovery...however...I don't think the doctors are aware of the strength that my mom possesses. No matter HOW long it takes....we will ALL be there to do what we can. :P

After all.....she is the BEST mom in the world.... and I still have a few things to learn....

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR CONTINUED PRAYERS!! The power behind these prayers in beyond comprehension. And you have ALL played a part...taken time out of your life..and I APPRECIATE IT...from the bottom of my heart....

thank you.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 09


Wow, we have a lot to be thankful for this year. And every year frankly.

I just think it's so easy to lose sight of all the blessings we have and tend to focus on our "wants" and not "needs".

After all...is there REALLY something out there you NEED at this moment that is imperitive to your survival (that you don't already posess?)

I didn't think so.

Anyway...this year we went to Mom's house in Woodbridge, VA to celebrate and give thanks. She was so awesome as she asked ALL the kids this year what their favorite food was and then in ADDITION to your traditional thanksgiving feast, we had...umm..SUSHI from Lex...STEAK from Matthew....MACARONI AND CHEESE..courtesy of Bug... and 2 other "oddball" things that Mason and KK chose. The kids LOVED it and it really made them feel special!

THANKS GRANDMA!!~ :)

In addition to the dinner I was in charge of coming up with a few games to play after the meal.

So, I chose a game where you wrapped something that was small and enough for everyone to have...and you wrapped it and wrapped it and wrapped it..in paperbags....

Then someone (me) sat there and played music as the package was passed around. If the music stopped while you had the package you had to tear off the 1st layer. And then Do what was written on there.

It was a BLAST....as we had people howling at the moon, singing songs and more! :)


I also had another game we played. But I cant think of the name.

Here are the pictures from that wonderful day!~

The spread....


Josh cutting up some turkey....


Mac...their new laberdoodle.... :)


Grandma putting the finishing touches on everything... :)


Giving thanks for so much!


Mom and Mac! :)


Playing the 1st game...passing the parcel..


Lexi howling.. lol....

The boys having to doe-si-doe...

What a fun thanksgiving it was. I love my family and am SO thankful that they are all here to celebrate!~

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!~

Happy Mother's Day!!! '09

What a FANTASTIC Mother's Day! We went to Virginia on friday to spend the Mothers day weekend with Brad and the family...

Sunday was Mother's Day...and the 3 mile breast cancer "walk to empower"...the whole family came out to support my mom. A survivor. I have A LOT of breast cancer that runs in my family. Both grandmothers...my mom, and aunts. We walked in honor and memory of them as well. I wish I had gotten a picture of my back.

It said "I walk in honor of: The best Mom in the whole world, Pat Talcott
My grandmother's
Rhonda's Mom
Aunt Sue
all women

Here is our team: It was called "Blanket of Care"....



In addition to the walk, the kids got to ride the metro from Springfeild into D.C...it was their first experience on a train, and BOY did they LOVE it!...

Here we are walking into the metro...


The kids and I....


Sam wanting to sit by himself....at first...


Kayla LOVING it....


Me fixing her hair...it NEVER stays for long this child is SO active...


Daddy and the kids...pole dancing...


Kayla checking out the view...LOVE this pic...

My hubby! :)....

Can we say "cheeseball" !?!?! :)

We arrive in D.C and walk to the capitol...

We arrive and mom and Aunt Maryanne are waiting...

The sign..

Registration...

We find Cody waiting for us...what a cutie!

Pinning McKayla with her "team: Blanket of Care" sign...

My mom pinning me...

Josh and Kayla....she really loves her Uncle!...

Cousins Lexi and Kayla...

My Boys....hubby and bro..

Mom and her good friend Kathy...

Mom and her kids! :)....

All the "guys"...

What you lookin' at fool?...

Like father...like son! :)...

Aunt Maryanne..love the face... (:P)..

Josh, Cody, and Cecil...

Bug's back....

The start from where we were...there were SO many people there!...

Sisters...getting ready to walk!~...got all our free goodies!?!?....


Father and son....

The cousins...

Father and daughter...(my brother and his daughter)...

Awww.....aren't they tooo cute~....my mom and dad!....

LOVE this picture too....

Can you feel the love? I LOVE how they are with each other!...

Sisters walking together...

Josh and Mason walking together! (:P)...

Kathy and Cecil...

Mom, Maryanne, and Josh...

Cody and Josh!....

Walking along....

Sam saw this building and says "Hey Mommy, I have seen that building before...it's on a penny right?"....WAY TO GO BUG! I am so proud...

We thought of our loved ones in Hawaii...(Hi popo and papa!)

My father's hands....i used to LOVE getting my fingers stuck between his when I was younger...such STRONG hands...

The FINISH!!!!! YAY! :)

All tuckered out at Daddy's hotel....



FAST ASLEEP 5 minutes after their heads hit the pillows...

WHAT A WONDERFUL MOTHERS DAY! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO POPO, NANA, AND GRANDMA!!!!

Also to ALL the mom's out there

Becca, Tera, Rach, Lindsey, Jess, Sheri, Sabrina, Jen, Amber, Katie, Chels, Rhonda, Aunt Maryanne....

and to all the ones my fried brain has missed.

On the last note: here is a picture of my nephew Matthew that I took on Sat. at Mason's soccer game....he got sick right before the walk (Sat night) and was really bummed he couldnt go..

He has THE MOST GORGEOUS EYES EVER....

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxo