Happy Birthday Sam!!

My baby boy is a teenager!

Sniff, sniff...I can handle it.

After all, it's not me getting older...it's him!

Can't hardle believe it's been 13 years though. I love you Samuel Montgomery, with all my heart!!

A Blue Ball...A Bowling Ball

Mom and James invited us to go bowling today. Now mind you, I have not bowled since I was in Jr High and there's a good reason. I'm AWFUL at it!!

Yup, NO HOPE for this one!!

Regardless we had tons of fun!

Danielle and Nick joined us.

And would you check out the sheer force of will on that face!

Nick, I mean.

Then there was Sam.

Who managed to lose not just to his brother...

not just to his seven year old sister...

(who could only average 3mph on the ball)

but also to his GRANDMOTHER!!

Now to his credit, my family has NEVER been bowling before. And we gave Mags and Liam the gutter rails. Sam didn't do too bad considering. He even managed a STRIKE!

Then there's James...

The Turkey...dowt, denied. Not quite a turkey!!!!

Love you all!

A Fashion Trainwreck

We had a little fashion competition on the day after Christmas Day...I just can't decide...

Who looked more ridiculous?

Corn, in his new skull clad bomber jacket?

Marley in her new windbreaker?

Or...

Mags, in her new red lip gloss, her new faux fur scarf and her new rubber galoshes?

Disclaimer: I was not responsible for the appearance of any of the above subjects.

Love you all!!

Gingerbread

The kids decorated the gingerbread house Grandy & Pa  got them today. Liam and Maggie wanted to have it ready so they could leave it for Santa tonight.

The thing definitely ended up looking like there were too many hands in the pot.

But, the kids had fun. And, hey I figure after today it's Santa's problem, right?

Now, the sugar buzz...THAT is my problem. Just what we need tonight of all nights...sigh.

I love you all!

Tracking Santa

The tracking has begun...Santa recently left a city in Queensland. Maggie pulled out her world map to track him herself. Liam is dancing all over the living room, screaming "He's coming! He's coming!". Their approach to this is telling. And amusing to me!

Merry Christmas Eve! Love you all!