Our Christmas Tree friend

We found someones house in our tree. Sorry little birdies!

My creative wife

Here is my beautiful and very creative wife making snowflake window clings.


Check them out!

This is just one of the things I love about Lori. She's so creative and beautiful!

Charles Dickens village at Skaneateles

Here are some pictures of our annual trip to Skaneateles. They have actors all over the city acting out the Charles Dickens, "A Christmas Carol." Here is Marley at the annual singing of the twelve days of Christmas.
More pictures of the sing along....

A doctor and his wife talking to another couple...

I just love the spontaneity that goes on here.

And I love the attention to detail in their dressing for it.

Santa

I think I found Santa Clause in my bathtub! I just wanted to share this picture because she's so darn cute!

Happy 40th birthday to me! Yippie! :(......:)

Well, it's finally here, November 7th, the day I turn 40. I have been a little upset about it, too. A good friend of mine told me it was just a number, and that’s true. This is not very comforting coming from a guy who is 25. But it really is no big deal. The following pictures are of what I found this morning when I got up.
This one was on the bathroom mirror. The first thing I see in the morning.

Then I went into the kitchen to make coffee. When I opened the freezer, this is what I saw stuck to the coffee.

Then after making the coffee, I wanted to see the weather. So I opened the computer watch my weather webcast and found this note. It's a good thing I love her so much.

Thank you Lori for, making my birthday morning so special. Also, thank you for getting me to see that it is not a big deal to turn 40. I love you more than any words could ever describe. Being with you really has turned back the clock on how I feel. It can't turn back my age, but at least inside I still feel 20. I Love You!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A clean room!

After years of teaching them to clean their room, and fighting with them to get them to do it, they finally, (With a little help from Dad,) cleaned their room! And look, the carpet is brown. You couldn't see that before because the floor was covered with clothes, toys, and blankets. There is still some cleaning to do with regard to their dressers, but I'm just happy to see the floor and vacuum it!

They call themselves the cleaning ninjas. That's disturbingly not true. None the less, here is some pictures that they wanted to share with you.

All in all, it was a big project as now the boys ninja senses protect the room from getting dirty again. Their ninja senses = fear of father's wrath!

Lexy's Birthday

Well, here we are finally at the last kids birthday of the year. Oh wait, we still have mine and I'm still a kid, right? Anyway as you can see, Lexy got a kitchen set. Along with far too many utensils and things. I say that because it's too many when she can't figure out what to do with it all come time to clean up and I end up doing it.

Gramma got her a princess nightgown that she truly loves and wants to wear all the time. Thanks Gramma!
A while ago, Lexy picked out a ring in Walmart while we were getting a watch battery changed. We tried to show her other rings but she only wanted that one. Well we had no plans to buy the ring, but she had other plans and cried all the way out of the store. Well Daddy can't let his little girl cry so I saw an opportunity when her birthday came up to get it for her. And I did! Aren't I such a good Daddy?

She also got her first Barbie doll. She took it out of the package, and proceeded to brush her hair. Which messed it up and ruined the way it was pulled back. Oh well, I guess that's what girls do.
We got Lexy a kids Mp3 player because there's 3 songs she always asks for and frankly, we're sick of them. 2 from Toby Mac, Boomin, and Tru Dog. The 3rd is from Isaiah 6, Like A Freak. (Sorry Derek, but 50 times a day would make you sick of your own song.) So I put these songs on there and she can listen to her hearts content!

If it works, here is a video of her dancing to her tunes! Sorry, no sound.

Didn't she have a lovely cake made by Lori. Luv u honey!

Well, I think the smiles have it! She loved her 3rd Birthday. So did I! I love you Lexy!