A post two days in a row! Truly unprecedented. Don't get your hopes up, people. I'll do my best, really. But...my computer is still gimpy and I am still frustrated by it. Not to mention I can only blog when Colby is asleep. Take now, for instance. He's awake, and when my laptop is open, he's like a moth to a flame. He loves to claw the keys off of the keyboard. Currently, I am missing the "Fn" key and at one point, I was missing the "V", "1", and one of the "shift" keys. We managed to glue them back on somehow. Anyway, life is never dull.
So, I wanted to post at least one picture from Christmas. The Adams Family gets together every Christmas Eve to put on a little Nativity. Jay's Aunt Janice made a bunch of really cool costumes for the kids. They all dress up (luckily, there isn't much fighting about who gets to be what--the cousins all get along very well) and then Jay's dad reads the story of Christ's birth from the Bible (well, o.k...He does add a little, um, Adams embellishment to it. In the past, it's gotten a little out of hand, but this year, it was actually pretty mild). We also sing (or rather, bellow) Christmas carols and just enjoy being the crazy family that we are.
Jay's youngest brother, Peter was married two days after Christmas. They bought all of the nieces matching flower girl dresses--they all looked so adorable! I had to include a picture of my two little flower girls. Aren't they precious? O.k., so that's gonna have to be it for now. I am having to use my leg (while my hands are busy typing) to keep my Colby-hound at bay. He's reaching for the "Caps lock" key. Better go. Take care, all.

Happy New Year, everyone! Can you believe 2006 is over already? I decided to start this new year out right with a new blog (since it's been over a month since I posted last--sheesh!) I would like to say that I've made a new year's resolution to be better about posting--you know, something like, "I will now post a new blog every week. But...let's be realistic. It's probably not gonna happen. I will keep posting, but only when I darn well feel like it! Hopefully, I'll have a different computer to use soon, so I won't have to deal with the technical retardation of this one. Anyway, I have a lot of catching up to do! So, an explanation of these photos. October through December is birthday season in our house, not to mention loads of holidays! It's busy, busy, busy. I've included a birthday photo of each of our three birthday kids. First, there's Avery, who turned six on November 15th. She has been really into monkeys lately, so she had a Curious George party. Her Grandma Anita bought her a huge Curious George doll, which she was thrilled about. Carter turned the Big "8 "on December 14th. The power went out that night, due to the huge windstorm our area endured. It was out for 3 1/2 days!! We were lucky compared to some. There were some areas that were without power for a couple of weeks. Yikes! Anyway, we ended up going through with Carter's birthday party on Saturday morning, even though you could see your breath in our house. The boys all wore there coats for the festivities, that's for sure. Carter got roller blades for his birthday from Jay and I, which is what he had been wanting for awhile. He will be baptized on January 13th and is very excited about it. I can't believe he's 8 already! O.k. so, the last photo is of our little "Ghee Boy", as we all call him. Colby turned one on December 15th. We had to move the family party over to Jay's brother's house because they were the only ones with power. Colby really enjoyed his cake. Can you tell? Before he turned one, COlby wouldn't feed himself anything. As soon as he tasted his cake, that all changed. As you can see, he literally stuffed his whole fist in his wee little mouth. Now, nothing is safe. I find lint, chapstick caps, bells, Polly Pocket accessories, crayons, you name it--Colby will eat it!
We survived the birthday/holiday season! It was a good one. We are looking forward to another wonderful year. Hope you are all doing just grand!