Although we were still reeling from the move, we managed to squeeze in some Christmas fun. Most of the time, however, it seemed like a comedy of errors. Am I ever going to get a grip again?
We decorated a Gingerbread House...
Here's the finished producet. I especially like the "U" on the tree--courtesy of Andrew of course. Each kid decorated a side and then we hot glued it all together. Martha Stewart, eat your heart out!
The Moore Family Party was at our house this year. 
Look at all the cute cousins!
We opted for the 6 foot sandwiches from Spanky's. I am so glad we did. 
And this year, for the Nativity at Mimi's we all drew to see who we got to be. I know, that's me--Moooo. The only reason I even considered posting this humiliating picture is because I got my braces off a few days earlier. So, check out my pearly whites!
We got the kids to bed late and so it was around 11 when we started putting together the ping-pong table. It wasn't too bad, so we opend the Foosball box. Here is Frank getting out all the pieces. Are you kidding me?!? Those little packages are full of screws, bolts, and tons of little pieces. 
I took this picture around 3 a.m. Now, on to wrap presents!
We pulled it all together--although it wasn't the prettiest wrapping job this year. Lots of things got thrown under the tree in Wal-mart bags, but nobody seemed to mind.
The Moore Family Party was at our house this year. Look at all the cute cousins!We opted for the 6 foot sandwiches from Spanky's. I am so glad we did. And this year, for the Nativity at Mimi's we all drew to see who we got to be. I know, that's me--Moooo. The only reason I even considered posting this humiliating picture is because I got my braces off a few days earlier. So, check out my pearly whites!We got the kids to bed late and so it was around 11 when we started putting together the ping-pong table. It wasn't too bad, so we opend the Foosball box. Here is Frank getting out all the pieces. Are you kidding me?!? Those little packages are full of screws, bolts, and tons of little pieces. I took this picture around 3 a.m. Now, on to wrap presents!We pulled it all together--although it wasn't the prettiest wrapping job this year. Lots of things got thrown under the tree in Wal-mart bags, but nobody seemed to mind. Christmas Day was great! The little boys played with toys.
I know it looks like a space shuttle, but it doesn't say NASA on it or I wouldn't allow it. 
The big boys worked on their lego sets.
Frank made a delicious breakfast of French Toast Waffles. And right after this picture, we took a long winter's nap because we were trashed.
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
I know it looks like a space shuttle, but it doesn't say NASA on it or I wouldn't allow it. The big boys worked on their lego sets.Frank made a delicious breakfast of French Toast Waffles. And right after this picture, we took a long winter's nap because we were trashed.Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
He reminded me of the girl in the Fifth Element--Maybe it's the red hair? I don't know.
The boys loved the show. Joey especially. When it was over, he buried his head in the floor of the E-Center crying for Elmo to come back. 
That's right, we moved into this sweet house. It looks even sweeter with our "U" flag hanging in the upstairs window. So, I didn't realize that it takes 2 weeks to forward mail and 6 weeks to port over our old phone number. So, if you are trying to get ahold of us, we aren't ignoring you--
I asked Richard to "zombie" up James' face a little, and this is what emerged from the crypt... James went to a party with some friends this year.
Mario prepares for his next adventure. Will he face Bowzer? Defeat Donkey Kong? Save Princess Toadstool, or spend the evening Trick-or-Treating with his buddies?
I think a lion escaped from the zoo! So ferocious! So horrifying!
Here are some of his buds that he went Trick-or-Treating with.
And this last picture, I just threw in for fun. Here are my next door neighbors on their way to a Hallowe'en party. Can you even believe how 
Everybody helped out
Joey has a favorite shirt. This is a picture of him in his room after he dug through the dirty clothes to find it. He tried to put it on, but it looks like he had some problems.
He is Andrew's shadow. When we went to the bike rodeo, he insisted on riding his bike around with the big kids.
Here he is singing rock-a-bye to Woody (he's an action figure--not a doll) 
And he is so snuggly. He falls asleep anywhere. He fell asleep when we hiked up Mt. Baldy.
He had a little snack and fell asleep before he could even get down off his chair.
Sitting on the stairs with Ed watching the rain outside--I guess it lulled them both to sleep.
