xmas week

sadie wrote a letter to santa.......
and we went to the post office and mailed it
two weeks later santa replied!!!
yes he aactually wrote a letter back to sadie telling her that mrs. claus was busy cooking cookies and rudolph was making ALL the reindeer exercise in preparations for the long night ahead
it was wonderful and a true little bit of x-mas fun!
silas is talking a mile a minute
he can count to 5 and with help he can count to 10
he loves to sing frosty and the ABC's
he and sadie are really playing together
hye lvoes to follow her around...but like any sibling he likes his quiet moments alone playing with his cars......just like sadie likes to build puzzles without help from destructo bubby!!!
i think we have gotten ever odd bug and germ available
there are days i wonder if we will ever crawl out from under this bad luck of sickness
but we are moving forward....i think (i say this with crossed fingers and a deep sigh)
only a few more days till santa comes down the chimney
sadie and silas are both totally excited
personally i am more excited about the winter solstice and the possibility of more light than anything else.....
still have a long list to try and get done before x-mas....(like get presents sent out...for those of you reading this expecting presents they may be late this year...but we have not forgotten)
so until later enjoy the pictures
our computer is back up and running so lucky you pictures galore!!!!
enjoy the days and stay warm
sending our love from cold and frosty cleveland
ps. sadie and silas both meet santa...and actually sat on his lap it was amazing!!! sadie told santa she wanted a tiana doll and a cheese coloring book and that bubby wanted a car!

what are you going to be for christmas?

sadie is going to be a turtle!!!
i will update later with pictures
having issues once again with the computer and sick people
it never seems to end at this house
i suppose we have done a really good job at teaching the kids to share
anyway.....
silas and sadie are singing frosty the snowman daily if not hourly
silas repeats everything you say it is wonderful!!
until perhaps friday....enjoy the days.....snowy as they may be...and if you have been watching cleveland did get a little (ok a lot) of snow!!!
but for sadie and silas this was the best and most exciting thing to ever HAPPEN!!!!

date night 2010!!!!

ok i know no one really really cares about our date night but i feel that this story will fill you in a little more about how our life really works.....(or so it seems to work)
yes we went out on a date
but before we went.......(mind you all i am still dealing with the residual effects of strep)
we took bubby to the dr. to get his throat/ears checked out
poor little guy gave himself a mild/minor concussion in the waiting room by running into a bench but good thing we were at the dr. who said he will be find kids are resilient little people
no strep but he has a double ear infection
so...off we go to the movies
yes we took 2.5 hrs to do something for ourselves
i know it is horrible but after 1 yr of no date night it was nice to sit
it was nice to hear a movie
it was nice not to yell "share" and explain the importance of sharing
when we picked the kids up from their play date
bubby was chasing a little girl with a big smile on his face laughing
sadie was watching rudolph the red nose reindeer (the classic) and chatting with her little buddies
it was a goodnight
took bubby 2 minutes before he was fast asleep in the car......sadie (well we think they feed her a bunch of cookies) was up talking for another 45 minutes about how her and this little girl played and took their shoes off and.....
so here we are back to monday
we have snow coming from every direction and it is quiet
we are waiting for x-mas and looking forward to snuggling with some hot chocolate, books, and popcorn!
before you know it the trees will have little green buds and we will be swimming at the beach
i am going to leave this short since i know no one really wants to read......