Santa came!

And Santa brought what they asked for!

 Wappy Dog!

Belle & Ariel 18" princess dolls

    

No, Sam did NOT get the iPad she had on her letter... shocker!

Christmas Eve 2011

First Christmas in PA since 2004!

    

LOVED spending it with our cousins and family!

It helps that Choochie's give the best gifts!*

      

*OR we like to torture each other (as sisters/moms), I'm not sure which!

  

    

Letters to the Big Guy

These are great!  You can click on the pictures to make them larger, 

but I went ahead and translated them (sorta!)

Dear Santa,

I'v been looking at guitars at Walmart's internet page, and I found a really cool guitar that I liked it was really cool this is the tipe of guitar it is a daisy rock Pixie standard-size 40" Acoustic Electric guitar Plum Purple Burst.  It would be so awesome and great if you got me that.  I want to take guitar lessons but I can't because my guitar only has four strings and I would love a new guitar.  Thanks!  Love, Emma G

Dear Santa, 

How are you doing with your elves?  I want some more DS games.  I really want to the movie Cool Dog.  Also, I really want an Ipad.  Can I have a Wappy Dog.  The thing that I most want is a guitar. Thank you.

Love, Samantha

Holidays

This year was the FIRST time the girls have sat on Santa's lap in 7 years...

In other words, Sam has NEVER sat on Santa's lap, and Emma was 2.

I have no idea what changed their minds, but I didn't even have to ask - up they went!

Emma asked for a guitar ~ Sam asked for a Wappy Dog for her DS.

 

 Our "Steelers" Christmas Tree!  Every ornament is black and/or gold.  The lights are even gold this year!

Halloween

Sam as the *new* Strawberry Shortcake!

Gavin ~ DJ Lance  and  Annalie ~ TinkerBell

Snow on Halloween weekend!!!  :)

Benji ~ Rawr!  Little Lion

Marcie as Rainbow Brite!

Emma ~ Vampire  and My dad ~ grim reaper

Who is this Pelican!?!?  (Jill)

And me!  "Link" from Legend of Zelda

Pumpkin Patch

Halloween and "fall" are my favorites!  There's nothing like a trip to the pumpkin patch!

This year we went to Pagers in Sarver, PA

   

   

    

     

7th Birthday Party!

Sam's Birthday Party request was to have a "Dance Party" with a DJ!  These are the times when it's good to have a DJ in the family :)  

   

There were about 8 girls who danced for hours!

   

Thanks, DJ Z!

   

Sam had the best birthday party ever!

(and wants to have the SAME party every /other/ year!)  Oy!

   

This was *my* favorite part... I made a "photobooth", and had each guest take several pictures with Sam!  They really got into it, and took some silly pics!  Then I edited them in Picnik, and wha-la!