Friday Night Family Fun Night

In the Edgeworth household we do something called "Friday Night Family Fun Night." I will admit to spuratic fun nights lately, but we have been doing better. We always have breakfast for dinner and then we play games. Previously our games consisted of the Wii and our Wii age. Which, by the way, is not fun if you are always twice your age! I digress....For Christmas, Cole got Guitar Hero for the Wii and it is lots of fun! (Some say that I spend way too much time on it, but I disagree.) Yesterday, we purchased Guitar Hero World Tour Band. I was a little taken back by the price, but after our 'opening night' I would say it is money well spent. I used to be anti-video games because there is no family interaction involved. Not true with the Wii! So all that to say, that from now on Friday Night Family Fun Night if you pass the Edgeworth household you will hear the band 'The Edge' jammin' it up!

Quote of the Day

Here are 2 of my favorite quotes from Christmas yesterday...

"This is the best Christmas ever!" -Cole

"I just wanna kiss Santa on the cheek..." -LB

Visit with Santa

Well, today was our annual visit with Santa. I was totally expecting a repeat of pictures from years passed, where one child would be screaming their head off. Much to my surprise, Leah just checked him out intently and never took her eyes off him. She wouldn't look at the camera. She also would not let go of her paci or her beloved 'Boo.' I think it makes for a great picture and lots of good memories. I sit out our Santa pics every Christmas and it is so much fun to reminisce the moment that the picture was snapped. Many were not so great moments of terror...but the kids' favorite part of decorating for Christmas is getting out the Santa pics!

The next pic is one of my favorite Santa pics ever...the look on Cole's face is priceless! This was the first year we owned a digital camera so it was the most accessible, but I do have one of Cole screaming and LB sitting quite contently in Santa's lap. WONDERFUL MEMORIES!!!

Christmas Card 2008

You know you're the third child when...

So, I must admit to laziness on this one. I was so busy trying to get stuff done that I just decided it would be easier for me and occupying for her to let her try to feed herself. Really?? A one year old use a spoon? Eventually she gave up the spoon and opted for the easier method of her hands. Some things just aren't as important this time around...with the first two they wore a bib every time they ate, were always dressed as soon as they woke up, and NEVER would I have let them get this dirty! As you can see, there is no bib, still in pj's (it was about 3pm), and VERY dirty. Needless to say, she went straight to the bathtub after this!

School's Out for the Holidays

Yesterday the kids got out of school early for Christmas Break. I promised them that when they got home we would decorate Christmas cookies. It was lots of fun! By the way, Cole decided that this was a girl activity and he would rather play football with the neighborhood kids...such a boy!Anyway, here are some pics of the process. (They are in reverse order of how I intended even though I chose the opposite order during the upload process...I'll remember that next time!)

This is a pic of our finished products...mainly the adults (Jaime, Andi, and me) did these.

Santa's little helper!!!


Leah enjoying a Christmas cookie with Andi, she wouldn't give us time to get it iced for her!

Camryn and LB decorating their cookies...aren't their aprons cute?! (Well, you can't really see them but they both have cute Christmas aprons on)

Before they were iced...

No Need For Words....Enjoy

Christmas Time

Our pastor has been doing a series entitled Christmas Rebellion. Basically, he has challenged us to get back to the real meaning of Christmas. Worshipping the one and only Jesus. A friend of mine posted this video on her blog and I had to share as well. This video is amazing and eye opening to where our priorities are in America. I hope after you watch this, everyone will be challenged to buy one less gift and give to somone who needs it!

Click here to see this video called "Advent Conspiracy."

One down four to go...

Well, today I took my last final for the first semester of nursing school. Can I just say, I am so glad to have a break!!! I do believe it is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. I have never worked so hard in my life for B's. That's right...it's very hard for me to type the fact that I made B's in all my classes. On an academic level, I would consider a B to be a personal failure. However, my opinion of B's have changed since the beginning of the semester. I will gladly take those grades and if I was in elementary school again, I would be taking my report card to Chuck E. Cheese's for some free tokens! You know, that's a thought....Anyway, maybe for the next few weeks I can capture some great moments of the kids in pictures and get back to the reason I started this blog in the first place!