Once there was a snowman

We finally got around to building a snowman with all the snow we have had dumped on us. Owen lent him his hat and Josh gave him the shovel! Molly treated the snowman just like she did Santa. Talked about snowman, said hi snowman, could spot a snowman from a mile away, then when it's time to go out and see the snowman, she screamed. Screamed when you put her down, screamed when you put her down in the snow, screamed when you put her down where snow might once have been. Now she likes to look at him through the window. Happy Winter!!!

Our own little Joker

Gavin got a scrape on his face from a sledding crash. It's right by his mouth and looks like half of the jokers scars. Here is his impersonation of The Joker that Josh has been coaching him on all day!



My personal favorite is "my daddy is a drinker, and a fiend". So true!

Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night!!!

A Christmas Visitor

We have had a interesting visitor at our house since last night. You can read all about it on Josh's blog.

McCarrel Family Christmas Party

The McCarrel Family Christmas Party is always a fun event that we look forward to. We love to visit with our family, eat and have fun!

As always, a nice visit with the big guy, letting him know how "good" they've been!Molly has been pointing out Santa for weeks and tells us "Ho Ho Ho" all the time. She was a little leery when he walked in last night, but after a few minutes she was waving and saying hi. Then when Santa pulled out a treat with her name on it and asked her to come sit on his lap, she turned into a cat getting pushed into a bucket of water. Clawing, screaming, screeching, anything to get away from him. Luckily I got to sit as the barrier between her and Santa and when he handed over the Dora book, things were okay. She still didn't want to look at him and I don't think she cared when he left.

The grand kids always do the Nativity. It is fun to see them all excited for their parts and get dressed up in crazy costumes. From our family we had:

THE ANGEL OF THE LORD (cutest one yet!)

A SHEPHERD

and A WISEMAN

I like to think that the Angel was screaming out the HALLELUJAH chorus here:

and here: Then she was happy again just in time for presents, truly a miracle!

We've been Elfed!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

The Stockings Were Hung........

I always have these great ideas. Such great ideas that they are beyond my capabilities, and my most wonderful mother swoops in and completes the project better that I ever could have imagined. Thank You Mom! We all love our stockings and will treasure them as much as the stockings made by my grandmother.

Owen's 9th Birthday

Better late than never right? I hope Owen had a fun birthday, he seemed very pleased with all his presents and his parties. We gave him an iPod and The Dark Knight, which we told him he could watch once it was out on DVD. Lucky for him that was two days before his birthday.

Then on Saturday we took a bunch of boys up to Boondocks for some fun filled party time. They all were so nice and had lots of fun.

Last night Owen received his Wolf (award? badge? pin? I don't know) in scouts. We are very proud of him and hope that he continues to do well in scouts and passes off all his requirements with his leaders! Just Kidding, but really why is scout so hard for the mom?

The Twilight Before Christmas

I have been sick all weekend, but this made me laugh a little this morning!

My Oldest Child is 9

How does this happen? You have these cute little babies, and then suddenly they are nine. I know, I know, some of you have a sixteen year old today. Happy Birthday to all, but a special Happy Birthday to my nine year old Owen. If he would eat his dinner without complaint and play nice with his brother all the time, he might be the perfect child. I will add his picture once he is home from school, bad mom I know.