Christmas

Christmas at Casa Myers was good. The kids got soooo much toys and are very happy (I think!). We have been having fun watching Dylan playing with his new guitar.

Yesterday we had Christmas with the Bah Humbug family (MIL's sisters and their families). Needless to say, that will be the last time we do that. They are a bunch of cold, cheap asses. I might come back at another time to vent, but I fear that if I type it out now, I'll appear to be a greedy, bitch, so I'll vent when I calm down. Here's a picture of Marissa from last night though---'Nuff Said!

Santa & School Pictures

Friday night we were at Wildwood Highlands for Dinner with Santa. It was great because it wasn't so crowded. Buffet dinner, access to Soft Play area, tokens for games and picture with Santa. Deb and CJ were there too and we got to talk while the kids played.

I'm so glad that it wasn't so crowded. I thought there would be more families there.

Everything went well until Dylan got slammed by a bigger kid in the ball pit. Ended up with a bloody nose, poor guy.

Link to pictures of the kids with Santa, our Christmas Card picture and their school pictures from 2007 and 2006...wow how they have changed in 1 year!

http://s87.photobucket.com/albums/k160/dcmyers/santa%202007/

Wedding Pictures

of Marissa

New York! Just Like I Pictured It!

We had a great weekend in NY. We arrived on Friday and hung out with my brother at his place. Had VERY VERY VERY good Pizza---yummy NY Pizza is the best!

Saturday me, Larry and the kids took the train down to NYC. Metro North into Grand Central. It was in the 40's but cloudy and windy, so we bundled up. Marissa had a cough, so I gave her some cough medicine and some cough medicine gum and we set out for American Girl Doll Store. It was jammed pack. Marissa was overwhelmed. As soon as we got in the store she saw Ivy and wanted to get it. I said to leave the doll where it was (in the front) and we'd explore the store and come back for it. We walked around some, but there were so many people we finally just picked up some (read expensive) accessories and made our way to get Ivy and the cashier.

We then went to see the tree in Rockefeller Center. The kids loved watching the skaters fall on the ice. We stayed around the tree for a while and then Marissa got tired, so she went in the stroller and Larry and I took turns holding and walking with Dylan as we walked up 5th Avenue.

Build A Bear was crowded and since we have one of our own in the local mall we decided not to go in. Same with The Disney Store. Marissa fell asleep and Dylan, Larry and I stopped for dirty dogs. YUMMY! I had mine with mustard, sauerkraut and onions.

Then we walked the rest of the way to FAO Schwartz. There was a line but it was moving. Marissa woke up and we walked around the store some and picked out a toy for Dylan.

We walked back to Grand Central, watched the light show, got some lunch and headed for our train back to Mount Vernon.

We got back to my brother's place and prepared for the birthday party.

Cal was very suprised and we all had a lot of fun. I got VERY drunk and sent Larry back to my brothers place with the kids, my father and SIL and I spent the night at my sisters.

We hung out at my sisters on Sunday, they got the kids some toys and we visited, stayed the night and left on Monday around 11.

We stopped at Marissa's favorite "on the road" place for lunch: Cracker Barrell and got home around 6pm.

Marissa at American Girl Doll Store w/her packages:

Both by the Tree:

Street People LOL:

Ain't She Peculiar

Last Friday night Marissa and I went to see Kidz Bop Live.

I thought she would be thrilled, well she was, but she was unsure too.

During the concert she kept asking peculiar questions like "why are the lights on the wall diamond shape?", "why are there 9 of them?", "why do they like singing?" GAH!!!!

I looked over at her a few times and she wasn't even watching the concert: she was looking at the ceiling, playing with a speck of lint on her skirt. Even at one point she was holding her ears. When I asked her why, she said "it's too loud"

KIDZ BOP too loud??? Where did this kid come from? Certainly she's not mine. I started going to Rock concerts as a teenager. My first concert ever was Molly Hatchet at the Palladium in NYC before it turned into a club! I've seen Foreigner, the Who, the Stones, Pink Floyd, Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Eric Clapton, Rainbow, Elton John, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, etc. etc. etc. If she thinks Kidz Bop is too loud she has problems.

I wasn't sure if she was enjoying herself, and I realized that she didn't know many (any?) of the songs. I guess that's from always having either movies playing in the car or the Classic Rock station turned on. Until towards the end when they performed "I'm a Believer" and she turned to me excitedly and said "That's from Shrek" and she sang along. Another song they performed at the end was "All Star" also from the movie Shrek and she recognized that one too. After a while she was in the aisle bopping her head and shaking her leg (her version of rocking out???) and had the biggest smile on her face...Gotta Love That Girl!

Montage

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Ninety Degrees in The Fall???

It's been fall for over a week and our temps are still in the mid to high 80's. It's weird. We went to our first fall festival yesterday and most of the people were wearing shorts and sandals! Today it's supposed to be close to 90 again! I can't imagine what the Steelers are thinking
today taking the field in 90 degree weather against the Seahawks.

Anyway here's some pictures: