December Ketchup

By the end of December, our memory card was full with...

12 zillion markers, thanks Santa

11 funky crusties (An Avery specialty glare)

10 dancers posing

9 dowels of ribbon

8 ice skates slipping

7 jars of candy

6th time's a charm...making reindeer dust. Ella popped open the sugar bag like 5 times!

5 ladies working (Lorraine not pictured)

4 train cars chugging

3 frozen runners (19 miles!). Oh yes, those headbands are reversible green and red.

2 children asking

And the best neighbor gift we've ever received...how cute is that?

Blue Man Blue Man Blue Man!

Best. birthday. party. ever. And it wasn't even mine.



This was the most perfect fit for Bryson's decade-celebrating birthday party...no silly hats and loads of base. We spent Saturday in Vegas with no kids (a treat in and of itself), ate at a yummy buffet (see below), and thoroughly rocked out at the Blue Man Group, ending the night watching the fountains outside the Bellagio.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm homemade ice cream and gelati

...and now you are an adult...

Is this Christmas, what I have, or is it tuna?

I ran into Jessica Simpson's verion of Mary's Song on Seriously, So Blessed! (guilty pleasure) the other day. What the...??? Yes, it is WRONG to sing the best Christmas song ever in a breathy, seductive way. Thanks for desecrating that.

I also realize that this is not a new CD and I should have probably run into this before now. I'm just not as cool as I used to be. And my old fogie husband is turning 30 next Sat.