Santa Pics

Today we took the girls to see Santa so they could give him a few last minute gift ideas. Sarah was very excited to see him which made it difficult to get a good picture of her because she didn't stop talking the whole time we were there. :-) Emily on the other hand was NOT a fan of jolly Ol' St. Nick and couldn't get out of there fast enough. We finally managed to get her to calm down long enough though to get one decent picture.


Not sure why Sarah is posing in this picture, but you can tell Emily was not happy.


We had to go for a more "posed" picture where Sarah wasn't talking about her long list of gift ideas. :-)


Not happy!

A few recent pics...

I was going through the photos on my phone earlier today and found a few that I thought we be cute to share. There's never a dull moment around here! :-)

Enjoy!


Our little diva


Who doesn't love the doughnut shop?


Do you want fries with that?


We always knew this child had crazy hair, but this takes the cake!

Our Little Dare Devil

I know I'm extremely overdue with posting lately and I have a lot to catch everyone up one, but for now, I just had to share these pictures of Sarah I took a couple of weeks ago. This was one afternoon when it was still relatively warm outside (for Indiana) and we were trying to run off some energy. Sarah loves riding her plasma car and has discovered how much fun it is to ride it full tilt down the driveway. The good news is our driveway isn't too terribly steep AND we live on a cul-de-sac. :-) I'm not sure what prompted the outfit, but I've learned it's sometimes better not to ask too many questions. At least she had fun and didn't get hurt.


Note: Her outfit consists of pajamas, winter gloves, a light weight fleece coat, stocking cap and a scuba mask.


The action shot. Not even halfway down the driveway and the scuba mask is off!


Success!!

These heels were made for walkin'...

Last Saturday, Steve accepted the local YWCA's Red Shoe Challenge and participated in their annual Men's March to end violence towards women. He walked with a group of his friends from South Bend and together they did a wonderful job of raising awareness for this most worthwhile cause.

Thank you to everyone who supported Steve! He was the highest contributor for his team which I know meant a lot to him and the money donated will help a lot of women in our community.

Now, for just a little bit of fun. I think most of you have probably seen this picture, but we did promise visual proof of him in heels to anyone contributing to the cause! Here ya go...Enjoy!!

Happy Birthday, Steve!

Steve turned the big 38 a couple of weeks ago and what better way to celebrate than with some Angry Bird cupcakes! :-) Thanks to her Daddy, Sarah loves playing Angry Birds and it's become "their thing" they do together so when I saw these guys on the internet I knew we had to give them a try. While they were a little more time consuming than I had expected, they turned out great and everyone loved them! So cute!


Here's the Birthday Boy showing off the finished product. Note the shirt he's wearing. Sarah saw this in the store one day and insisted we get it for Daddy. :-)


I think the yellow ones were my favorite!


The cupcakes were tasty and Steve loved all of his birthday gifts, but these were by far his favorite presents! ;-)

She still likes it...

Sarah had her second soccer game last Saturday and I'm happy to report she is still a big fan of the game! Yeah! She also scored 3 goals, which I think is a big part of why she still likes playing. She actually had 4 goals, but we've decided not to count the one own-goal she scored. I guess she liked her odds when she saw the empty net and everyone else at the other end of the field. :-)

Here are a few pictures from her game. Enjoy!


Warming up


She's the one getting ready to throw the ball in on the far side.


Action shot


Going for the score...




GOAL!!


I like this picture because it shows her aggressively going after the ball. So what if she's trying to take it away from the rest of her team. :-) We're still working on what it means to get an assist.


Emily enjoys the games too. Here she is wearing her sister's soccer bag and wishing she was just a bit bigger. :-)

Can it be?

This may not seem like a big deal to most, but I had to share this picture of Sarah taken this morning before school. Notice anything different about her? That's right, kids, she's wearing JEANS!!! And she didn't even fuss or argue to put them on!!! We actually bought these a few weeks ago, but I never took the tags off because I wanted to be sure they were keepers. Believe me, we've been down this road before and I'm learning more and more with each trip. :-) I didn't get a picture of the back pockets, but they have some "bling" on them which I think helped seal the deal this morning. Hey, whatever it takes, right?

Oh, and I guess 4.5 is the age when girls actually start to enjoy having their pictures taken so we're finally starting to get some good pictures too. Yeah!!