December 22nd
Lilly had a rough night, but she seems to be doing better today. However, we got a call from Ryan and his flight has been cancelled. He can’t fly here for Christmas!! I think he’s upset but we’re working through it. He’s checking the roads to see if he can drive. We really want him here and he really doesn’t want to spend Christmas alone.

10:00am - Mav and I headed to his Christmas Party at New Song. We made little goody bags (little stockings) with toys and candy in them for all of the kids. We had a great time.




























































3:00pm Lilly is sick again. She had gone several hours without being sick and we thought we were in the clear. Man this virus really seems to be hanging on!

Mav and I headed outside to play for awhile. There's something about a stocking hat that gives you really wild hair!






























9:30pm We get the kids to bed and start making Devilled Eggs. I know this sounds like a crazy tradition, but we make Devilled Eggs every Christmas! We of course had to call my mom for the recipe because we can't ever remember everything that goes into the eggs!

2006 Christmas Program

Tonight was Maverick's first Christmas program. We had no idea what to expect. When we pulled into the parking lot you would have thought we were at a rock concert. There were cars and people everywhere! Both the East and West side schools were involved in the program, so there were approximately 400 kids, their parents and their grandparents! It was mad chaos!

Dad and me dropping Mav off in his dressing room before the show.
















The family anxiously awaiting the performance!





























Mav did really well for the first couple of songs.































Then, he caught a glimpse of us and there was no keeping him on the stage! He came running off the stage and everyone laughed. He was the star of the show. We have video of the performances but I'm having trouble getting them to upload. I will keep trying.

Getting Ready.

Mav has his first Christmas program tonight and we're so excited!!!

Here are a couple of pics of the little man all ready to go.

New Song Halloween Party.

Mav's Halloween party was today from 10:00 - 11:00. I got there at 10:00 on the nose and they had already had their snacks! I was so bummed that I didn't get to see them eat their witches hats and their spiders. Oh well, all of the kids looked so cute. I didn't get any pics of Mav because as soon as I got there he was attached to me at the hip. He thought I was coming to pick him up and go home.

This is Carson. He was a football player.



















This is Lindsay, she was a kitty kat.




















This is Abby. She was a Pirate!














The bigger kids paraded through all of the rooms and then the kids Maverick's age paraded through the halls. It really was fun and I was amazed at how many parents were at the parties. There wasn't an open space in the parking lot!

Gettting ready for Mav's Halloween party.

Mav's halloween party is tomorrow and we're in charge of the cookies. So, we decided to make Witches Hats and Spiders. (We know spiders don't have red legs, but the red licorice is just so much better than the black)

Mav's first tattoo!
One of Mav's teacher's gave him an I love Mom tattoo!

Maverick's Fall 2006 School Picture!

(22 months)

Don't worry Grandmas, your pics are coming to you soon!