Happy New Year!

I hope these pictures provide a general forecast for 2010...two kids sharing and playing together...I won't hold my breath!

Just Zoey

At dinner...or rather dessert.

In the tube slide.



At the park after we tried to go ice skating. Skating was a flop this time even though she did so well 2 years ago. Oh well.

Pouting because she doesn't want to be photographed.

Finally complied with Momma and smiled.

Riding around the back patio.

So excited to see Santa and tell him she wants a bouncy house.

This was when I caught her being nice to sick Milo.

Just Milo

"Up-pah bed to yump off"

"Blah"

"Wanna kiss?"

"This is the smile that gets the girls!"

"This makes Momma nervous"

"Why can't I walk up this thing like Zoey does?"

What does a tiger say, Milo?

Cute, but my camera is too slow to keep him in frame.

Still a favorite toy!

This shirt is vintage...Vince wore it when he was a tot. Love it!

"Ah, my favorite place. Up-pah mama. " And I don't think he really cares about my destroyed wrist and arm.

Sickness Strikes Casa de Lopez

First Milo got it. It only lasted a day. Zoey was very sweet to him for the most part. Probably because he was incapacitated and unable to destroy her train tracks or dismember whatever train she had set up. I thought it was really cute how she tucked Lambie under his arm and snuggled him for a while. I suspect that this is where the main germ sharing may have happened...unavoidable though.

Then Zoey got it...it lasted 3 days and 2 nights. Poor baby barfed at least 30 times the first night and about 10 the next. Next Vince got sick...but I wasn't allowed. LOL Did I mention that the washing machine died on me during the first pukey load of bedsheets? Nothing spells fun like a stomach bug and toddlers! And what could be more pleasant than hosing off dirty laundry before trucking it over to Grandmas to wash. Thanks Jean for a week of laundry help!

Merry Holidays...

Our Holiday Card...


Our visit to Santa...Zoey did a lot better but Milo wasn't too happy. Maybe next year I won't have to be in the picture anymore.

These are the pictures that Santa took of the presents and candy he left. He also took one of the note he left for the kids. Zoey left him peanut M&Ms and a Bailey's. Lucky Santa!



Thanks Aunt Sally...the kids love both gifts!


Hmmm, this is all very nice but I'm missing something specific...


This is her face when she finally got the "Holiday Thomas the Train". Zoey saw it at the toy store and was on the verge of having a fit. We couldn't just leave it on the shelf and not take it home! (this was just after we spoke to Santa in person) So we called Santa on his cell phone (funny, his voice sounded a lot like Vince's) and I explained the situation to him then put Zoey on the phone so she could ammend her wish list.