It's a Snow Day!!

Can you believe it? Yesterday as we were relaxing on a quiet Sunday afternoon we looked out our window and saw SNOW! Big, wet flakes were covering the ground. The pictures don't quite do it justice. The kids were so excited, they wondered if it was going to be Christmas again. Wouldn't that be fun?? So this morning we woke up to snow and all the schools have been canceled for the day. There are car accidents all over the freeway and city, John's 10 mile commute took over an hour this morning. This city has no idea what to do with snow, but it sure makes us feel at home.

Where did my baby go?

Josie is officially into the stage now where I have to vacuum the floor twenty times a day! She went to the ENT yesterday and also the audiologist and they said that everything looks great. She passed her hearing tests, although they weren't 100%, they weren't concerned because she's at the age where she's too wiggly to keep the probe in her ear. She has progressed so much in the past month since her surgery and is all the suddon not a little baby anymore! Now, if she'd just get some teeth, feeding her would be easier ...
Click on the thumbnail below to watch her video.


She can crawl!

Better late than never!

This is a cute picture of the kids on Christmas Day in their matching sweaters.
This is my new neice, Madelyn. Check out her hair, it's unlike anything I've ever seen! She is so sweet and it was great to get to cuddle her.








See all the stockings? It was so great to have everyone there. Our family sure has grown!


Merry Christmas to us! We had such a fun time at my Mom & Dad's for Christmas. It was so nice to have Grandma and Grandpa there to spoil the kids. Maggie didn't want to leave and she really thought she was going to get to stay. After thinking it over, she thought staying was a way better option than going home to her friends, school, and gymnastics in Tucson. It's a good thing that Grandpa & Grandma & Tyra are coming Feb. 17, or we couldn't have drug her away! We all got spoiled rotton and we're grateful for all the gifts and fun and company we had for two weeks. I'm happy to know that it will come again next year, just as quickly as it came this year. If only we knew where we'd be by then ...

After Christmas ...

So we are a little out of order- I still have Christmas pictures to add, as soon as I can find them. Yes, it is January 10th today and my tree is still up. We were out of town for 2 1/2 weeks and while I was in Idaho and John was here working, he said, "Do you want me to take the tree down?" Of course, not wanting the nostalgicness of it all to end when we got home, I told him no-- only to come home and not be able to find the time nor the desire to deal with it yet. But, today was like Christmas all over again. While we were out of town I didn't want to get everything out of boxes and I didn't want any of it to get lost so the kids were so deprived (or so they thought) of being able to open all their new things. So today we got out the screwdriver and piles of batteries and we all got to finally play with our new things, so the tree will have to wait until tomorrow, or the next day, or the next day ... So, Josie got to play with her new ball popper, which provided hours of enjoyment and entertainment for me as I watched her try to crawl after all the balls. She laughed so hard as they shot all over the room, worth every penny. Maggie was a beautiful dancer with her 12 Dancing Princesses Dance Mat and instructional video with a "REAL BALLERINA". She was so excited and has been practicing for hours. The 4 shots she got today didn't hurt so much as soon as she got home and got to dance some more. As if all the excitement wasn't enough, Johnny got to make some new Creepy Crawlers with his little bug making oven. He was thrilled as could be. It's a cool little machine and he's had a great time creating a family of bugs (he even let me and Maggie add to their little family). So, Christmas hasn't quite ended at the Livingstone's yet. I think Mags still has things under the tree that haven't come out of the package yet. They all got spoiled as usual and are having a great time with it all, now to find places for everything ...
Also, I just wanted to post a picture of Josie, check out those curls!

Christmas Eve 2006

Christmas Eve is almost as good as Christmas to me. I have so many good memories, this year was just as special being able to spend it with my family that I haven't seen in so long. We spent Christmas Eve at my Grandpa & Grandma's house. Johnny had the flu all day, but pulled through that evening so he could participate in singing carols and being in the traditional nativity we do every year. He got to be a wiseman (John thinks from the 70's), and Maggie was a beautiful angel, although she didn't want to wear her halo. We had a great time getting to be with our aunts and uncles and cousins.

We always get new pj's for Christmas Eve, here is a picture of the kids-- before and after.





The kids are loving all the attention from their Grandpa & Grandma & aunt Tyra. So are we!

Happy Birthday Maggie!

12-19-2006

Happy Birthday Maggie! (And Happy Anniversary Mindy & John ...)

After many months of being asked the question, "how old are you?" and responding by saying, "three-and-a-half", she can finally just say "four"! Maggie celebrated her birthday by taking treats to her school class, opening presents, going to Peter Piper Pizza, and getting the flu. Thankfully, the latter was so much later that cake and ice cream and playing with toys was over anyway. She is happy to be four because she keeps thinking that she's going to catch up to Johnny. She had a great day and we're glad that she keeps getting older so we can keep celebrating!