Funny Fuzzy Hats vs. Toasty Warm Ears...

Before you knock the hats.. yes I know they are dorky, BUT, they will keep us wimp girls warm this year and for a few years to come. So, we might look weird, and get looks, but then we won't be freezing off any ears anytime soon, so let them look!

And the girls dont even seem to notice, they just love that they can play longer in the snow. And well, they have horses running on them, are fuzzy, and that is all that seems to matter. :0)

A Killer Queen

As anyone who knows me knows, I love Queen, the band. And well, since the girls are with me most of the time they listen to my music alot. Now don't get me wrong, I have a good stash of "kids" music. But a person can take only so much before getting sick from the sweetness. So that brings us back to topic. I listen to Queen often. And the girls have picked up on alot of the lyrics to the songs (hence the reason I dont listen to body language anymore). Carmen has good taste in music and some decent rhythm skills too... as you will see...



Note: Rosemary is sportin a great Jazzersize headband... we are still working on her fashion and music taste. :0)

Christmas from Papa

Due to some scheduling error's Papa's (aka my dad) presents didnt get to us till today. Even so, the girls enjoy them all the same. I took a video of the girls right after they opened their presents.



Its been a few hours since they first opened their gifts and they are still playing with them, so I would say that is a slam dunk!!! Thanks again dad.

Carmen adores the box with a piano attached, I took a video of her playing it... she is just a tad excited about it.



 took a couple pictures too...

Thanks again Papa, they really do like the stuff you sent!

Missing Daddy

The girls are in a continued state of missing Daddy. He works long hours and hasn't had a day off since he left, so unfortunately, that means that Daddy doesnt get alot of time to talk to them. But the other night the timing worked out and they got to chat with him. You can see by their expressions that they were really excited.

Of course it meant a round of, "Why cant daddy come home? When is daddy coming home? Can we go get daddy?" But its worth it to have them see him smile at their antics, and to hear his voice.

Christmas 2009

Well, another holiday has come and passed. (thank goodness) We had a mellow, kid oriented holiday since daddy is gone this year. He, unfortunately, was gone last year.. I think the girls think thats normal... anyways here are some video's of our morning. It was over in about 3 minutes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgs_WVesogk (first impressions)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz0MFvIwLXE (mid-present opening)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajt7tOZdYFo (the aftermath)

Here are some pictures, mixed in with general winter pictures also.

http://picasaweb.google.com/jeniferlawson0117/WinterInKatterbach?feat=directlink

Carmens New Photo's

And last but not least I finally unloaded a full 500 pictures off of Carmens camera. Most she took herself, a few are Rosemary's doing. Either way they are fun. There are a few so they are loaded onto picasa also... enjoy!

http://picasaweb.google.com/jeniferlawson0117/CarmensGermanyPhotos?feat=directlink

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow..

For the last couple of days its been snowing off and on. With the highs in the low twenties it continues to stay with us and accumulate. At this moment, it has started to snow, sideways, and the temp outside is a whole 6 degrees!!! Its supposed to be 40 by Wed. that will be a heat wave!

I took the girls out to play in it and took some pictures last night. You can find them on the picasa photo album here

http://picasaweb.google.com/jeniferlawson0117/WinterInKatterbach?feat=directlink

I also took some video of the girls running around, and you can see it here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFSU8EDmjCg

Bedroom Shuffle

At the beginning of October we ordered a bunkbed system for the girls. Delay after delay pushed our delivery date back. In my frustration I moved Rose into the toddler bed, knowing that she would only be in it for weeks (hopefully). Of course the day after I set it up I get the call that they finally are going to deliver the bunk beds. Oh well.

So Rose did really well with switching from her crib to the "big girl bed". She enjoyed the freedom it afforded, even if Carmen wasnt sure what to think of Rosemary getting into her face as soon as they were up in the morning.

Finally the beds arrived on the 15th. Thank goodness. It took the delivery guys over two hours to set it up.. yeah I dont know why either... but its set up and the girls love it.

I loaded a bunch of pictures onto picasa, so you can check them out here.

http://picasaweb.google.com/jeniferlawson0117/WinterInKatterbach?feat=directlink

I also took a video of the girls playing on it, so here's that link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfpMdCeYsPw

December Fun

Alright so the begining of December brings us right up to Carmens Birthday, its hard to believe but she turned 5!!! I didnt take any pictures, oops, only video's so you can see what we were up to anyways.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjCuTqo5owk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7CBPrqCPfk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILXWvaXYXEo

I decorated, well as much as I was willing to invest this year. We dont have a Christmas tree, and getting a real one out here seemed rather daunting. So I decided to make my own. I ended up wrapping our camera tripod with garland, then lights and bows. It isnt strong enough for 90% of my ornaments... but the girls believe its a tree, and I did it for them.

Oops

I just realised I havent updated this in over a month... and I have alot to update, so I will try to catch up everyone as best I can.

First off, Jim deployed to Iraq middle of November. We were sad to see him go again, and its been an emotional rollercoaster since he left. But we are trying to trudge forward best we can. We took these the morning he left.

Thanksgiving was mellow, I made tv dinners (heehee) for the girls and I. They went to bed early and I watched old movies.

To make being away from daddy easier on the girls I made "daddy bears"...get it, instead of teddy, its daddy? anyways. The girls seem to like them. I made them large and slightly flat so they can be used as pillows if so desired. I also put some of Jims cologne inside the belly so when they hug it, it smells like daddy.

here are two videos of the girls playing with the bears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEDW6sM7Lkk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InT5VX-0Z3U

I think the brings us to December... we didnt really do much other than just get by the end of December.