Spring Break in Steamboat

Waiting patiently in the back of the car for the locksmith...

Sitting on the fake horse for some pics

sledding down the driveway while waiting for the locksmith...

More sledding and waiting

Group shot

Rena, Owen, and Ryan

We went to Steamboat for the first weekend of my spring break.  We went with our friends Rena, Ryan, and their son, Owen.  We hung out, cruised around the town, window shopped, and ate lots of yummy food.  Two highights of the trip: Johnny forgot the girls packed bag for the weekend--oops--and we went to Wamart to buy the girls the stuff we left-pjs, diapers, underware, clothes, toothbrushes, hair clips...you name it!!  The second highlight was when the door knob to the condo we were staying at got stuck and we couldn't get into the condo. Of course it happened on a cold and snowy Sunday so we waited out in the car and used the sled to keep the girls busy unitl the locksmith came...it was about an hour or so before we were in the house.  Good times.

Mom's Tea at Rylyn's School

Rylyn and mom after the tea...that is a picture of me that Rylyn made for me

I know, I have REALLY been slacking on my blog.  I finally uploaded my pics off my camera and will post pics from the beginning of the new year.  SORRY, I will get better with this :)

TRylyn and mom after the tea...that is a picture of me that Rylyn made for the tea.

Giarrusso family xmas 2010

Merrill family picture

Grammie and Papa with the girls

The 5 girl cousins

Chopper, Angie, and Bryan

Angie, Mother, and I

Tried to get a fam photo

The hit of the holiday gifts-Sing-a-ma-gigs...they sing and make lots of funny sounds--thanks Grammie!

The girls all got their xmas eve jammies from Grammie and Great Grandma Joanne made them all knit hats--so cute!

The girls each got their own princess tents--they can't seem to get enough playing in them.

Gingerbread fun

The girls really enjoyed decorating gingerbread houses this year.  They like to eat the candy that is suppose to go on the houses.  It was fun watching them be creative with their decorating!

Where are the Rest of the Reindeer?

We took the girls to go see two reindeer at a nursery in town.  The girls weren't too sure about the reindeer...they weren't the friendliest.  Carter did try to get close to them, where Rylyn wanted nothing to do with them.  Rylyn was concerened though when she only saw two and asked, "Where are the other reindeer?" 

Getting into the Holiday Spirit

The girls have been so excited for Christmas.  They loved getting the house and tree decorated for the holidays.  The ornaments are the hit this year.  They can't seem to leave them alone...everyday the ornaments seem to be rearranged!  They ask every night on the way home from work to drive around the neighborhood to look at the lights.  They are so cute singing xmas songs in the car and pointing out every house we drive by.  They got to make gingerbread houses too and what a hit those are.  They look at them daily and want three pieces off of their houses each night after dinner.  So precious and fun.

Rylyn's Christmas Performance at Preschool

Rylyn just had her holiday performance at her preschool.  She was a gift in the show and got to wear a big red bow around her.  She had a speaking part all by herself and she nailed it!  She had the longest part: she had to say, "God's love is the best gift we can give at Christmas and since God he lives within us, all we really need to give is...ourselves!"  She did it perfectly.  We were so proud!