Sweet Hershey & Lights

We headed to Hershey today.  Bob got free tickets to the park (NOT to the light display) from an old friend from high school who is now an engineer at the park.

Above are the rides...

The kids had a really good time, hitting all the kiddie rides (which were the only ones open).  Bob and I froze.  That might be an understatement!!!

Below are some shots from the light show...

We left around one and didn't get home until 9:30-10ish... long day for the kiddos (and me)!

Yea! Snow!!

WHAT IS THIS?

So excited to see REAL amounts of snow today!  Yipee!  (Well... except for Nickel maybe...)

Morgan and RJ couldn't wait to go out and play in the snow!  Neither could Daddy...

I think the kiddos both stayed out for almost two hours before RJ got cold.  I had to harness Morgan in for nap time!  After nap (and yes... in the dark) Morgan and RJ headed back outside to play in the snow some more!  They were just IN LOVE with the snow!  Carleigh seemed to enjoy it too... Nickel... not so much...   In the early afternoon Bob snow blowed the driveway... after naps in the dark I shoveled the last inch or two off the driveway AND the heavy snow at the bottom of our driveway that the snowplow pushed there... blah... worst part!  It was wet and heavy.  Exercise done for today.

Below are a few pictures that wrapped up this snow filled day!

 I just LOVE this picture of Morgan!

 Carleigh got in the fun too!  

Catching flying snowballs in her mouth... 

or at least trying!!

 Give me, give me, give me!

More snowballs... please!!!

I'm WAITING!

The day after...

Here I sit... cup of hot chocolate in hand, peeking at the snow falling (slowly turning into sleet...yuck), and watching Scrooge (the old version) on television.  Bob is out on a guys afternoon/evening with some guys from work and the kiddos are napping.  Me time!  Kind of! 

I will back date some posts as soon as I can... I really want to enjoy all the time I can with Morgan and RJ which means keeping myself off of all things Internet.

I have been a bit out of the Christmas spirit... not fair that I came down with a migraine illness Saturday morning that kept me in bed off and on all day Saturday and all day Sunday.  Bummer that I missed the Moyer-Rounay get together on Sunday.  Bummer that I didn't get my wrapping and last minute shopping done until Monday when I felt a little bit better, hence making it a late night... BUT I must be thankful for all that I have been given.  ...and still praying that Morgan or RJ don't get a bug I might have been harboring. 

Santa arrived and we had a marvelous Christmas morning.  Bob stayed up to open gifts before falling into bed exhausted.  We headed to MeMom and Pop Pop's for the rest of the day where the kiddos got spoiled rotten by grandparents and aunts/uncles.  (So did Bob and I... thank you!!)

As I sit here I think I should be cleaning up and organizing ALL of our new things but instead I am sitting here remembering what Christmas is all about.  The birth of Jesus, the joy on Morgan and RJ's faces with all of their wonderful gifts, and the gift of family and good friends.  I am truly blessed even if it is hard to remember that sometimes. 

The smiles, laughter, and joy on Morgan's and RJ's faces remind me of my childhood joys and warm my heart.

Magical Christmas Eve

Entering church this evening it was flurrying... when leaving we had enough snow on the car that it needed to be brushed off!  It was a beautiful sight after our Christmas Eve Mass.

Check out my fancy kiddos in their self picked church outerwear!!

...if you look closely you can see some of our luminaries still lit... the snow sadly put out a lot of the neighborhood's candles... but what was left still looked pretty!  I tried to relight some of ours that had gone out with no success... boo hiss... they were too wet!

Cookie Making!

Over several different days....

Yum!