First Birthday Stats

Alex
25 lbs 12 oz...gained exactly 19 pounds his first year
29 1/2 inches
6 teeth  (4 top, 2 bottom)

Tony
23 lbs 8 oz
28 1/2 inches (Yep, still an inch shorter than his brother)
8 teeth (4 top, 4 bottom)

First Visit With Santa

Alex: Who the heck is this guy?! Where's Mommy?
Tony: Why is there a dead cat hanging from his face?! Or is that a poodle?

Both: Why do we need to tell him what we want for Christmas?! Grandma, Oma and Opa get us everything we want! And let's not forget that our birthday comes first...

Does it make me a bad mother that I L.O.V.E. this picture? ;)

Happy 50th Birthday Uncle G!

Lil Dahl and I got him 50 of his favorite things: 50 cans of Mt Dew, 50 cans of Natural Light, 50 bags of plain Ruffles potato chips, and 50 Ding Dongs. If there had been a practical way to have wrapped and stored 50 bologna sandwiches, he'd have been all set!

Striker and Shades Do Lights

My uncle had back surgery a month ago which has prevented him from putting up the Christmas lights on his house like he usually does every year. Since Striker was so good about getting our lights up, I volunteered him to hang them for my aunt and uncle. And since I was feeling generous, I also volunteered my sister's boyfriend...you know, in the name of male bonding. ;)

Alex and Tony supervised to be sure that the lights were hung according to my uncle's specifications. And of course Striker's curse of the bulb that burned out as soon as the ladder was put away continued...

The Return of the Snowmen

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The Stockings Were Hung...

Giggle of the Day

Striker sent this to me from (where I am assuming is) the restroom of the Hyatt Regency in SFO, where he is attending a conference (more on that later).