Our Christmas Morning...

Wrapping presents after the kids had gone to bed...

Our pretty tree!

The sleepy kids finally woke up and came downstairs!

The mess is starting!

Sadie in her new hand knit sweater from Aunt Jerusha!

Nick digging in...

Yeah, Woody from Toy Story!

A boy, his toys, a dog, and a HUGE mess!!

Sadie with her new art set.

Max with his present... a kong with peanut butter!

Our Christmas meal...the first time I've cooked one by myself!

Merry Christmas! Here are a few pictures from our crazy, busy morning! We sure had fun! Thanks to all our family and friends who helped make this a cheerful day!

Our GAP Kids :)

The little girl is 3 now!!!

SNOW!!!

We got some good snow here! The kid have been having a lot of fun with it...

Macy's 2009 Thanksgiving Day Parade

This one made it so worth it! These two had such a wonderful time! I felt like a little kid again watching their happy smiling faces :)

I call this pic...what New York City will do to you after awhile!

Santa!

This is what I had to deal with half the time!

Nick's favorite...Buzz Lightyear!

Sadie got a surprise visit from Dora! We had no idea there was going to be a Dora balloon...until Sadie let out a squeal for all to hear! Every little girls dream :)

One very happy girl!

We attended the 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade! We were among the estimated 3.5 million!

18 Hours in New York City

The kids and I. I just love how happy they are!

Nick and Sadie posing for me in Central Park! Central Park is where Home Alone 2 was filmed!

Central Park squirrel...

The 75' live Christmas Tree at the Rockefeller Center!

Ice-Skaters

Busy shoppers and lots of lights!

We visited the beautiful New York City over Thanksgiving. It had a charm all its own.Huge buildings, sparkling lights, music, shoppers. I felt like a little kid again, I could feel the magic of Christmas! We made our first visit to Carlos Bakery, where our other favorite TV show "Cake Boss" is filmed. We met little Buddy and enjoyed some yummy lobster claws. Seeing downtown New York City during the night was AMAZING! Saw the Rockefeller Center with the 75' tall live Christmas tree and ice-skaters. Enjoyed the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, got my New York style pizza ;), saw the Empire State building, Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, and strolled through Central Park. Yes, all in just 18 hours, and only spent $164 total (gas,hotel, food, and souvenirs included). Definitely an experience we will never forget!

Playing in the leaves...

Nick and Sadie having a good time in the leaves. The wind blew most of these yellow leaves down from our big tree. It only lasted one day, but was great for pictures!

We went to the Ace of Cakes first book signing last night. We watch them all the time on the Food Network Channel and finally got to meet them in person! The kids were actually featured on their blog!!!!!! I can't believe it, ahhhhhhh! They might even be on National Television when that episode airs in the future! To see their picture, click this link below and it will take you their blog.
http://www.charmcitycakes.com/blog

National Aquarium; Baltimore, Maryland

We went to visit the National Aquarium in Maryland this Saturday. The kids really enjoyed seeing all the animals. There were 5 levels in the building; all with different environments and a huge aquarium right down the middle. We went to the dolphin show and then watched a 4-D show that snowed and spit water at you (Nick's favorite part). I had never been to anything like it and really enjoyed our time together.