Christmas morning

Audi could not have been happier. She got the Easy Bake Microwave and decorator pen that she wanted.

Josie got the boots she has been dieing for and roller skates.

Gabby got roller skates too and lots of Tinker Bell stuff.

Juan love it all. He got transformers and a space station and an ipod. You know, because every three year old wants and needs one.
Chino got all the kids their own ipods. Now I have to figure out how to get the music onto them. Any advice?

Christmas Eve

Christmas could not have come at a worse time this year. I wanted to skip it altogether but couldn't because of the four little people in my care. Most of these pictures were taken by Gabby. I took the camera back after my lense cover got broke. Maybe I will be in better spirits next year.

Lunch with Santa

Wouldn't you think these kids would be happier and well behaved in the presence of Santa? Not my brood. Josie was mad because there was no free book like last year. Gabby was mad because the mac-n-cheese was white and not yellow and that the chicken was in ring instead of nuggets. She did not eat. Juan had his share of fits. He wanted to try the mac-n-cheese and I wouldn't let him because of the milk it contained. He had decided that he was no longer allergic to milk that day. Audi had her typical melt downs and I felt like the world's worst parent. We may not attend next year.

I figure a ballon sword is better than the real thing.

Josie's Big Day

Josie received a Character Award for being a good student and friend in class. She is pictured here with two of her good friends Alexis and Herminie. Then her class and Gabby's class did some singing and dancing. Poor Audi got upset because she did not get to perform, maybe next time.

Branson for Thanksgiving

We saw many things around town in Branson. This road side stop had a nice view and a resident cat.

We stopped at the damn and found a scoop for Juan to play with.

We went outlet shopping.

We visited museums also. Me and Josie went to the Titanic Museum and then all of us went to the Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum.

It was a fun trip looking back. But if you had asked me during the trip I would have told you we should have stayed at home. Juan and Audi had constent fits. Josie and Gabby complained about evey place we went. They wanted to spend the entire trip at the pool. I was ready to leave them all behind and walk home! Complaining and fighting were driving me CRAZY! And I don't have that far to go.

Why did they take the spell check off my Blogger? Please ignore any misspellings as I majored in math not english. Thank you for your cooperation.

Hotel Pool

The girls favorite part of the trip was the hotel pool. They wanted to rush back every day so they could go swimming. You won't see any pictures of me in my suit so don't get your hopes up.

Bass Pro Shop - Springfield, MO

We took a family vacation to Branson, MO over Thanksgiving Break. Our first stop was Bass Pro Shop in Springfield, MO. It had a live aligator inside the store. I thought it was a stuffed gator but told the kids it was real to see if they would believe me. Nobody believed until we saw it move!

This place had live ducks, fish, turtles. It was really cool. It had stuffed animals also. This is me posing with their friendly smiling bear. Glad it wasn't alive.