Happy 5th birthday Katie bug!

I cannot believe that 5 years have come and gone since the nite you made me a mom. Katie you are growing up to be a sweet young lady. You love to read and love that you got a Tag reader from Mimi and Pap so now you can read on your own.


You are so independent and love to do things yourself but you are also learning that sometimes a little team work is ok as well. You love to help with the kitties, the dog and your little sister. You have become a great big sister, helping her when you can. However you still like to tease and torment her at times. And while you can share with everyone else you still have issues sharing with her. But you are getting better....

You love to draw and to write your letters. You love everything Cars and Spiderman. And you love sports of any kind but especially Penn State football and your beloved Joe Pa.

You have many new adventures awaiting you soon since you are turning 5 and we can't wait to experience them with you. We love you Katie bug, Happy 5th birthday!

Katies Last Concert at Bostleys

Its hard for me to accept our girl is growing up and is gonna be 5 in January. Soon it will be time to regisiter for Kindergarten and with that was the sad realization that this will be Katie's last Holiday Concert at Bostleys.

She did awesome and sang her heart out. She also got to hold the flag for the pledge. We were so so proud of her. Here are some pics. Please ignore the awful red eye I have not edited these yet but wanted to get them up for you to enjoy.

Where does the time go???

Mom asked me the other day why I had not updated my blog to at least tell you our exciting news (more on that in a second) and I was like yeah I know I need to but time just keeps getting away from me. Then I looked at the date and realized its been almost a month since I updated! Yikes! How did that happen????

Well here is our exciting news... After much debate and a trip to the pound, we are the proud owners of a puppy now 10 weeks old puppy named Reese cause he looks like a peanut butter cup. He is part chocolate lab and part retriever. And he is sweet as a candy cane. The girls absolutely adore him. And so do we......

Here is his pic:

Little Funny

So I was telling Jim about a video I had seen making fun of Lady Gaga's song Poker Face This of course made the song immediately stick in my head and I kept walking around this morning singing My My, My Poker Face... Sarah got very upset with me and said NO MOMMY DONT POKE MY FACE!!!

Now everytime I sing it she tells me DONT SING THAT ITS NOT NICE!!!!

We've been oinked!!!

SO Friday a week ago the girls got their seasonal flu shots. Then Tuesday I had to take Katie to Geisinger to see her pulminary specialist and at that time he diagnosed her with a sinus infection.... About this time Jim and I both thought we were coming down with colds.... Oh if we could only be so lucky!

Wed nite Jim cancelled his 2nd class of the nite and came home coughing bad with the chills. From there is just progressed. Jim then me , then Katie and now Sarah.... Its a very slow recovery but we are getting there....

I am pretty sure though that we had some form of the swine flu.....

Whisper Sweet Nothings

Whispering secrets is big in our house right now. Katie loves to whisper in my ear and tell me things..... And now Sarah has caught on. She will go Mom. Mom. I have a secret to tell you! I lean down and say ok and she comes up to my ear and goes swsip, shh, swwwpppp. And makes all these little whispering noises and then shakes her head at me and goes OK? It cracks me up every time!

Sunday Dinners

I love Sunday dinners. Big dinners with lots of family around or just our small family. I love the tradition of it and I love cooking these dinners. Sure I usually make a huge mess that Jim shudders at but overall I just love the warmth and good feelings that these dinners give me. I also like to think that I am setting some traditions up for the girls to follow. Todays dinner was a spiral cut ham, mashed potatoes, green beans and cauliflower. plus Homemade pumpkin pie for dessert.

Dinner was a huge hit with the girls. Both girls ate well of the ham and Katie did good on her mashed potatoes and ate all her veggies.... Sarah, I am proud to say actually tried a bit of cauliflower tonite. She didnt like it but at least she tried it.... Then both girls ate not one but 2 pieces of pumkin pie for dessert! Sarah was cramming the first piece in her mouth as fast as she could. Katie kept telling me it was the bestest pie ever! They both made mommy feel good... And of course I need to thank Meemee since it is her recipe......

I made the mashed potatoes from potatoes from our friends farm. I always struggle with homemade potatoes because I never seem to get them to mash as finely as I want. I usually have lumpy potatoes. I was commenting on that tonite when Katie told me she new how to make them better. She came over and whispered in my ear the secret to making good mashed potatoes...... Are you ready for it?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Is to start with good potatoes.... So now I know....... LOL

Take care