Christmas eve

On Christmas eve we went out with some of our cousins who came from Canada/Kitchener and some that live here;) We went ice skating. that's like our thing to do here in Ohio! There is nothing else to do. Ice skating in the winter and going for ice cream in the summer;) i had a lot of fun and hopefully everyone else did too.

Sad times

Yesterday we went to Harrow in Canada for a funeral... I cant believe how cold it was outside. At the grave site it felt like it was raining ice balls! And the wind was blowing so hard. As soon as you would step outside the cold would literally bite you! I think the weather yesterday got me sick cause i have a runny nose and my throat is killing me! i sound like a smoker... haha and i have to work today:(:(

                                                              watching this

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memory

Boy am I craving the pizza that we had in Serbia! it was amazing! One day we met up with our friends and went out for pizza:) The pizza place was two levels and it felt like you were the only people in there! It was really cool...

  

lunch:)

Today we went out to lunch with our Aunt Rachel:) We went to Hudson square Aladdins. I had a really nice time. I ate a rolled pita, it was chicken dijon. Amazing!!! I love food though! it runs in the family:D After lunch we went to a little shopping too.

coffee time:)

On Saturday we met up with some of our cousins for coffee. One of them is from Michigan we didnt see her in a long time. I think it was 5 years! It was nice to catch up and see her:) we went to a coffee shop and just hung out there it was to cold to do anything else! i think it might have even been snowing!

 

12-12-12

man did you notice this is the last time the date is gonna be the same numbers!??! Ok not the last time but you know what i mean...;) I remember being little and thinking that was the coolest thing ever;) haha Man its been so gray lately i hate it! it just makes you lazy and not feel like doing anything:( oh well if you think about it the weather is pretty good for December:) it kinda looks like this today... this is out our bedroom window

starbucks

all i feel like doing today is sitting at starbucks and doing homework! I dont know what it is... maybe cause its the beginning of the week?! haha this weekend my parents were gone and we were home with the kids... oh thats probably what it is;) being with the kids all weekend

This weekend

Today is a typical Friday at our house. All the kids are slowly coming down and making the breakfast mess. Screaming and fighting over what bowl they get and what teddy bears get to eat together? Whatever im not even gonna ask;) I have to get some cleaning done today so i dont have to do it tomorrow.

Thanksgiving

I know i should have done this post way long time ago but it takes sooo long to load pictures... and when i leave the laptop the kids immediately jump on it and mess every thing up... the joys of having a large family;) ok but here i a collage i put together

 

Family pic

On Saturday all of us went to the circle in the center of our town and took some pics for the year. And of course all the kids were acting up and not cooperating... But what else is new;) I am so thankful for my family.

mom and the two youngest Matt and Sally

sally

the boys:)

levi acing like a door!

allie and me

us girls

the time we had together

It feels so weird that Vanessa (who babysat our kids) is gone now! she left for home on Thursday:( we are all missing her now. She was like our sister while she was here:) I almost got used to three in the bed;) jk. We had a lot of fun times with her thats for sure. We went ice-skating once and we ended up taking pics more than ice skating! haha well here are some of the highlights...