Andre and John
just an fyi --- Andrea and John are getting married on New Years Eve!!! Quinn, Keira and I are in the wedding ---- it's going to be a great time.
Send them lots of happy wedding wishes!
genine xxoo
Happy New Year
just an fyi --- Andrea and John are getting married on New Years Eve!!! Quinn, Keira and I are in the wedding ---- it's going to be a great time.
Hoping you all had a wonderful Christmas. This year was so much fun with the kids...Quinn has been excited for months, and had been helping Keira catch on. So having them both "get it" was delightful. Christmas Eve, we met Bill and Kathy at church, and then headed back here for dinner. Being that it is just them and us at Christmas time, it is so nice that they pack a bag and spend the night here. The kiddies ate and got to open some Christmas Eve presents. They were thrilled with new pj's and loved their robes :) Aunt Patty and Aunt Annie sent along gifts too - sweatshirts, boots, dresses etc. --- and a few fun toys from Gram and Gramp were really enjoyed by them - sleds, ball game, TV dance... I'm sure I'm forgetting things!
Just to let you all know that we are home, safe and sound. Thurs. nite our power went out - it just came back this morning (tues.). Luckily, we were able to stay at Bill and Kathy's - they were in CA visiting Ann and Patty --- so at least we weren't bombarding them! It's been a hectic week, and I think we're all pretty tired, and happy to be home. Keira has cried more than usual - asking to go home, which surprised us. She really picked up on something being off. We were also lucky that we didn't have any damage to our home/cars...and only lost a few limbs from some of our smaller trees. That was not the case for most - Bill and Kathy lost a lot of their trees....to give you an idea...Billy took a half day today, and was chainsawing and stacking from 11 - 4.
to say that taking our holiday photo(s) is an event every year...gives you no idea of what this entails...usually the getting dressed is ok...generally accompanied by "I don't want to wear this now!" --- and for some crazy law of physics...as soon as the camera comes out - all hell brakes loose! are you laughing??? that's good, because we weren't!!!! "CAN YOU JUST LOOK AT THE CAMERA???? SIT STILL! SMILE! QUINN!!! KEIRA!!!! COME ON LET'S JUST DO THIS!!!"..... just to give you a feel for the action LOL
after our trip to Rochester for Thanks Giving, and Quinn's birthday... we finally feel like we'll be settling in to a less hectic routine! lol All of these events are wonderful of course, it's just very busy.
EASY GIFT IDEA:
on Monday Quinn will be doing his first of two trials at a local Tai Kwan Do studio. If he likes it - we will be looking to sign him up for classes --- of course this costs money --- but we both feel the benefits of it for him will more than pay for itself...especially in the winter, when burning off energy outside is a little tougher. So - if you'd be interested in passing on the "toy" or shopping and would want to gift him Tai Kwan Do classes - drop me a line, and I'll keep you posted on how he likes it. Keira is too young (need to be 4 ) :)
hope you all enjoyed the holiday, and are enjoying getting ready for Christmas or other holidays this time of year. we'll be working on our holiday photo tomorrow, and will post a pic. asap!!! Be sure to send us your mailing address if you'd like to receive a photo card!
xxoo genine