If I had a hundred dollars... by Anne

If I had a hundred dollars I would buy Barae (Barbie) and the 12

Pinsepisseiiss (Princesses) drass (dress) up sauf (stuff). and a

TV for me Just for me and Books for me

That I cud (could) read so I can be a good readedr (reader) to

and a cat.

Bowling... We had a good time bowling Saturday night! The girls are both pretty darn good bowlers! They had the gutter guards up but half the time, they didn't even need them.

Allison is hysterical to watch. She runs full speed with the ball cradled in her arms and throws it half way down the alley. This seems to work pretty well for her though! She had a strike and a few spares!

Anne is learning how to bowl the "right" way. She is doing really well too.

All that was missing was Bumpa's bowling towel! Gammer and I tried our best but Bumpa still beat us!

A great visit... We had a really nice weekend. Gammer, Bumpa, GG, Aunt Tina, and Uncle Terry came in town on Friday for a quick visit! We cooked out on the grill and hung out here at home but we had a fun time! It was great to see everyone.

Allison taught Bumpa some of her ballerina moves!

Anne reading to the group!

Troy told Anne this was his Halloween costume for next year. She didn't think it was very funny.

Feel the love... ha ha!

Happy New Year! We had a quiet New Year's Eve this year. The girls spent the day swimming in the pool and playing with all their new toys. Then we had an early dinner at our favorite Mexican place and went for ice cream at Carvel. Our big exciting event of the night was that Anne's top tooth finally fell out! She was eating her ice cream cone and it kept moving all around so Daddy tried to put it back in place and it just fell out in his hand! We were so excited! That thing has been wiggling around and hanging by a thread for a while now. She looks so cute with her missing teeth. So we had a nice, quiet, relaxing evening at home. Happy 2007!

Trip to Gammer and Bumpa's... We left the day after Christmas to spend a few days at Gammer's house. We got there around 5:00 p.m. because the traffic was so bad! We had a nice dinner and opened presents. Of course Gammer got way too much but everyone loved their gifts! After getting the girls to bed, the four of us continued our Spades tournament which is always lots of fun! Unfortunately I woke up in the middle of the night with Anne's stomach bug and was sick all day Wednesday. It was no fun. Luckily Bumpa was off of work so he took the girls to the park while Gammer and Daddy got some work done from home. By Thursday night I was feeling better and we went out for dinner that night. Friday Bumpa and I took the girls to the park again for a while and then Gammer came and we all went to see Night at the Museum. It was so good! Then Daddy met us for dinner after the movie. Gammer and I whooped those boys in 2 more games of spades that night and tied the score! We were so proud! We packed up to leave Saturday morning and about 30 minutes into our trip, Allison started throwing up. It was awful. She was sick the entire trip home. Rudy ended up sitting in front with Troy and I crammed in the back of the truck between the girls so I could be with Allison. She was such a trooper! Luckily she didn't have it too long and was feeling fine by bedtime Saturday night. So despite all the sickness, it was a really nice visit and we are hoping Gammer and Bumpa don't come down with it too!

Christmas morning... The girls were so excited to see that Santa came! They checked everything out under the tree while Daddy made his coffee and we got ready to open presents! Santa was very good to them this year! Checking out their stockings!

A gameboy! She was so excited!

Rudy was on Santa's nice list too!

Allison picked this gift out for Rudy. She was so excited to give it to him. He liked it so much he has already torn it to shreds!