The only thing missing was Daddy.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Magical Forest
A large fantasy of lights, is how I would describe the "Magical Forest." Jackson and I had a fun time last Tuesday evening at a "local" Las Vegas Christmas activity (I say local, but gracious...nothing in this town is close to us!)!! We enjoyed hot dogs, funnel cake, a carousel, putt putt with Frosty, a train ride and a walk through a "Magical Forest" of Christmas lights.
The only thing missing was Daddy.
The only thing missing was Daddy.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Forgotten Events
If you haven't read the post below, that will catch you up...well, almost. I have just loaded the new pictures from the camera onto the computer, and it appears that I forgot two events that happened in December. Prior to our Half Marathon...like the night before...was our squadron Christmas party. Needless to say, we enjoyed water during the cocktail hour and then dinner until 9pm and then we dashed out of the Stratosphere to make it home in the hopes of getting a few hours of sleep before having to be up at 4:00am for the race. So, no "real" partying for us, but it was fun anyway. Here is a picture of the ladies in the squadron.
And then, I forgot to mention our traditional "sugar cookie making extravaganza" that we have here at Christmas time (and sometimes Valentine's Day and Easter). I noticed this year that the clean up afterwards wasn't as great...seems that's a sure sign that my son is older and can keep the sprinkles on the cookies instead of on everything and everywhere else!! Fun was had by both of us!
(Oooo, two posts in one day...that's a recent record!!)
And then, I forgot to mention our traditional "sugar cookie making extravaganza" that we have here at Christmas time (and sometimes Valentine's Day and Easter). I noticed this year that the clean up afterwards wasn't as great...seems that's a sure sign that my son is older and can keep the sprinkles on the cookies instead of on everything and everywhere else!! Fun was had by both of us!
(Oooo, two posts in one day...that's a recent record!!)
Perpetually Behind
I've come to the conclusion that I am behind...in everything! I'm not Super Mom, Super Blogger, Super Wife or anything of the sort...and I'm still perpetually behind, especially with this blog!! I can't get it all together lately, except that I do have almost all of the Christmas gifts bought...which I suppose is good since Christmas is a week and a half away! Anywho...in an effort to update you (again), I'm going to stop with the "lots of words and pictures" posts and catch up in this post. A few words, one picture, and move on...so here it goes!!
Six days after our Disneyland vacation, Jackson and I traveled to Pennsylvania for a family reunion. It was a great time seeing all the family, to include aunts, uncles, great aunts, great uncles, grandparents, great grandma, cousins...and more cousins. Here's a picture of Jackson with his cousins (minus one who was asleep) and their Great Grandma!
We came back just in time to prepare for a Halloween party at our house...a kid-friendly one. We had what seemed like loads of kids racing around what began to feel like the smallest house in history that night!! The preparations included Jackson learning how to carve his first pumpkin (well, I carved it, he drew the eyes and nose and pulled out the insides).
Those loads of kids and at least one of their parents went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood on Halloween night. Jackson dressed as Anakin Skywalker.
Then we rolled around to Thanksgiving. As usual, we spent it just the three of us with a huge Thanksgiving day feast. Loads of fun frying a turkey again (Cody) and trying new recipes from the Food Network (me) and supervising the entire adventure (Jackson). (Two pictures this time)
The Blake Family Tradition continued this year as we decorated the house for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. This year, Jackson enjoyed hanging the Santas (and me moving them higher on the tree after he went to bed that night) on our Santa ornament tree and then hanging his own ornaments on his very own tree.
During all this time, Cody and I trained for our first Half Marathon...the "Rock n Roll Las Vegas Marathon/Half Marathon." We successfully crossed the finish line on December 5, 2010 after running 13.1 miles in 2 hours and 30 minutes. What a rush!! No pictures from this event, as we couldn't figure out how to carry a camera and run. With it being our first 13.1 mile run, we also didn't want any extra weight on our bodies!! We are slowly getting back into running after a week off in hopes that we will run another one sometime in the spring or summer.
This past weekend brought Cody and Jackson watching Santa arrive in an F-15, while I hosted a baby shower at our house. Tonight brings Jackson and me visiting Santa at a Forest of lights somewhere here in Vegas and Saturday morning brings the three of us going to have breakfast with Santa at our local community center. Busy times, busy times.
Ok, that's the Blakes in a "nutshell post" ... but now, at least you feel caught up with what's going on in Vegas.
Six days after our Disneyland vacation, Jackson and I traveled to Pennsylvania for a family reunion. It was a great time seeing all the family, to include aunts, uncles, great aunts, great uncles, grandparents, great grandma, cousins...and more cousins. Here's a picture of Jackson with his cousins (minus one who was asleep) and their Great Grandma!
We came back just in time to prepare for a Halloween party at our house...a kid-friendly one. We had what seemed like loads of kids racing around what began to feel like the smallest house in history that night!! The preparations included Jackson learning how to carve his first pumpkin (well, I carved it, he drew the eyes and nose and pulled out the insides).
Those loads of kids and at least one of their parents went trick-or-treating in our neighborhood on Halloween night. Jackson dressed as Anakin Skywalker.
Then we rolled around to Thanksgiving. As usual, we spent it just the three of us with a huge Thanksgiving day feast. Loads of fun frying a turkey again (Cody) and trying new recipes from the Food Network (me) and supervising the entire adventure (Jackson). (Two pictures this time)
The Blake Family Tradition continued this year as we decorated the house for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving. This year, Jackson enjoyed hanging the Santas (and me moving them higher on the tree after he went to bed that night) on our Santa ornament tree and then hanging his own ornaments on his very own tree.
During all this time, Cody and I trained for our first Half Marathon...the "Rock n Roll Las Vegas Marathon/Half Marathon." We successfully crossed the finish line on December 5, 2010 after running 13.1 miles in 2 hours and 30 minutes. What a rush!! No pictures from this event, as we couldn't figure out how to carry a camera and run. With it being our first 13.1 mile run, we also didn't want any extra weight on our bodies!! We are slowly getting back into running after a week off in hopes that we will run another one sometime in the spring or summer.
This past weekend brought Cody and Jackson watching Santa arrive in an F-15, while I hosted a baby shower at our house. Tonight brings Jackson and me visiting Santa at a Forest of lights somewhere here in Vegas and Saturday morning brings the three of us going to have breakfast with Santa at our local community center. Busy times, busy times.
Ok, that's the Blakes in a "nutshell post" ... but now, at least you feel caught up with what's going on in Vegas.
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