The Original Myers Girls!

It was so fun to have Monica and Tabitha back in town for the holidays! I miss them so much and it is always so great for all of us to get back together again. There is always that feeling of contentment and completeness when we are all at my parent's house. I'm sure my mom feels the same and I know I will feel that same way once my own kids are older and have their own families.

One of the best Mexican Lunches!

This is what we call a true hole in the wall! And yet, it is one of the best Mexican lunch places! While my sisters were home my parents took them to Carolina's. It is so yummy and Drew and I totally missed out. But it's not very kid friendly and it's in a bad part of town...pretty much the reason that we only go for lunch. But during the lunch hour this little, square block is hustling with business men and women from surrounding areas. It is nestled in a little run-down neighborhood but the parking lot of Carolinas is high class--- Lexus, BMW, Mercades... you name it! I'm so jealous that we missed it and ohh, that pregnancy craving it setting in! I just might be eating there this week!

Holiday Craziness!

I am trying to catch up with all the December events before 2007 is done!
We started with haircuts in the middle of December so we could be ready for Christmas and the New Year! Hallie has her hood on but you can see Braden's clean cut! Afterwards we had to check out the birds, mice, fish, and dogs at PetsMart! Drew and I also had haircuts! Nothing better!

Hallie also had her holiday visitor's week for dance when the parents get to come and watch inside the classroom. She did fantastic!

She also had her Winter Celebration performance and Drew, Braden, and I went and made a gingerbread house with her in class. She had 3 songs that they sang and we captured it all on video. It's priceless!

Christmas morning was so fun with the kids! Braden fed off of Hallie's excitement and was finally at the age when he figured out how to open the presents and that most of them were filled with toys for HIM! It actually took us FOREVER to open everything because both Hallie and Braden had to open up the actual toy and play with it, figure it out, look at all the parts, etc. Drew and I kept prodding them to keep going! They would have been happy with a couple gifts each!

A few days after Christmas we took out Drew's new toy (a remote control airplane) and headed to the park across the street from our house. Drew managed to get the plane up and flying well a couple times before crashing pretty hard. It was pretty fun for the little kids, as well as us big kids! I think we are headed out tomorrow for another run. Drew is determined to master being a remote control pilot!

We've had a wonderful holiday season and hope that all of you enjoyed your Christmas, as well! It's been nice to be able to spend time as a family and relax a little bit! Now, on to the New Year!

Willy Wonka

This guy is my chocolate lover! I left some chocolate bars in the fridge and Braden found one. He unwrapped the foil and went at it! I was trying to get him to come closer to me to get a good shot (because he just kept backing up, knowing I would take the bar away) but then he came up to me and tried to get his gooey, chocolate fingers all over the camera. Of course he didn't eat any of his dinner...

Sea World!

We hit up Sea World again, but this time with Hallie's four LEWIS girl cousins and we had a great time! Braden loved seeing all the animals and Hallie was lovin' all the girls! Yes, Braden is licking his hands after putting them in the salt water with all the star fish and sea cucumbers. He loved the taste...and I'm sure there were tons of germs, but what are you going to do?! :)

We are talking about the kid who eats sand and dirt for fun!

A Little Hesitant!

Braden had his first real experience with Santa this year while we ate breakfast with Shamu. Santa was there and Braden thought he was pretty cool, eyeing him all through breakfast, until we tried putting him in his lap. That was just a little too close for his taste! Drew's dad went up with him and Braden hung on to dear life! I guess we'll just have to keep our distance.

The One and Only...

so far. We went for my first doctors appointment to make sure everything was okay and in the ultrasound we got a VERY obvious shot of our newest little boy! So now we are boys-2, girls-1. And we are thrilled! When we went in I thought that I was only 13 weeks so I am little further along than I thought. We are going back the first of Dec for another (more in depth) ultrasound in 3D to figure all my dates out. I am a little nervous at the prospect of 2 boys, 23 months apart. Mostly because I am barely keeping up with the 1 boy I've got...I swear, boys are so ACTIVE...and CURIOUS...and BUSY...and sometimes just so OUT OF CONTROL! Drew is already dreaming of trips to the sand dunes, camping, Lake Powell, ATV's, etc. So it's a good thing that I've got my girly girl diva who is a little high maintenance, but I love every ounce of her. She is getting so big and is gorgeous! I love that she loves pedicures, the mall, dress up, long hair, and everything pink or purple!