My mother has already broken one of her resolutions.  What do you think of Cooper’s hair?  My mother saw the picture of Coopy on Gregg’s lap(1st pic in post below) and said his hair is too long.

I think he looks adorable.  My mom thinks he looks like a cute girl.  What are your thoughts regarding his hair and boys hair in general?

Gregg and Cooper at Sarah and Troy’s xmas eve party

Colin, Justin, Cooper and Noah opening secret santa gifts xmas eve

Taggert, Nathan, Riley, Colin, Justin, Cooper and Noah

Cooper and Noah on xmas morn. W/ the winning present

Cooper and Noah riding their scooters to Carol and Steve’s xmas brunch

Rachel, Sarah, me, Sarah’s mom and Carol in the kitchen..xmas brunch

Rachel, Carol, Sarah, Shannon, me, Sarah’s mom

“The guys”  Brandon, Gregg, Troy, Steve and Mike

Carol and Steve

Mike and Shannon

Troy and Sarah(Tae Tae in the back)

Rachel and Brandon

The champagne cocktail with the OJ heart ice cube.

on 12/30 we went to Zilker Park with the Sippels.  This is the train ride through the park.

This is one of the views from the train ride.

More posting and a “few” pics in a day or so.

The kids had a blast at xmas and so did I.  We had so much fun over Carol and Steve’s house.  I will post a boat load of photos of all the week’s festivites soon.

Gregg got me a Zune which is Microsoft’s version of the Nanopod.  I told Gregg I wanted a Nano(even though I don’t know how to work one) but he got me this because he said a nano only holds 5 hours of video where a Zune holds 100 hours.  Woohoo for me if I can just find 100 hours of video.  So far I only have two songs on my Zune.  I love Jet and if you haven’t heard them here are two songs I LOVE.  I hope you like them too.
Look What You’ve Done

Are You Going To Be My Girl

Now I have some Cocteau Twins to download so I have some sleepy time music.  Wish me luck downloading!  I need it

Our Jungle Java is set to open by of before May 1st.  We have signed the lease and got the keys.  Today I met with the architect and contractor at the site and we talked plans.  We have some great ideas.  I forgot to take pics of the place but I will later this weekend and post them.  I am so excited and ready to go.  This is such a great place to open anything kid related.  The child popultaion is booming.  There is so much to do now and I am very excited to get started.  Soon I will be the bread winner and Gregg can retire in the next year.  LOL

On a BIG side note.  Noah is now pooping on the potty every day and cleaning himself up!  With that behind(ha ha) me I thought I would start on Cooper.  Every once in a while he likes to potty on the potty so I thought this would be easy.  I guess he just likes to go when he wants to do it.  Every time I put him in underwear he pees in them.  I guess we will just have to keep at it.

OOOHHHH If you are looking for something fantastic to serve at your holiday party here is an idea.  If you are on the path please do not click on this link or you will not be surprised Monday night.  So here it is.  Read the article to find out where to buy the product.  I just love my champagne/sparkling wine.  Merry Christmas!!

Today was the annual cookie party at Ms. Rachel’s(female anatomy instructor) house.

Here are all the little ones waiting for us to get done with the pictures so they can start.

Here is Ms. Sarah explaining what reindeer food is.

Today was the annual “snow day” at Teravista.

Carol told me I should document the cute things my kids do before I forget.  So here goes my story of Noah and Santa.

This is the first year that Noah really understands Santa.  Oh and he loves him.  Well earlier last week I had to take Noah to Toys R Us because he finally pooped on the potty.  I was amazed that there was no one in the store.  So I took that opportunity to do our xmas shopping.  Noah asked what I was doing and I told him that we were making our list for Santa.  I told him we would take all these things to the check out counter and they would then give that list to Santa.  He bought it!

Then Noah noticed I carried all the bags to the car.  He asked me what I was doing.  I had to think fast so I came up with another story about taking the presents home and that the elves would come get them then build their version of the toys and return the toys to Toys R Us.  I further sold the story by calling the NOrth Pole and telling the elves that they could come on by the house in about an hour to get the toys out of my car.  I even asked them if they wanted my keys or should I just leave the car unlocked.  Noah was amazed.  So a few days later I was driving Noah home from school and he started screaming, “The elves came mom, the elves came.”  I was completely clueless.  I asked him what he meant and he pointed to the back of the car and told me the presents were gone and that the elves came and got him.  I was so surprised by his excitement and his belief  It just made my heart smile!

I think of a million things to write and people to include in my blogs every sleepless night and then once I put Cooper down for nap my mind is in a fog.  I am just hurrying so that I can get to take a nap before he wakes.  LOL 

The boys got their pics with Santa last weekend.  They also got pics with Bevo.  That was their first Santa pic in shorts!  Yea it was one of those loopy days where it was 80.  I was hoping to put a pic here but I have to wait for Gregg to show me how to do it.  This might surprise some of you but he isn’t bery patient with teaching me new things.  He likes to just do it himself and then chastise me for still not being able to learn by watching him.  Any way those will be up soon.

Thank You Shannon for the lovely Party Sunday.  Sorry you weren’t feeling well.  This weekend the parties continue.  We have a winter fest at the clubhouse.  They are bringing a big snow making machine out and the kids will get to sled down a hill and such.  Ijust found out that this thing costs $10,000.  Holy cow.  I guess it is a good thing we have a lot of houses paying HOA dues(3,700 when sub is done).  Then we are going to Rachel’s house(anatomy teacher) for the kids xmas cookie decorating party.  After that we are going to Carol’s house for the kids xmas movie night.  I think there are going to be 2 or 3 rooms with a different xmas movie and the kids wear their PJ’s and bring their sleeping bags.  The parents will of course all be downstairs enjoying themselves.

Ahh what a fun weekend.  Now we just have to get this week out of the way!

First I would like to thank Miss Rachel for giving Noah the female anatomy course quite unexpectedly last week.  I reminded Noah that we don’t walk into other people’s bathrooms especially if the shower is running.  And ya know I have told him before that it is not polite to stare. 

First the Omaha mall shooting now churches, what is going on with people?  At least the shooting in Colorado Springs ended at the hand of an ARMED security guard.  I’m sick of these losers being able to kill themselves.  Now I know my mom is going to  cringe but my uncle Keith will be proud ……if more people had concealed weapons these assholes wouldn’t be able to knock off so many people.  I’m not saying it should be easy to get a gun or that anybody should be able to get a concealed permit.  But if just one competent person had a gun at any of these shootings we wouldn’t be mourning so many deaths.  I was thinking about this the other night as I couldn’t sleep yet again.  I thought about V Tech and everything and where you should be able to have a concealed weapon and where you shouldn’t.  In the morning I wake up and hear about the church shootings and that blew my theory out of water.  Back to my drawing board.

I don’t have the energy for another Drew Peterson rant right now but I know my weekely rant will come later this week.

The weather here is driving me crazy.  I seriously never know what to wear or what to pack away for the season.  Yesterday morning we were wearing shorts and tshirts and today we are wearing turtle necks and sweaters and tomorrow we will be wearing pants and tshirts.  It goes from 82-76-47-and now 73 tomorrow.  What is going on.  It just isn’t steady.  I think after Tuesday we will be in the 60’s.  For how long I don’t know…….

I’m done xmas shopping for my family!  yahoo!!  I only have to buy my dirty santa present now.  Yesterday we had the womens ornament party and I got a nice martini ornament.  Oddly enough two girls brought the same martini ornament.  What impeccable taste!

OK I’m tired of typing.