2012 begins....

The day after everyone left, Emmery asked to be excused from dinner so she could go play with the iPad.  We finished eating and found this.  She must have been worn out from all the fun.  She NEVER falls asleep on the couch.

Mikey was so excited to use his new Blendtec.  So excited that he went to the store right away to get some fruits and veggies.  Pretty sure he cleared out the whole produce section at HEB!!!

He's making tortilla soup here.  The blender actually heats up the soup IN the blender.  It wasn't piping hot though so we did zap it in the microwave for a bit before digging in.  It was delicious.

The weather finally cleared up so Emmery got to take her new bike for a spin.

Doesn't she look cute in her shades??

Not the most comfortable way to watch TV but she seems to like it.

Are you ready for some CUTENESS????

Thank you Auntie Stacy for my skull tuxedo shirt!!

We hadn't planned on doing much for New Year's Eve since we don't really have a baby sitter.  But a couple days before our neighbor's daughters came and knocked on our door.  They invited us over to their house for New Years.  We decided to go since the kids were invited.  Believe it or not, they stayed up until midnight to ring in 2012!!  We had a great time and it was really nice to meet and hang out with some of our neighbors.

Marc's shirt was a hit!  I squeezed his feet into his skull shoes so that he'd match :-)

I thought I'd try to get a shot of the two of them in front of the tree.

Oh well, ya gotta try, right?  I wish I had kids that would sit still!!

They're getting so good at playing together.  Little fights will break out every once in a while.  I always know when I hear Marc scream.  With a little intervention from mommy they are really good at sharing and taking turns.  Emmery is such a great big sister.  Sometimes I'll hear her (sounding exactly like me) "Marrrrcc, don't put that in your mouth."  Or, "Marc don't climb up on that table buddy.  That's dangerous!"

Seems like any time she sees flowers she has to stop and smell them.  I try to always say yes because I don't want her to see me as someone who doesn't "stop to smell the flowers!" ;-)

Our New Years Day meal turned out fantastic.  Here is Marc goofing around for Daddy.  Look at those friggin EARS!!!  Hysterical!

Santa put some Mr. Bubble bath bombs in their stockings this year.  They bubble up and turn the water blue.  Pretty cool.  The kids had a blast.

Emmery is really starting to use her imagination.  She filled this cup up with bubbles and said, "look mommy an ice cream cone!"