Nobody Wants to Watch Cartoons Alone

We stored a bunch of stuffed animals in a tupperware under Abby's bed and she was THRILLED to stumble on them the other day.   Seriously, it was like Christmas.  She lined them all up and they all watched Bug's Life together....so sweet.

 

 



Thanksgiving 2012

 

We had a Loveridge Thanksgiving this year.  The food was yummy, kids were awesome (disappearing to the basement most of the day), conversation hilarious!! So it was a fantastic day all around.

Cameron "helping" clean the floors after dinner.

Pictionary

The Boys

The Girlies---baby Quincie will make 4.

The Seesters

Richele just does not enjoy pregnancy,,,,but we are all SO excited for baby Q, Suzie Q, Quinnie...or whatever else we decide to call her.

Andy nummin' on his turkey

Greg eating every last scrap of turkey skin

So thankful for my little fam!!! I just love them!

Abby discovered she really likes whipping cream.

 



Save the Trees!!

We got slammed with snow on Friday night.  One of the trees that we had to fight the city to keep (chad tore up and removed sidewalk and dug down 6 inches to probe the roots weren't lifting the sidewalk) got a big boo-boo.  Tear tear, sniffle sniffle.

 

This was going to be our first lazy Saturday in MONTHS--we have more projects than time, but we were thrilled that we had nothing planned for this day.  Chad spent 8 hours in the freezing cold with his chainsaw and our fallen hero.  Good thing we have that "white trash" trailer parked on our street so he could take the branches to the dump (the trailer is our newest feud).

The kids loved the first snowfall.

Tree brances were down all over the city, but ours was one of the biggest I saw...sniffle sniffle.

Abby woke up at 3am so Chad opened the blinds to show her that it was still night time---this is what he saw.  He was smart enough not to tell me until morning.  "Do you want to hear the bad news?"...is not how I like starting my day.

Cameron's 9th Birthday

My "first baby" is 9 years old.  Kills me!  This has been a great year for Cam--especially since school has started.  He is much more positive and can really think and process things before speaking or acting.   He is so funny and has a very quick wit.   He understands sarcasm a little too well and we really have to watch how we talk "in code"--cause the boys just gets everything.   He is an amazing student and really enjoys school and his friends.  Piano is his bug-a-boo right now--everything in this boy's life has been easy, except piano.  It's very good for him to be stretched with taking piano lessons, but Chad and I have learned that we really do have lots of patience---since he's still alive and hasn't been beat to death.   It's amazing that he will finally learn and memorize a song and just go play on his own...so there's hope.    He adores his baby sister and when he's not teasing Spencer they are amazing little buddies.

We adore you Cam-Bam and are so glad you are in our family!

 

Grandma makes egg-free cakes (Hall pics still on Grandma's camera), but when the Loveridge's play we throw a few candles in an ice cream sandwich (yah, I rock!)

So excited for his lava lamp--and it has brought minutes of entertainment since.

Wee bit crowded in the Hall house.

And no birthday is complete without a rousing game of Hungry-Hungry-Hippos.

 

Cameron's Birthday Interview

I am......9

I like.....Fifa 12 (soccer video game--finally they aren't shooting aliens)

I don't like....veggies

I am scared of......the It (the clown from the movie IT)

I hope for.....a camera  (got one from Grammy)

I dream about.....being a millionaire

I make mom and dad happy when I......obey

Mom and Dad get upset when I......tease and win Spencer (he shows Spencer no mercy when playing video games or sports--hoping Spencer can KICK his BUTT soon)

I feel......happy (mommy's favorite)

When I grow up......I want to be a pro gamer  (oh his momma is so proud)

I like to eat....Pizza Hut pizza

I don't like it when....I get beaten in Fifa (his mom likes it)

I get mad at.....yapping dogs

I laugh.....when Spence tries to armpit fart  (gotta love boys)

I see......a diaper bag (it was on the kitchen table when he was filling this out)

I like to watch....Gremlins the movie

I like to read....Janitors

I feel smart.....because everything is easy except piano (oh so true)

I feel silly.....when I say the pillow pet joke