Christmas - Thanksgiving 2008

Mommy and Daddy were prepared with snacks, toys, movies and a tranquilizer gun.

A sippy cup and a movie for Charlotte. A double scotch straight up for Mommy.

The wheat thins kept a comin' until we touched down in SD.

We've arrived and Cristina is smiling with joy to see her cousins. You
should have seen her smile when we left ;)~

The San Diego Zoo.

We told Charlotte if she didn't smile we were going to leave her there.

Catherine and Uncle Nick.

Haven't seen one animal yet. But we spent $48 on two chicken sandwiches,
two hot dogs and drinks. (Free limited edition plastic cup included.)

Finally some animals!

"We come all this way and you show us ducks........."

Petting zoo.

"This feels like Daddy's back."

Funny story. This sign warns that the Ocelot is a territorial animal that tends
to mark it's territory with urine. It tells visitors not to get too close
as they can urinate up to 5'. Daddy reads the sign shortly after
he pushes Catherine well withing the 5' range and guess what?
Catherine is now Ocelot territory.

Seeing a Panda eat in captivity was supposedly very rare. There were people lined up around the exhibit
to see them eat a bamboo lunch. Daddy wondered if the bamboo lunch cost the panda $48.00.

Daddy wonders just how far it is to the lion's exhibit.

"First an Ocelot pees on me, now you want me to smile?!?!?"

We came. We saw. We were peed on. We conquered.

Thanksgiving day was full of fun and frolicking.

"Good morning. When do we eat?"

"I'm going to dance around with this on my head until I get some turkey!"

"I've got an idea, let's make Cristina pull me around the house on this blanket until dinner is ready."

Video of Cristina pulling the girls around the house.
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The girls getting into Mommy's glasses.

And Auntie's shoes.

Poor Cristina.

Some fun at the park.

Video of the Kelbaugh trio (all of which share the initials of CK) working some sidewalk art.
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Mmmm..sweet potatoes.

Speaking of potatoes.

Ok, can we eat now!

Thanks to Nick, Jeannette and Cristina for hosting the Texas terror over the Thanksgiving holiday.
We had a great time and I'm sorry about the hole in the roof and the fire in the garage,....and the
chipped tooth.

On to Christmas 2008

This was a great Christmas. It was the first Christmas the girls really started to understand
that if they were good, they got stuff. We watched The Grinch on Christmas Eve, decorated
sugar cookies and left a plate of goodies for Santa. Enjoy!

Our tree.

And the coolest of ornaments.

"Why won't she fly like Rudolph?

Pictures with Santa Claus.

Charlotte hoping that Santa forgot his naughty list.

The Christmas Train at the mall.

Video of The Christmas Train.

Making ravioli with Gramma Pat.

Making Christmas sugar cookies.

Video of girls making cookies with Gramma Pat.

Now coloring them.

And Charlotte dumping an entire container of sprinkles on them
just before Mommy could grab it.

The girls leaving Santa Claus his cookies and milk and the reindeer some carrots.

Someone making away with one of Santa's cookies.

Video of the girls putting the plate of cookies together.

With the girls tucked away dreaming of sugar plums, Santa's helpers get to work.

Note to grandparents; please take another look at these pictures
come birthday time. We are running out of room and are implementing
a stuffed animal ban.

The girls wake Christmas morning and it begins.........