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14 Dec 2011

The Alamo!

Ready for Christmas? Here is the daily Christmas mood music! I stumbled across this lively Celtic carol, “A Soalin”. Fancy a more traditional carol? Click here to hear one you know by heart.

Last night after dinner mommy and I were discussing a meeting of mine that had occurred earlier that day. The only thing that I could think of during the meeting was The Alamo!. I was out manned, out gunned, out prepared! I was creamed!

Mommy sympathizing said, “well don’t worry about it. I am a worrier and I am not worried about it”.

I agreed saying, “Yes you are. But you are also a good comforter too. And I appreciate it”. Warmly I followed, “and I would like to throw you over top of me right now”.

Mommy smiled back as she grasped my homonymic play on words. ~ sadly she did not take me up on the romance!

But Dylan said, while still looking down at her toy in her lap, “But Daddy you might hurt her if you do dat”.

I’ll take a daughter who fancies ‘care and concern’ over romance any time!

Happy Holidays!

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12 Dec 2011

Brrr, can someone get me towel?

I don’t know about where you live but it is starting to snow here in 3D. Similarly, it is finally looking a lot like Christmas in our real world as well as we finally finished decking the Christmas tree and train village! (VodPod Video) Phew! It wasn’t easy.

Preparing the tree and train village below is one of our family traditions. Aren’t the traditions great? Another of ours is the holiday music during the season. So I wanted to share some of our favorites over the next 12 days of Christmas. Click on it for some seasonal holiday music in the background if you want.

I have to admit I became a Celtic Woman groupie a few years back when I saw their first PBS special. Accordingly, I have bought their Christmas DVD. The DVD has classic carols, done with an Irish flavor, sung by angels.

True to the season, we were actually visited by 3 angels this past week. Its true! We are blessed with many angels in our lives that love us and our kids. These 3 helped to make this holiday that much more special for our girls. Thank you!

So in trying to be worthy we tried to get our two Cherubs fit for some Christmas pics this weekend. Ha! Trying to get these girls to sit still, look at the camera, smile and not pull the hair bows out of the other’s hair is next to impossible! So, sorry the holiday pictures may be a little late!

Here is a glimpse of what I mean (darn flash delay!):

Have a great Monday!

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03 Dec 2011

No Dylan, Santa Clause did not leave you anything last night

This is the weekend we Deck the Halls for the Holidays. Where the heck did we get all this stuff? Every year we seem to depreciate the house and the decoration inventory just a little bit more with all the unpacking and packing. Every year we some how seem to get more decorations too. So get ready!

Now, the big question is…how do we keep a very curious and energetic 20 month old from ‘climbing up’ on the Christmas tree platform and racing the antique train or tramping on the villagers below? Dylan did surprise us the same year she was 20 months old. Cross your fingers! If anyone has any ideas here PLEASE comment.

Sadly, we do not have to worry about the enthusiasm of our wonderful greyhound’s tail sweeping the Christmas tree and reducing the ornament collection this year. With all the excitement of the Holidays Dylan mentions how she misses ol’ Cloudy almost every day lately.

But this year it is all about the kids, as it will be for years to come. Seeing the beaming smiles on these girls faces is worth all the depreciation and the time decking and undecking. Dylan made sure Santa knew what she wanted this year…she took the Target magazine with her as she sat on Santa’s lap. And then asks why Santa did not leave the toy for her in the living room every morning when we get up. ..Hold on Dylan, hold on!

I hafta go now…I need to find those replacement lights……..

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02 Dec 2011

Bath Time!

I guess my newly assigned roles, besides ‘Daddy’, are nanny, home-school professor, cleaner, utility manager and playmate. Sooo, it seems inevitable that I must take on the role of giving baths. : (

Now I don’t directly avoid the giving of baths. We are really lucky as both the girls really love water. They play and splash and don’t fuss. Its just that this old fart’s knees and back want to argue with me while I bathe the babes sometimes.

Tonight was no exception. As I showed my wife this new web site’s look (me stalling) the kids were laughing and carrying on in the bath. She knew, as good mothers do, they were making a mess back there. And so it was. BUT, turning lemons into lemonade, I took an old towel and mopped up the floor with it and then folded it under to pad my poor ol knees. Good Job Girls!

Here are a few pics of Bath Time over the years:

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30 Nov 2011

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Hello world!

Here it is! Daddy’s Day Dare! Our life at the 3D. My wife thought this would be a good way to channel my creative energy, telling friends and family about our amazing kids and share some of our day (the kids and I) with the world.

Hey, is that a great looking family or what?

Please keep in mind, since this is my first post the blog, it is still a work in progress! I am learning as I go here. I hope to keep the blog Fun! Or at least readable. These kids are my material and it is never dull. So stay tuned! You never know what is going to happen next.

If you have a minute take a quick look around. Leave me a comment to let me know you entered into our virtual house. ~ help yourself to the frig.

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Take care,

~Andy