Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas! Love ~Zach, Alicia, Zoey and Delaney

Snow, snow and more snow.

We had a snow storm yesterday and it barried us in at least 8 more inches of snow. There is another one due tomorrow. The weather channel says we could get an excess of a foot! Yeah, not! Here are some pics of Zach after he snowblowed the front walkway.

Delaney warming up after playing outside.

I've been tagged...

1.How long have you been together? October 2o, 1993 - 15 yrs 2 mths

2.How long did we date? We were married July 8th 2000 so... about 7 years

3. How old is he? 31. I am 30

4. Who eats more? Zach but he eats good stuff. I eat junk.

5. Who said, "I love you," first? probable me. He said it early on too.

6. Who is taller? Zach by about an inch

7. Who does the laundry? Me

8. Who does the dishes? Me unless Zach is feeling especially nice. Usually it just involved loading the dishwasher though.

9. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me

10. Who pays the bills? I write out the checks. Zach makes all the money though.

11. Who mows the lawn? We both do. I usually mow while he weed wacks.

12. Who cooks dinner? I usually do, but Zach has a couple things he likes to make.

13. Who is more stubborn? Zach

14. Who kissed who first? We were teenagers. We did a lot of kissing. I definitely kissed him first though on the way home from the Homecoming dance.

15. Who asked who out? I asked him to the Homecoming dance. He said no but we met up at the dance and have been together ever since.

16. Who proposed? Zach, I kinda forced it though.

17. Who is more sensitive? I think we both are just about different things.

18. Who has more siblings? Me. I have a younger sister and brother. Zach has a younger sister.

19. What were you doing ten years ago? Planning my wedding and a junior in college at UB

20. Five things on my to-do list: pack for vacation, finish shopping, clean my house, take Zoey to the Dr., have Bible study tonight.

21.Things I would do if I was suddenly made a billionaire. Pay off my house and my parent's houses. Pay off all our debts (Student Loans, car payments). Travel somewhere warm and tropical. Invest for my kids future. Shop! Have another baby.

22. Three of my bad habits: spending too much time online, dessert, tv

23. Five places I have lived: (only lived in 4 places) Clarence, NY. Lockport, NY. Evans Mills, NY. Deferiet, NY.

24. Five jobs I have had: Ice cream scooper at Friendly's, waitress at Courtyard Cafe, waitress at Denny's, office work at United Precious Metals, Resourse Room Aide at Indian River HS.

25. Things people don't know about me: Hmmm... I wish I could dance.

I tag Amy Nickerson and Amy Anderson!

Incredible

We got our new computer! It works awesome and is incredibly fast! Big Thanks to Zach's parents for the early Christmas present!

I took the girls for hair cuts last Thursday. Delaney couldn't even see through hers anymore so I knew something needed to be done. She looks even more incredibly cute now. I call her little Suzy Lou Ho (from The Grinch movie). Zoey had a couple inches taken off the back.

We had almost 3 feet of snow piled in our yard after the all the storms last week but today it is 45 degrees and raining so some should be gone by tonight.

I've finished all my Christmas shopping and everyone should be happy. I really didn't get stressed out about it this year. I had a small budget to stick to so it was planned out from the beginning. Our tree is up and the house is decorated, though I didn't put up any lights outside. The girls go to bed at 7pm so they wouldn't even enjoy them anyway.

I read The Shack recently for my book club and I recommend it to everyone. I really enjoyed it.

Second installment in the clone army

I have posted pictures comparing Zach and Zoey in the past but here is one of he and Delaney side by side. I think she looks even more like him than Zoey did. It's the hair and eyes that make the difference.

Ice Skating

I took Zoey ice skating with some of our MOMS Club friends yesterday. My good friend Tania was nice enough to watch Delaney so Zoey and I could have some time together. It was awesome! She wasn't sure at first but after slipping around for awhile she got her footing. They had walkers that the kids could use to balance themselves that helped a lot. She was so proud of herself for doing it.

It was funny when we were in the car driving there Zoey said " Mom this feels so weird that Delaney isn't here." It was so sweet!

We're home

We just got back from our Thanksgiving celebration in Clarence. We had a great time visiting with Zach's family. Unfortunately I forgot my camera so I don't have any pictures.

We returned home Sat evening to 18" of snow! It was a mess. We had to shovel a path to the front door, unload the kids and then Zach I took turns shoveling in the driveway so we could get the van in. It was so heavy and wet! Then yesterday we went out to work on it again. Luckily our neighbor came over with his snow blower and saved us!

The girls had a blast playing in the snow while we worked. Delaney was climbing the banks and Zoey was sledding down them. Zach and I had a good laugh watching Delaney try to walk in the yard. The icy coating on the snow would almost hold her weight and then her foot would go through. She fell every 2nd step and would yell "ARGH." It was too funny!

Today we are back to the grind. I'm taking Zoey ice skating at the Watertown Arena today. She is gonna love it!