We sure had alot of fun in Oregon for Christmas this year, we braved the winter road travels and made it there and back with no troubles...well actually we did blow the fuse in our car that fed power to the radio and DVD player....MAJOR disaster averted thanks to some research on the laptop (Thanks McDonalds for now having free Wifi!) and a shopping trip to Wal-Mart in Pendelton. All of my life i've been traveling I-84 along the Columbia river, and never have I stopped at the Stonehenge replica....So we decided to take a little detour over the river into Washington to have a little look see!
It was freeing cold and Carter didn't feel like stretching her legs, so we made it a quick pit stop and tried to smile for a few pictures...but now I can officially say I've been to Stonehenge..haha!
Of course the weather in Oregon is always testy, especially in winter, so what do you do with equally testy children?...Why I say...you make them go outside! Carter really enjoyed adventuring with her cousins in the backyard...
These two are a crack up...they play really nice together unless any older siblings are around to cause trouble! Carter is 4 months older than Autumn, but boy being close in age doesn't make them anything alike- as you can see Autumn is always willing to smile for the camera, Carter just scowls or looks away!
Opening presents from Nana and Papa...Carter LOVES her Fur-Real kitty, it's still one of her favorite presents now three weeks after Christmas!
Playing with her new dishes set on Christmas morning....a rare moment of not having to defend her loot from cousins....not that she didn't do her share of looting as well!
Speaking of looting....where did you get that Missy??? What a little candy cane thief....it's a good thing Santa left extras in the pantry!
Looking over her new movies from "An Book"
Not the prettiest sight to behold on Christmas morning, but it's all I've got of Carter and I together with smiles!
The face of Christmas morning...how do you teach a 2 year old that Christmas morning is supposed to be happy and joyful? She pretty much did nothing but scowl and was hardly interested in opening presents, it was more exciting to see what her cousins were getting!
Yup, that's right, the Dad's pulled diaper duty before the chaos began! They were tucked away in their beds while Santa and his helper were busy until late (some little children had a hard time going to sleep that night!)
John and Abrianna teaming up for a little "Guesstures"
Abrianna and Carter playing rough and tumble...oh wait that was the end of a cat-fight gone good! These two just DON'T get along, i'm not quite sure why but hooooooeeeyyy! By the time we left I figured intervening was pointless and my kid had to learn to find her voice and yell back hit back and take toys too...all very typical 2 year old things that she hadn't figured out yet...but were coming! Unfortunately she learned them so well, that by the time we left, she also was a main instigator in alot of the hulabaloo....she's really turned into a curmudgeoned brute!
