Christmas

Christmas was fabulous. Sarah woke us up and we came out to see that Santa had eaten the cookies and the reindeer ate their carrots. She loved to the note that Santa left her and looked at all her gifts. She first wanted to open her stocking and eat half of the chocolate in there. She was so excited to see all her gifts. Under the tree were many things. Later Manna came over and she brought more gifts and we had a great day. Manna cooked dinner for us. We had Cornish game hens, potatoes, green beans and lava cake and cheesecake pudding. I have pictures but as you have guessed they are still in the camera. Hopefully I will get them out soon. In the mean time, Manna cleaned out her camera and I will post pictures of Sarah from 3 on. Let's see!

lots to talk about

Here is a picture of Sarah and Elise playing pirate fighting. Sydney is the MC and she is calling the sward fight. They came over on Friday and we all went to dinner.
I had been in Dallas with Zadie. he had to have minor heart surgery and they put in a pace maker/defibulator. He is doing better now but it is not fun to see your dad be wheeled down the hallway to the elevators.
On Saturday we went to the Rainforest Cafe to see Santa. He was very nice. Then we went to get our Christmas/Chanukkah stuff from storage and started decorating the house. Sarah had friends caome over and the girls helped decorate.
On Sunday we had lunch with Margaret and Margot. It was nice to see them. It has been a long time.
I am getting ready to have surgery on Thursday and am getting very scared. I hope I am doing the right thing.

Trip to Dallas

We came home on Tuesday, washed clothes and packed up again on Wednesday and drove to Dallas. Sarah was very excited to see Aunt Marcy, Uncle Jim and Zadie. Aunt Marcy and Sarah made cupcakes that look like turkeys, they cooked dinner together and played a great deal. Sarah met Uncle Jon again and they played together also. Sarah was the conductor to Russ, Uncle Jon, Zadie and my playing instruments. She even had a cane she was raising up and down.
Zadie had a great time watching Sarah and how creative she was. It was a great weekend but we were glad to get home. Life can go back to normal for a little while.

OOPS

I forgot to talk about Pike's Peak. On Sunday we went on a cog train up Pikes Peak. That is 14,110 feet in the air. The cog is a type of rail that moves the train up and down. The trip was about 1 1/2 hours up. It was around 34 degrees on the ground and when we got to the top it was in the low teens with the winds blowing about 35 miles per hour. Burr it was cold. What they forget to tell you as you go up is that you lose a liter of water and you should drink lots. As we got to the top, my sugars went down and I began to see stars in my eyes. Russ ran around trying to get my sugars up and keep me from fainting. Sarah hated being in the cold. She wrapped herself in my cape and wanted to go home. The ride down was even worse. We all started to feel bad and Sarah thank goodness slept most of the way. I have pictures but think we will not be going up Pikes Peak next year.
After we got back down, the kids and Russ and David, went rock climbing. They had a great time and Sarah was a great sport. She loved it.
Pictures to come.

WOW!!

Wow what a great day we had. We got up and went to the Zoo. We fed the giraffes and laughed and let the giraffes eat crackers off our heads and from our hands. It was awesome. Russ held Sarah up with crackers in her hands and two giraffes came up and she was sandwiched between them. She was so excited and had a great time. Russ and I both had giraffes sit on our heads and eat crackers. Sydney had a giraffe slime her hair because we put a cracker on her head and the giraffe ate the cracker with a very long tongue. After the giraffes, we went and saw the lions and the monkeys and then took the tram around the Zoo and found the penguins and the gorillas. We had lunch and rode the horses and carousel and then left. It was a great day.
In the evening, we went to a restaurant called Fargo's Pizza Co. It looked like and old saloon and the ladies and gentleman were dressed in old fashion clothing. It was a great day. Pictures to follow.

Colorado Springs

Sarah, Russ and I are in Colorado Spring Colorado having the time of our life. We arrived on Thursday afternoon and just hung out waiting for the Parisian's to get here. They arrived at around 10:30 Houston time. Sarah was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. On Friday morning, we got up and ate breakfast and then drove to Santa's Workshop at the North Pole. We had so much fun we got there when it opened and left when it closed. Sarah talked to Santa about what she wanted for Christmas and she gave him froot loops to give to the reindeer. Then we went on every ride in the park at least 2 times each. Russ went on most of the rides with her and I took lots of pictures. She even went up the candy cane slide and slid down at least 3 times. We went on the tallest ferris wheel, cuz it starts way high on the mountain. We fed deer and goats and then went on the carousel and the train. All in all we have a fabulous time. On Saturday, we got up and went up Pikes Peek. We rode the Cog Railroad and Sarah loved the train and scenery. She was amazed at eveything she could see out the window. She fell asleep close to the top and when they opened the doors to let us out she woke up to a very cold wind. I on the otherhand was not feeling so good and had to sit down and drink water and eat a little protein. One of the EMT's up at the top said that a person looses 1 liter of water on the way up. We stayed up at the top and took pictures and then came down. Sarah slept most of the way down wheich was good. When seh got up we fed her some beef jerky and apple and she was ready to go. We went to eat at a place called Mo's Diner and it really looked like a diner. In the evening we ate at Mimi's Cafe. We have had wonderful service and great food the whole time we have been here. Tomorrow will be the ZOO and the giraffes. I can't wait. Pictures will have to wait until we get home.

More cute pictures of Sarah

Sarah was being her beautiful self and we were having fun. She amazes up everyday.