No Lotto Luck on Christmas!

Here's how it went down... Christmas Morning 2009. Grey is sleeping.

Nate: Leesh look in your stocking.
Alicia: Ohhhhhhhhhh what did I get.... Ooooooh. Lotto Tickets!
Nate: Don't you want to scratch and see if we're big winners?
Alicia: Okay here we go....I have an outlet cover in hand and ready to scratch...Nope wait can't keep up with it....it sounds like nails on a chalkboard...Nate you do it!
Nate: I'll just get a butter knife...

Nate got me some lotto tickets this year in my stocking...We were hoping for a big win but NO such LUCK!


Thumbs down=no BIG winner...#2=our big $2 winning....

PS. Aside from all the "gazillion" presents Grey got this year he also received another tooth. Bottom left side next to the two in the middle....We were waitin' on that one!!!

A Sneak Peek of Christmas Eve 2009!

Just a couple pictures of Greyson from last night to hold us over. I took lots and lots of pictures that will be of course coming in the next few days, but he was such an angel last night! I have to admit I was a little nervous about church. He has a hard time sitting still in church these days but last night he did soooooooooooooooo good! He was an angel all night and enjoyed himself thoroughly as we all did!

We wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I hope all of you are enjoying the family time!

Grey "eyein" up a present...


I'll just take a peek if you don't mind!


Now I have my bink in mouth and murphy's leash in hand...life is good this Christmas Eve...lol!

We saw SANTA!

Yesterday we FINALLY took Grey to see Santa. Actually, I was not sure if I was going to or not. I was kinda thinking he would cry but I thought what kind of mom would I be if I did not take him to see Santa. So, he had a nice long nap, full belly from lunch, and was all dressed and ready to go. When we first got there he was just staring Santa up and down, but as soon as Nate set Grey on Santa's lap, the tears started to come as well! I was snapping shots too with my camera. Nate said I wasn't supposed to do that, but I didn't care;)

See I told you the tears started to come!!! It was still cute though!


Then after we saw Santa, we had to take Grey for his 2nd dose of the H1N1 shot. I know, the kid did not want to see Santa and now we had to take him for a shot! This is us waiting in line at the hospital where the clinic was held and Greyson was staring at the old man behind us! He was staring because this old man was taking out his false teeth and making faces at Grey. At first, I didn't believe it, but then I looked and it was really going on. Usually people don't like to flaunt the fact that they have false teeth. It made us laugh and then Greyson was trying to show us his teeth!

We survived both incidents and now we are totally ready for Santa to drop us a little visit!

Road Trippin' it to Algonquin...

Amazingly, we were able to make it out the door yesterday morning with everything still in its place and everything still in my cupboards! The roads were not very good yesterday and Grey only slept for a total of 50 minutes on the way up...but aside from all that he was such a little angel and went to all the new people he saw yesterday.

Let me start from the beginning. Yesterday we went to Nate's Aunt Diane and Uncle Dick's house where Grey met his cousin Shelle and Kurt and their kids which would be Grey's third cousins (RIGHT?!) Kyle and Miranda. Grey was a champ and went to everybody. Once again it was like he had been there forever. I did have to keep him out of Aunt Dianes living room though because he was being really nosy in there...Den and Meg also joined us! Here are ALL the pics from our day...

When we arrived we opened gifts! Shelle and her family gave Grey some new tubby toys...dinos that squirt...Grey loved them...I got some new Illini gear....Nate got a new sweater...And Aunt Diane and Uncle Dick got Grey this read along Mickey Mouse lap top type thing....We already read it again this morning. It was the first thing he went for when he got up! We loved them...

Den and Grey playing with his new dinos

Then Shelle and Miranda took Grey to the sink to see how these dinos really squirt...

He loved them

Nate, Grey, Shelle, Kyle, and Miranda

This is how Grey looked while he ate Uncle Dick's delicious homemade vegetable soup

Shelle, Miranda, and Meg

Grey kept wanting to go by the fireplace...Aunt Diane kept him in check though

Then, Grey thought Kyle should read the paper

Then when he got done with Kyle he went onto Meg....She was just sitting there relaxing and Grey took her slipper and started to make a mad dash for it...













But, Meg used her "mommy" skills and did get him to return it....She's good and has got skill...lol! (just in case you didn't know Den & Meg are pregnant) We were teasing that Grey will have another "buddy Boy" there next year to show him the ropes!

Okay I think I will go wrestle with daddy now...

Nope now I think I'll go snuggle with Shelle

Or maybe I'll go back to Kyle and see what he's up to?

Hey buddy!?! How about a little pat on the back!

Aunt Diane was good to me....she kept getting me refills on my sippy cup...what a woman!

And now I think I'll go crawl on Uncle Dick for a bit!

ANd now for the real entertainment...We got to see Den and Miranda in thumb wars.....

And I really don't know if the world is ready for this but here is Den playing

NINJA! He is such a good uncle to Miranda and Kyle...I mean who does thumb wars and Ninja all in one day...

It was a fun day and it was soooooo good to see everyone! We brought Diane up a special treat too! Grandma Joyce's famous Potica (which for those of you who don't know potica is a Slovenian nut roll)! Hope you like it aunt Diane and a special thanks to all of you for the gifts. We loved them!



And I leave you with one last picture of Dennis playing ninja

Just in case you were wondering...

If you come into my kitchen you might see this cookbook out and just in case you were wondering it's NOT mine and it's NOT Grey's!

You might also see this cookbook turned to a certain section called VENISON! Just in case you were wondering I don't eat Venison yet and either does Grey! Nate wants us to try Venison...he says it's delicious. We have not done so quite yet though.
Just in case you were wondering the reason for all this Venison "talk" or deer "talk" is because Nate purchased a deer and had it cut up into different things, such as deer steaks, deer jerkey, deer roasts. He also did NOT tell me until the day of, when one of his co-workers literally dropped off the deer and put it into the back of his truck. Yes we let Grey have a peek at the deer but then Nate had to hurry and get it to the guy that does "all" this type of stuff! I also did not realize it was going to cost almost $300...just in case you were wondering maybe that's why Nate did not tell me until the day of;) He also keeps telling me how healthy it is and organic it is and how lots of people eat Venison. And, while that's all fine and great I just haven't tried it yet! He is trying to make some different meals though, so I guess that will only enhance his cooking skills right?!?

If you come into my family room you might see all of these presents under the tree! I told you I was done! Just in case you were wondering Grey has not touched any of them until NOW!

Just in case you were wondering the majority of these gifts are for Grey!

Just in case you were wondering...Grey has started to pick them up and hand them to me...

Just in case you were wondering he decided to rip one last night and it happened to be Jayne's!

Just in case you were wondering I did make him put it back and he was a good little boy and listened to his mama!

Just in case you were wondering he also likes the curly ribbon;)

Just in case you were wondering, I did happen to notice a certain pink bag under the tree that was never there before...

Just in case you were wondering...it is a Kelley Cawley bag too for that matter...

Just in case you were wondering I really wanted to peak BUT i didn't

Just in case you were wondering the tag says: TO:Alicia LOVE: Nate

Just in case you were wondering...We are leaving for Chicago in a little bit here and I thought I was not going to be able to post before I left

Just in case you were wondering...I could not sleep so that's what happens;)