Wednesday, December 31, 2008

So Long 2008!

Adios, Sayonara, Au Revoir, Ciao, Zai Jian, Tot ziens, Ha det bra, Yasou, Shalom, and Goodbye 2008!


(I googled how to say goodbye in other languages and wiki How provided me with a lovely list. We have Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Chinese/Mandarin, Greek, Norweigh, Hebrew and of course English. I didn't list the proper order though of how I placed them.)

Well, it is time to close the doors on another year. 2008 was an uneventful year in the way of big, monumental events, which was good. 2008 was a year filled with much health(except for the part where we all got the flu) and happiness in the Bear family home. We are thankful for our family and friends and wish you much happiness in 2009! So....hasta la vista!!!!

Friday, December 19, 2008

Snow Days


Well, Brother started Christmas Break a little early. We have snow and ice which makes getting to school tricky for some. Sister Bear loves the snow and constantly tells you she wants to go outside, especially when she sees her brother out playing. It snowed yesterday afternoon and it took Papa Bear almost two hours to get home from work, normally its about 25 minutes. Today we ventured out to the store to get some groceries just in case it stays pretty icy. The temperature never got above freezing today and it is supposed to snow again. We've had a fire going constantly which keeps our family room nice and toasty.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

M & M Throwing

For fun we sit around after dinner and throw m & m's at Sister Bear in her high-chair. We had a bowl of m & m's on the table and Papa Bear started throwing them at her. She would just laugh and laugh. I had to shorten the video in order for it to fit on here. The full video is just too funny.

Friday, December 12, 2008

Lights!!!!!


We have Christmas lights on our house!!!!!! I am so very excited!!!! I've always loved Christmas lights. When I was younger we used to always drive around and look at the lights. I still do it with my family when we go back to California to visit over the holidays. This is the first time Papa Bear has put lights up on our house. When we lived in California he got out of doing it by saying that it wasn't our house (we rented) so he didn't want to put lights up. Then we moved and got our own house but we were gone a lot the first two years over the holidays and then when we were home, just didn't get around to it. So the other day Papa Bear had a day off and he said we could go see what lights they had left and he'd put them up. I was giddy!!! Off to Lowe's we went for the 50% off of all holiday decorations. Let's just say there wasn't much left to pick from. Across the street we went to Home Depot. Side note: it has gotten a little chilly here. Sister Bear and I are fascinated with the Weather Channel. She loves to watch the maps and I love seeing what the temperature is. Must come from all those years in California without seasons. According to the weather I have set for Brother Bears school it was 45 degrees with a feels like temperature of 38 and it was raining sideways. But there was my Papa Bear out there on the ladder hanging up the lights for me. Since he hung the lights up with pelting sideways rain, I think that asking him to paint the bedroom for me now might be pushing it a little bit.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Chocolate Hands

We had a Christmas party on Sunday evening and pulled out the chocolate fondue fountain. Well, there was a lot of chocolate leftover, so I dipped a bunch of items and put them in the refrigerator overnight. The next day I let Sister Bear sit in her high-chair and have a chocolate covered graham cracker. She really liked it but not the mess on her hands.....which she proceeded to wipe on her face.


Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Elf Dances

I tried to get the dances all on one post, but I couldn't get them to work that way. We've got the Disco, Charleston and Country Elf Dances.

Disco Elf

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Charleston Dance

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