THIS LOOKS LIKE A 4D ULTRASOUND PICTURE.

ONLY RONAN IS NOT IN UTERO & HE IS 5 YEARS OLD.

NICE SELF PORTRAIT BUDDY !!!

WE WAITED FOR MATT TO GET HOME TO OPEN GIFTS BEFORE OUR GUESTS ARRIVED.

THE FIRST GIFT HE OPENED WAS HIS MOVIE: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS FROM AUNTIE JEN, UNCLE BRIAN & ROBERT. IT WAS PLAYING THE PREVIEWS AS HE WAS OPENENING HIS CARDS.

HE THOUGHT HE GOT HIS LICENSE IN THE MAIL....

PROUDLY SHOWING OFF HIS #5 CARD

AWESOME THAT IT WAS ALSO TRANSFORMERS...

WE WERE GONNA GO OUT TO FAMILY WORLD FOR DINNER AND FUN, BUT WE GOT A HEAP OF SNOW AND I ASKED HIM WHAT HE WANTED FOR DINNER INSTEAD, HE SAID PIZZA, SO I CALLED EVERYONE THAT WAS COMING LATER FOR HIS BIG COOKIE AND BIRTHDAY SONG TO JOIN US FOR PIZZA TOO !!

HE WANTED A BIG COOKIE INSTEAD OF A CAKE....

WHAT HE WANTS, HE SHALL RECIEVE...

SINGING HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 5 YEAR OLD !!!!

MY 3 CHIPMUNKS

IT WAS A FRIDAY AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING FUN WITH THE BOYS....

I GOT MATT OUT OF SCHOOL AN HOUR EARLY & TOOK THEM TO THE THEATRE.

MY THOUGHTS WERE HEADING FOR DISASTER DOING IT ALL ALONE WITH ALL 3 BOYS, BUT IT REALLY TURNED OUT VERY SUCCESSFUL. THANKS TO OUR PON RELATIVES IN CALI, WE WERE ABLE TO ALL GO TO THE MOVIES TOGETHER WITH THE GIFT CARDS WE GOT FOR CHRISTMAS.

THE MOVIE...ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS.

BEFORE HEADING INTO THE THEATRE I HAD TO PUT SOME MALL FOOD IN THEIR BELLYS TO OFFSET THE ROBBERY COSTS FOR POPCORN.

KILLING TIME BEFORE THE MOVIE...

SO GLAD WE CAME DURING SCHOOL HOURS, IT WAS REALLY EMPTY.

BELOW: MY LITTLE GUNNER

DOUBLE DRAW

OKAY READY TO GO IN....I GOT THE BACK UP POPCORN TO KEEP EM BUSY AND QUIET & THE SODA TO DETOUR THE THIRST.


LUCKILY THE THEATRE ONLY HAD ABOUT 6 FAMILIES ALL TOGETHER INCLUDING US .
RONAN & MARCEL ARE SITTING ON BOOSTERS.

NOW FOR MY RANT....

TICKETS FOR THE SHOW: $27.50

POPCORN & SODA COMBO TO SHARE: $13.50

TOTAL= $41.00

MY ISSUE IS NOT WITH THE TICKET PRICE, IT IS WITH THE DAMN THEATRE FOOD PRICES.....GOOD GOD THAT IS ROBBERY

SERIOUSLY, FOR 13.50 I COULD:

RENT A MOVIE: $ 1

MICROWAVE POPCORN BOX OF 24 POUCHES: $5 (INITIAL INVESTMENT)

2x 2 LITERS: $3

BAG OF CHIPS: $2

3x M&M'S BAGS: $2

TOTAL $13...GIVE OR TAKE WITH TAX

BUT STILL....OH MY GOD

ITS A GOOD THING I GOT US FOOD BEFORE HAND....

BUT, ALL IN ALL, HAVING YOUR KIDS STAY IN THEIR SEATS FOR THE ENTIRE MOVIE: ~~$PRICELESS$~~

CLEARING SOME SNOW

I BUSTED OUT THE SNOWBLOWER TO MOVE THE ANNOYING SNOW !!!

IT STARTED TO SNOW BEFORE I WAS DONE, BUT I DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB.

BLURRY SHOT FROM ACROSS THE STREET...

BEFORE I MOVED THE TRUCK BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY.

THIS IS A SMALL PILE ....

STARTING THE NEW YEAR WITH A NEW HAIRCUT

EVEN THOUGH MATT DID NOT WANT HIS HAIR CUT...I HAD TO INTERVENE AND INSISIT ON ATLEAST A TRIM...HE LIKES HIS LONG HAIR...I WANT HIS BANGS...LOL

HERE IS THE LONG HAIRED VIOLATORS....

LOVE THE BANGS.....YUP IT WAS TIME.

HE LOOKS SO HAPPY ABOUT GETTING A MUG SHOT.

ALWAYS READY FOR A CLOSE UP.



READY TO WALK OUT THE DOOR.

AND NOW WE ARE HOME......

THE BOYS ALL DID GREAT !!!

NO TEARS FROM MARCEL, HE SAT QUITE STILL.

NEITHER RONAN OR MARCEL SQUIRMED OR MOVED.

THAT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT HAS HAPPENED EVER.

CHRISTMAS TOYS...PLAYING ...& LIL SUPER HEROES

I WAS FORCED TO BRING OUT THE DRAWER OF MR POTATO HEADS..WE NOW HAVE A BIG POTATO FAMILY

BACK ROW: SPIDER SPUD, SPUD TROOPER

MIDDLE : BUMBLE SPUD

FRONT ROW: TATERS OF THE LOST ARK & OPTI-MASH-PRIME

BUSTING OUT THE MARIO CART...GOOD TIMES

YES, BELLA IS BUSTED, WITH A TOY IN HER MOUTH...BAD GIRL

MOMMIES SUPER HEROES IN COSTUME

CHRISTMAS MORNING 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS.....

FROM THE CONLIN FAMILY

THIS IS WHAT OUR DOWNSTAIRS LOOKED LIKE ON DECEMBER 25th

I WRAPPED THE BOYS GIFTS ACCORDING TO THEIR CHOSEN COLORS SO I DONT HAVE TO MAKE NAME TAGS ANYMORE.

SADLY, I MADE THE BOYS EAT BREAKFAST BEFORE THEY TORE INTO THEIR GIFTS. THEY DIDNT FIGHT ME TOO BADLY ON THIS CONSIDERING THEY KNEW THE GIFTS WEREN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

I MADE SKILLET SURPRISE...HAHAHA

IT WAS SCRAMBLED EGGS, TATER TOTS, & BREAKFAST SAUSAGE ALL TOSSED TOGETHER, I HAD COFFEE WITH MINE AND THE BOYS HAD JUICE.

POOR MATT WANTED ME TO STOP WITH THE PICTURES.

I LOVE RONANS BEDHEAD.

DIDN'T NEED ANY HAM ON CHRISTMAS MORNING, I HAVE MARCEL FOR THAT.

MAKING THE KIDS POSE BEFORE THEY TEAR INTO THE GIFTS.

THIS IS THE FINISHED PRODUCT OF A SUCCESSFUL CHRISTMAS.

EACH OTHER THE BOYS WITH THEIR LOOT.

THE END