Natalies Birthday

Here are some pictures of Natalies 2nd Birthday - all and all a very big success - lots of toys and the weather was perfect so lots of playing outside.

Halloween

I am not sure what was more Spooky the decorations or Ella P with makeup on - never again until she is 30 PLEASE -

and here they all are - Bumble Bee - Pirate - Witch - Pea Pod

The Sweeney Girls are growing like weeds.

Natalie will be 2 November 1st!!! Sylvia Ann is 10 weeks and possibly 10lbs (need to weigh her) - both of these pictures are a month old so I need to update it some more.

The Long Girl is growing like a weed as well -

Awwww - and -

and last but not least - The Royal Girl -

This picture is old too - last weekend in July I think -

Sylvia is here!

A not so big 5 pounds 4 oz, born at 1:40 am 7/26/08, 19 inches long.

My, how time flies!!!

Here it is early July already. Autumn is already over a month old! Can you believe it? Vacation is over and it won't be long before Sylvia is born. Won't Natalie have fun then?!

Here she is.....

Got to meet Autumn today... a real cutie, that's for sure! Do ya think she looks like her daddy??!

Autumn has arrived!

Not quite a week past her due date, she has arrived! I don't have the slightest idea what or who she looks like or if she even has hair, but will make it to see her soon! Oooh, Autumn, your cousins are gonna just love you! So is your G and Aunt Jet! and everyone else!

Mother's Day...2008

Well the weather was miserable, but the food wasn't! And look at these angels putting on their best behavior for Mother's Day. Looks like Nattie can't keep it up much longer though!

Teacher's appreciation week.

Ella is taking sweets to her teachers this week. Now that I see the picture, its not as obvious as I thought that those are york peppermint patties!

Happy Birthday, Mom! (Grandma)

Make Your Own Slideshow

Artists at work!

It takes a steady hand to q-tip the right colors on an egg!

Our own leprechaun!

All decked out (well not quite all at this point) in her green for St. Patrick's day! Though I took care of the front view , guess what the view is from the sidewalk, looking in !?

Its all about looking good!

This little person shows you how even a Kitchen Floor Sweeper can look great!

Here, with her fancy hat and mouth piece, she is able to keep all that high flyin' dust off her hair and out of her mouth .

Her top of the line equipment gets almost everything cleaned up because we all know that the taller the broom the better it sweeps.

Her practical attire with just a touch of lace shows she has a serious approach with still a little girlie girl influence.

No matter how good she looks though, she really

needs to back up and get everything off the floor!

Nap time.... how I wish it was for me, too!

Awww... look at all the sleeping angels! Well... 'cept one.... doesn't look like she's sleeping to me.

Happy Valentines Day!

Looks like while we are at work, the girlies are having ttle Valentine's Day parties!

Autumn In Utero

Nope.... not her middle name.... just her current location!

A new day, a new daycare....

So yesterday's daycare didn't work out so good and we have moved onto another. Children of America is Ella's new home away from home. Though she had a sad tearful morning, confused by all the new faces and places this week, she did take advantage of naptime.....

Red eyes and tears...

That's what I saw this morning when I dropped Ella off at her new school. She now officially goes to the daycare instead of the babysitter. Meadowland Child Learning Center. It was excruciatingly sad to set her down and have her mope over to a teacher, crawl up on her lap, and look at me with her eyes turning red and filling over the brim with tears, then eventually into a full cry. Brought tears to my own eyes and I wanted to scoop her back up and go home! Hopefully, as Ella gets used to the idea of the daycare, it will be easier to drop her off.

Do you mind?

Evidently Ella doesn't like the interruption of her meal and Nattie.... well, there's no stopping Nattie when it comes to her food!

Alfredo!!!!

No. That's not the name Jet and Stephen have chosen for their baby. I'm just trying out this blog thing and what better way than with a recipe (since we are all foodies in this family). We had this as part of our spaghetti day on Saturday, 2/9/08.

Better Than Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce

1/2 cup butter
2 cups heavy cream
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 t white pepper
1/2 c grated or shredded parmesan
3/4 cup shredded mozarella

Melt butter in saucepan; add cream, pepper, garlic and parmesan. Bring to a simmer and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add Mozarella and stir often. That's it! How much easier could it get.

I mixed in a few shakes of ground nutmeg at the end and it was a nice improvement. One word of advice..... don't make more than what you can use right away. The leftover sauce is a bit on the weird side. I doubled the recipe and it was a lot of sauce. Another helpful hint is to overcook some garlic bread (oops) and use the sauce to dip it in!