Bored...

I am so bored these days. Don't get me wrong - I love spending time with boys (when they are not fighting) but I am at a crossroads trying to think up new things to do. It's not that Landon and Chase need to be exposed to everthing before the ages of 4 and 2, but it is more for my own brain stimulation. I am also realizing that when we keep moving, things just flow a bit better throughout the day. This morning we went to the Y (Andy is also still off for the rest of the week) and let the boys play while we did our workouts. Then we were off for a walk down to the park, and a dig in the sand. Back home, I fed them lunch, put them down for naps and two hours later, we were back in the car headed for the Tar-jay plaza to walk around (it was 65 degrees and sunny today!) We hung out at the fountain for a while, then ventured into Pet Smart and spent quite a bit of time watching all of the many different kinds of fish, before going to dinner (with a stop for ice cream on the way out). Almost time for bed and I am already thinking of playing the Wii tonight and slamming Andy in a tennis match. I can hear him now... upstairs "practicing" so that his wife won't beat him!

Christmas in the south

I have been off for a total of 7 1/2 days and I don't know where the time has gone. I can say that when spending time with family, it just goes by fast. We were lucky to have gorgeous weather for Christmas day and we all enjoyed it "southern style" - running, walking, spending time at the lake, and sipping cocktails on the front porch rockers. Pics to come.

A Night on the Town

We decided that it had been way too long that we have ventured into uptown Charlotte to walk around, admire the lights, and see and be seen. So off we went with the mere purpose of checking out these dancing bears we have heard so much about. We met Andy's friends from highschool who have two little girls about the same age as Landon and Chase. As these robotic bears began to dance and sing Christmas carols, the kids were glued to the little white picket fence, stares unwavering and chewing their gum hard. After a while, boredom set in and the girls began to twirl and dance like princesses all around the floor. My boys thought it was more fun to getting a running start, drop to the floor, and slide a few feet across the slippery marble, which left them each time about an inch from hitting their teeth on the floor and giggling hysterically. We escaped to dinner before they did any real damage to themselves!

Christmas Card Attempt - Take 2

We will not be using any of these pictures either... great setting, couldn't synchronize for a second. We even had the camera on the sports mode setting and had 170 something pictures to choose from. Maybe we won't be mailing out cards this year?

WARNING...

Never, ever allow your 3 1/2 year old to "hang out" in your bathroom for "just a little while". He will use your eye shadow and eat up all of your gum!

Santa Sighting

Santa made a "surprise" appearance at a neighborhood Christmas party. Landon's reaction was not what I had expected. As they announced that Santa was coming in, Landon backed up and covered his eyes with both hands as if he were hiding from the scary parts in a movie - peeking ever so often out of sheer curiousity. Then when he saw him, the grin spread across his face, and all he could do was stare.

Kids were packed in (about 50 total) and sitting in front of Santa waiting ANXIOUSLY for their gifts. As he called each family up (the elves were quite organized this year), Landon and his buddy Michael were inching closer waiting to hear their name called. Growing impatient, they were petting the fur on his pants, and playing with the bells on his shoes. Finally, his name was called.

The Roemer Thanksgiving at the Skinners

Thanks Heather for all of the great food and preparation!

Christmas card attempt...

Between the drool, the gum, and short attention span...

none of the above pictures will be used.