Winter has arrived!

Up until a few days ago, we have had a very mild and snow-free December. In fact on Sunday, the girls were wearing sweatshirts and flip flops, and we even saw a couple of motorcycles on the road. Then we woke up on Monday to 6 inches of snow. I will admit it looked pretty, but I am counting down the days to Spring!

Winter has arrived!

Happy Christmas!

       

Last weekend we went to Dickens Christmas in Skaneateles. The village is transformed back to the era of Charles Dickens , complete with characters dressed in costume. We saw Charles Dickens, Scrooge, the Ghost of Christmas Past, and Father Christmas. Our family, along with Mike, Tim's parents, Mark and Brandon, and Brandon's friend Mandy, all braved the freezing temperature to step back in time for a few hours. We had a great time,and enjoyed a delicious lunch at Johnny Angels. Happy Christmas!

Coast Guard Auxiliary Change of Watch!

Amanda, Dad, Angela

Mom, Dad, Dianne, Denise

Angela and Amanda


Tonight was the annual Coast Guard Auxiliary Change of Watch dinner. Mom, Deb, Dianne, Donna(when she is in town) and I usually attend these dinners with Dad. This year, Mom, Dianne, Tim, Amanda, Angela and I attended with Dad (we missed you Deb and Donna). Dad looked very handsome in his uniform! We had a nice time, and I know Dad really enjoys having his own "cheering section".

Happy Birthday Angela!

Angela's 15th birthday

Angela's 1st birthday

Angela 2 weeks old



Angela celebrated her 15th birthday on December 1. It just doesn't seem possible! She likes to remind us that next year she will be able to drive, Yikes! Happy birthday to our beautiful daughter!!!

Our Christmas Tree!

Tim, Angela, Amanda

The Girls

The girls looking at Oneida lake

Tim sawing down our tree

Angela

Tim

Amanda

Angela

Our tree









The day after Thanksgiving we went and cut down our Christmas tree, even though it was raining lightly. It wasn't very cold, but it was sure muddy. Needless to say it didn't take us as long to pick out the perfect tree this year as it did last year. The tree is up, the house is decorated inside and out, and we have been watching Christmas movies (Elf is the new favorite, we could watch this movie over and over), and listening to Christmas music. The month of December goes by so fast, so we are trying to slow things down a bit and enjoy the season. I haven't begun Christmas shopping yet, maybe next week...........

Happy Thanksgiving!

The girls and Mom and Dad

Angela, Amanda, Deb

Kristin, Amanda, Angela

Angela and Judi



I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We did our annual 2 Thanksgivings, first at Mom and Dad's(Dad's homemade stuffing was perfect), and then over to New Hartford to celebrate with Tim's family. It was a very nice stress free day. No gifts to buy(Christmas), no costume or candy to buy(Halloween), just awesome food and spending time with our families. Thanksgiving has become my favorite holiday!

Little Black Dress!

Angela
Angela attended a "black or white" birthday party for one of her cheerleading friends last week. It was a real grown up affair, she even had to be checked in by a restaurant employee holding a clip board. No party crashers there! She looked so cute, but so grown up, where has the time gone.....

First Place!

Angela and the Liverpool Varsity Cheerleaders competed this weekend in the Extreme Cheer Jamz Cheer Championship in Lyons NY (between Syracuse and Rochester). Angela has been practicing her "full", which is a twisty flip move. She competed it in her floor routine in gymnastics, but she hasn't done it in a while.It's a bit more difficult performing it on a flat mat as opposed to a spring floor, and doing it in sneakers, not barefooted. But today she did it and nailed it! Everyone was so excited for her. Liverpool tied for first place with Fayetteville-Manlius, however I think Liverpool was much better :) The video is to big to be posted on the blog, however I have attached the link to Youtube where you can view her performance. Congratulations Angela and the Liverpool Varsity Cheerleaders. GO POOL!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7TA7QPyqpg

Favorite October Pictures!

Old Forge

Tree in our front yard

The girls

Denise and Beth at the Blessed Sacrament Halloween Party

Angela(she loves the cheerleader big bow look) and Amanda

The girls at the pumpkin patch

Tim and Mark

The Kulpa's at the pumpkin patch

The girls with Mom on her birthday

Angela at the Dome in their "retro" uniforms

Angela in a stunt at the Dome

Angela cheering at a game

Angela and Kristin in their "wiglets"

Amanda performing

Amanda

Amanda's bff Kaitlyn showing her support

Amanda and the girls getting ready for a show
















Here are some of my favorite pictures from October.The pictures of Amanda in Marching Band were taken last October(she did not do marching band this year), however I included them because this time of year always reminds of going to her shows. Enjoy!