We Are....Penn State!!!!!

A HUGE Congrats to our God Daughter, Chelsey, who has been accepted to Penn State-Main! Chelsey will be starting her freshman year in September as a Behavior Health Science/Pre Med Major! We are SOOOOO proud of her. Congrats Chelsey, we love you so much! Her God daughter, Kamryn, plans to be a Penn State Cheerleader for Halloween this October!

Girls Weekend!

Chris and CJ are at a weekend retreat with our church. This leaves me home with all my girls. Kylie went home with a friend after school today. That left me with just my 3 youngest kids. The girls wanted to go out to dinner, so off to Friendly's we went for chicken fingers and sundaes! Avery finished her Monster Mash Sundae and was hoping for a spoonful of Madi's make your own.
Kami chose the Cone Head Sundae. She ordered it with chocolate ice cream. YUKO!!! I think my kids purposely order chocolate ice cream because they all know that it is the ONLY ice cream flavor I wont eat.

Our little cheerleader

Tuesday was Madi's 1st time as a cheerleader! She had a blast and looked so damn cute!

1st ER trip of 2010

Last night Chris and I and the girls went to the C's for dinner. CJ went ice skating with friends. When Chris picked him up, he came out with a gash on his face. He and the girl he was skating with tripped and fell and her skate clipped him in the face. So, Chris and CJ headed to the ER where he got 4 stitches. It will probably leave a small scar.

It hasnt affected him too much!

Practice Shot

Today I did my best to try and figure out how to work my new camera. I took a bunch of pics of different things using a bunch of different functions. Above is a pic of tonight's dinner, lasagna. I was practicing using the zoom lens.

Kylie and Chris just watching tv....using the b/w mode.
I really like the b/w mode. Kami fell asleep on the sofa this afternoon. When she woke up she said,"Aren't you so proud of me for taking a nap Mommy?"
CJ was out with friends last night, therefore, he slept very little. When he got home he asked Kylie if he could borrow her snuggie. I had to take this in b/w because her snuggie is PINK!
This is my camera in outside mode. hmmmm. Baby is so0 damn cute in any mode.

Disney Celebrations on Ice

Today Karen and I took Kamry, Avery, and Amberly to the Wachovia Center to see a Disney on Ice show. Above are the three girls right before the show started.

Minnie Mouse is Kami's favorite, so I had to include a pic of Ms. Mouse!
I couldn't resist taking a pic of girls watching the show.
Kami and I watching the show. Not a very good pic of my baby.
I think we spent more money on their souvenirs than on the tickets. But it was all worth it. Karen and I have been taking our kids to Disney on Ice shows for the past 15 years. And they are still as magical!

A Hartman Christmas

After all of our company leaves on Christmas Eve, and all of our kids are in bed, Chris and I exchange gifts...just the two of us. This year Chris gave me a new camera. This is the very first pic I took with my new camera. Some of the pics are a bit blurry because I haven't yet had a chance to read all 142 pages of the manual, so I have no idea what I am doing!
Avery was first kids awake...at 2am...we sent her back to bed! Kylie was up at 4:30 and woke Madi up at 5am. They are under STRICT ORDERS not to wake up Kami before 6. At exactly 6am, CJ went in and picked up Kami, got the rest of his sisters and they headed in our room to show us the bedside gifts Santa left for them, and to exchange their Pollyannas with each other!

Below is the gang waiting to go downstairs! It also gives me a chance to get a cup of coffee for Chris and I.
First stop.....stockings! Lotsa candy, chapstick, earbuds, hair stuff, magazines, toothbrushes...
My new camera can take action photos....but I still have no idea how to do it, so here is Kami running full speed ahead to the presents under the tree. This moment alone is what makes it all worthwhile.
The gang digging in and having fun unwrapping. After gifts, we enjoyed a big breakfast, then headed to church. After Mass we headed to Grammy's house for a visit. Then we all headed home, got back in our pj's and played. Later, NaNa and PopPop came over for dinner. Our Christmas party with the whole Hartman gang is a few days away. Hopefully I will figure out how to work my camera by then and take tons more pics! Merry Christmas Everyone!