Christmas Day Pics by the Tree (tradition)!

Christmas day moved pretty smoothly this year. We were missing a couple grandkids in the picture, and as usual, wishing we were closer to the rest of the family. The kids got neat things to play with, and the adults too. The traditional waffle breakfast was awesome, but a tasty addition to this year's meal was REAL coffee! No coffee in tea bags, but perk stuff. Dee brought her coffee maker, and Gramma Sue had some yummy coffee. I had me 3 cups, but it didn't penetrate the allergy medication fog I was in. Great stuff.

We spent the rest of the day at home. I slept off the medication and felt great by the evening. I put a ham and some scalloped potatoes in the oven for dinner, which didn't turn out too bad. I need to work on the ham part, but we do have tons of leftovers for "hammer sammiches" and fried rice.

Another great Christmas with the family, and almost another year under our belts.

Merry Christmas from us to you!

Santa just happened to be chillin' at the NEX food court. The little ones were feeling pretty sociable and hopped right up on his lap for a photo. I promise I fixed Mia's hair before we left the house. She was especially impressed with him when he gave her some candy.

We hope you all have a great time Christmas Day with your family and friends. Wish we could all be together.

Love,
Team Camacho

Foto Friday (and another Mia boo boo)!

Last Sunday we had our last beach soccer game, which was also the last game of the year. We had our annual year end pot-luck, so I brought the little ones who wore themselves out mucking up the contractors' hard work by relocating the sand from the sand pitch to other places where they don't belong. They passed out on the couch not long after getting home just like this.

The whole thing about bad things happening in 3's is apparently true. After busting up her mouth, Mia then had the flu super bad, which ended with an earache, then last night baby-girl busted open her head. She went looking for me in my room where it was dark expecting me to be there. When she realized I wasn't there, she freaked out that she was alone in the dark, turned, and then was sprinting out the door when she tripped and fell, hitting her head on the corner of the doorjamb. My poor baby has had a tough month. She doesn't get sick or hurt often, but boy when it happens, it's epic.

This is a closeup of the damage. She's just fine, but for the cut, thank goodness. We're chasing after her constantly telling her to be careful, don't run, don't jump, don't breathe, and don't move. I need me some bubble wrap to wrap her up in to keep her safe.

Undefeated, and the reason I'm on the Masters Team!

My Masters team finished the Beach Soccer Season undefeated with the least goals scored again. Guess who the keeper was... yooo hoooo! It was me. I did pretty good, but it helped that the ball got stuck in the sand a lot, and the goal is a lot smaller than the standard 11 a side one.

I bought my first $10 reading glasses after months of denial. It's so nice to be able to read without having to hold things at arm's length, but it's just one more thing falling away to my old age.

Foto Friday!

JB and Mia having their most favorite snack. Gyoza (Japanese Dumplings) can be a meal in itself with these two, but you have to watch Mia. She likes to drink the dipping sauce!

How do I get a sick Mia to eat?

I make heart shaped "muttard, tetsup, and hammer sammiches". Mia doesn't eat so well when she's sick, but she couldn't resist these. She said "you made heart sammiches for me? They're beauuutiful". She ate 1.5 of them.

Mia hasn't had a fever in the last 24 hours. She didn't sound like a motorboat as she slept, and she woke up asking for a drink, so I think (cross your fingers) she's on the mend.

When the Motrin is working...

Mia's feeling good, and doing her own thing, with other people's stuff! Playing with JB's DS on Sissy's bed, watching her TV. When the cats are away, the little mouse will play.

Mia can't catch a break!

Mia's down with the flu. Poor thing hasn't had the best of luck lately. She still tries to play and eat as much as she can, but she's got a very sore throat, is feverish, and is feeling pretty weak when the Motrin wears off. We're on day 4, so I pray that we'll see the end of this soon.

Here's a happier picture of the two being cute and getting along. Actually, I was taking a picture of JB for his school project and Mia insisted she be in it.

Tree's not up yet. HOPEFULLY, tonight. We'll see.

JB's First 5k Run!

We did a 5k together this Saturday morning with the Quans, plus Shippy, and Kyung's SIL and niece. JB, Samuel, and Jenna (niece) ran together with Kyung while John and I pushed Mia and walked with Shippy who's recovering from knee surgery.

As expected, the 3 kids practically sprinted through the 3.1 mile run just trying to stay ahead of each other. JB said he enjoyed it, and wants to do it again, as long as Samuel's there. He woke up yesterday walking like he had something stuck up his butt because his legs were sore, so I gave him some motrin. He's so proud of himself, he's looking forward to telling his friends at school today.

Good help is easy to find...

...especially when you don't want it! It takes twice as long, but if it produces big smiles likes these, I'm willing to suffer the overtime.

This little girl helped me bake some flatbreat called, Naan.

This is how it turned out!

All is well. As you can see, her teeth are still in tact for now. We're watching them. We haven't put the Christmas stuff up yet. I'm hoping we can do that this weekend. I'm sure you guys have already got them up and all the presents purchased. As usual, we're missing you all far, far away during the holidays. I'm determined to be jolly though since the little ones have got a head start in the spirit department, thanks to all the commercials on TV.