Pizza, Puzzles, Smoothies, & Dye-ing

We got up this morning and had breakfast, started another puzzle, and then Mom & Dad & Keith & Jana went to see Les Mis.  While they were gone, we wanted to get out of the house.  So I took Autumn & Andrew and we went and got some Little Caesar’s pizza & crazy bread.  We were going to go to the park, but it was only 45 degrees and was windy.  So, we went out to eat it at the fort in the backyard.  That only lasted for about 10 minutes b/c it was too cold and windy.  So we ate and then went back inside.

The kids were bored w/ playing the Kinect adventure game, so I had Nick bring over Just Dance 3.  They had fun dancing around.  Jackson kept wanting to do what they were doing, but he was getting in the way and the sensor kept wigging out.  So, Uncle Keith put Jackson on his legs and was shaking him.  We were laughing b/c it was like Jackson had his own vibrating recliner chair.

Aunt Jana complained about having some stuff stuck in her ear that made it hard for her to hear.  So, Dad rigged this tubed syringe thing and flushed it out w/ lots of hot water.  We were all standing around watching.  After he was done, he went and sat on Mom’s lap for a snuggle.

The kids wanted Papa to make them a smoothie, so they pulled their chairs up to the counter so they could “help.”  I love Jackson’s cute little smile w/ his tongue sticking out to the side.

Mom & Jana wanted to get out of the house so they went and ran some errands.  While they were gone, Dad & Lexie & Uncle Keith & I played dominoes.  When Mom & Jana got back, we dyed our hair.  I kept my same dark color and Jana did hers lighter.

We got another puzzle done, and it’s a good thing it was just 500 pieces instead of 1,000.  Autumn & I went home so we could sleep in our own beds and get cleaned up tomorrow and wear clean clothes.  We spend so much time over here during the holidays that we need to go home at night to get a good night’s sleep and take care of stuff at home.