Nathan gets his glasses...

Back in December I received a letter from the school nurse that Nathan had failed the eye exam. We finally got him in to the doctor and today we picked up his glasses. I am not sure how long he hasn't been able to see clearly. But now he says he can see everything. Look at how handsome he looks.

3, 2, 1 Blast off...

On Saturday, we all went to a vacant field near our house and let Nathan launch one of his rockets he got for Christmas. This was a present from Tim and I think he had the most fun. He and Nathan built them at Christmas and were waiting for the right day to launch it. He actually got two, one goes abou 600 feet and the other goes 1200 feet. We did the small one on Saturday. They got it all ready to go and it wouldn't launch. So after a little tweaking, the launch was successful. It travelled pretty far, crossing a street and landing in a football field. They brought it back and fired it up again, only to have it land high up in a pine tree. So that rocket is still there - Nathan is hopeful it might fall. I couldn't believe the speed and how high it went - it scared me at first. Natalie did the countdown, with permission from Nathan of course. The boys had a great time doing this.

Menu

This week has been crazy, so hopefully next week this will be our menu:

Monday - Vegetable soup with corn muffins
Tuesday - Stouffers Chicken & Rice, green beans, rolls
Wednesday - Eat out before church
Thursday - Taco Soup with cheese quesidillas
Friday - Not sure yet - maybe take out

Getting in Shape

Tim and I joined a gym at the beginning of the year. We debated over this, whether to spend the money or not. So, we decided to go for it. I am not movtivated at all to workout at home and I hate being out in the cold walking. We joined 24 Athletic in Bryant and really like. I have been for 4 days in a row now. Also, I am going to use a personal trainer for a few sessions to get a routine down. I know this is going to improve my well-beining in so many ways. I know this will give me more energy and just overall feeling better.

Christmas Eve

Today we travelled to Marion to begin our visit with family. Tonight we celebrated Christmas with my family at my sister's house. We enjoyed a yummy fajita dinner with the best salsa ever (thanks to Brad). Afterwards, we went to a short service at my parents church and then returned to my sister's. We started out singing some songs, including 12 Days of Christmas - everyone had a day. This was very much out of the norm for my family, but it turned out to be a lot of fun. And then we opened presents. Nathan's favorite present was an Air Hog Helicopter from his Mimi and Papa (aka Chicken Leg) and Natalie received a Nintendo DS game. She doesn't have the game system yet - she is saving her money and should be able to buy it soon. Tim and I both were blessed with some wonderful gifts. Tim got dress socks, cologne, Razorback coasters and a new travel bag. I got a crock-pot with a timer, some soft pajamas and bath gel. We had a nice visit with everyone and enjoyed meeting my niece's boyfriend, a sweet guy! So, tomorrow is Christmas Day and we will spend it with Tim's parents and his brother's family.

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!

Christmas goodies

Yesterday, I went to a friend's house and we made all kinds of Christmas goodies. I got there at 9 a.m. and left at 2:45 p.m. This is more baking than I have done all year. But it was so much fun doing it with a friend. And of course, I got in some playtime with her sweet little boys. Lets see I made:

• Peanut Butter Balls
• Peppermint Bark (hers has milk chocolate and white chocolate)
• Cake Balls dipped in chocolate
• Brown Sugar Chewies

It was great time to visit with her and spend some time with a dear sister in Christ. She even fed me lunch. I am reliving my kids younger years through her boys.

Merry Christmas from the Cains!

Merry Christmas from Tim, Allison, Natalie, and Nathan Cain