A little Christmas Cheer

I saw an "Elf Yourself" video on someone else's blog, and had to try it for myself (see below). It made me and Clay laugh, so I thought I'd add it to the blog. (I believe it disappears after January, so I'll have to remove it then). There's a limit of 5 elves, so I was not able to get the whole family on there. I'm sure Nathan and Neil will be heartbroken not to be included, but I had to have Danica on here -- she's the cutest elf!

Happy Holidays!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Wii Are Obsessed

We have a new obsession at our house -- the Nintendo Wii. And I'm probably even more obsessed with it than Clay is. Our kids are making fun of us because we waited until they were all out of the house before getting a game system -- they begged for years and years as they were growing up and we always refused to buy one. (But let's face the facts -- if we had bought one years ago, it would have been a constant battle to get them off it to do homework and chores, and I would never have gotten my turn to play, right? So I think the timing was perfect).




We each had fun creating our "Mii" (your on-screen alter-ego). I am the one in front in lime green with braids, Danica is the short one in the middle with pigtails, and Clay is the "cool dude" on the right. We've created random other ones for fun.



We really like the bowling game. I think it's funner than going to a real bowling alley. This was my highest score ever (I've never come anywhere close to that in real life!). I had to promise Clay that I wouldn't show you his score on this particular game because he wasn't really trying. He's rather competitive, although he denies it. Shortly after I bowled this game, he played until he beat me -- by one point! LOL



I apologize for the crummy pictures -- our cameras don't take really good pictures of the TV screen.

When a game ends, the winning player jumps up and down for joy in the spotlight with confetti falling on them, and the losing player bows his head and looks sad. That's not a very good example of good sportsmanship, is it?!




We only have a few games, but my favorite right now is MarioKart -- a racing game. It gives me the chance to drive like a maniac without any bad consequences. Except for occasional motion sickness! Clay jokes that I'll have to get some Dramamine to take before playing this game! Or maybe learn to drive a little smoother. ;)

This is the character I usually choose: Princess Peach. There aren't very many female characters to choose from, and this is my first experience with the Super Mario characters, so I didn't know anything about them. I just found out today that she is on Forbes Wealthiest Fictional People List, with a fortune upwards of $1 billion. Wow, lucky choice! LOL

Clay likes to choose one of the more "macho" characters, like Bowser, seen below.

This is my highest score so far in MarioKart, but I've got a long way to go still.

For winning a certain number or configuration of races, I got this commemorative "photo" of my Mii posted on the Wii Photo Board (no idea what that is, but don't I look stunning in my racing outfit?)

Princess Belle

I'm sure Melissa will do a post on her blog about Halloween, but I couldn't resist showing these cute pictures of Danica as Belle from "Beauty and the Beast." She was very excited about trick-or-treating.




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