Sledding Sadie

On Saturday, although it was terribly cold, the sun was shining and we went to my coworker's home to a sledding party! The hill was great, and we spent as much time as possible going down and up the hill before warming up in the heated garage... and then hitting the slope again! (Kelly and Ireland joined us for a few runs, too!) After we were done outside, we devoured the yummy food and hot chocolate inside where Sadie ate two bowls of chili!

Oh, Heavenly Day...

Got no troubles today. A day of joy and tears and Perkins. We love President Obama!

A little sass update...

Here's a Sadie update...
The other night, as I told her it was time for bath and bed, Sadie became very upset. She stomped up the stairs and yelled, "I wish I never had this family!" I reminded her that those words were the exact words the little boy said in Home Alone, and he wanted them to come back pretty badly. She groaned and went straight to her room where she went to the whiteboard that was hanging on the outside of her doorknob and wrote "NO" and then turned around and asked sweetly, "Momma, how do you spell your name?"

New Year's Eve

Mom and Phil got to go to dinner at Loring Pasta bar with Cassie, Cam, Natalie and Paige and Sadie and Finn had their own party with Grandma and Grandpa! (Stage 4 came very quickly...)

Sadie's favorite gift...

Although she got a lot of great gifts from everyone, when she finally got home from her dad's and all the other Christmases she attended, she got to open Santa's gifts and the gifts from Phil and me. Santa's very smart- he knew that just a few weeks ago, Troy Bolton lost an arm in a terrible wardrobe malfunction. Although Phil reassured Sadie that there would still be a way for Troy to play adaptive basketball, Santa must have figured she needed another one. I think both pictures say it all. Thank you, Santa, for Bead Art!

Could this picture be any cuter?

Another Christmas...

When we arrived at Grandma B's home in Trimont (a 2-hour drive from our house) my mom was in hysterics. She had realized at St. James (1 1/2 hours from our house) that she had forgotten the calendars which she had spent weeks creating and which also happened to be the only Christmas present anyone was receiving at the celebration. (Well, almost the only gift.) When she finally got over herself and had a few glasses of wine, we ate the greatest food ever (Grandma B's mashed potatoes are the best in the whole, wide world) and we kids played and played and opened our presents. We also had a sing-along. While cousin Paul (not to be confused with the cousin Paul in an upcoming blog) played the guitar, we sang "Up on the Rooftop," "Silent Night," and "Frosty the Snowman!" We also received a visit from our friends, Paige and Natalie, from San Francisco, and they brought me a sleeping bag with Troy Bolton's face and body plastered all along the front. Love it! I was pooped when we left this Christmas, but my partying days were not even close to ending. Keep checking the blog and you'll find out what else I did over vacation!
-Sadie

This is (not even close to) American Idol!

Phil would like you all to know he earned a 26 1/2 out of 30 to win the American Idol challenge.

Moving to the McDermott Christmas...

Houston. We have a problem. Jill bought a delicious ham and was ready to prepare some side dishes. Kelly had the potatoes under control. Lois made pies to die for. I brought the hors d'ourves. And no one ate anything... because they were pooping... and puking. The flu hit the McDermott family hard this year, and after postponing Christmas for one day, we found that while some infected family members were on the mend, others were struck down with the virus. We opened presents quickly. Sean and Lois got on the road (hoping Sean would be able to make it.) Kelly, Kevin and Ireland went back home to nap and try to beat the nasty bug. While Sadie, Phil and I stayed, Lysoled the whole house with Cullen and Jill and played American Idol with Sadie's new karaoke machine from C and J. Sadie did a great rendition of "I'm not gonna' write you a love song" and I sang Sheryl Crow's "Favorite Mistake." Cullen tried out a few pieces, one being Taylor Hicks' "Do I make you proud?" and Jill sang "How Do I Live" right to Cullen. Phil, however, brought the house down with the Tim Mahoney version of "Don't Stop Believin'."

Tomorrow, tune in for a little Trimont Christmas, and later, you'll have a New Year's to remember with Cass, Cam, Paige and Natalie. You won't want to miss it!

Wii Wish You A Merry Christmas!

After leaving the anniversary party and Skancke Christmas in South Dakota (and in semi-nasty weather,) we headed back to Grandma and Grandpa's house in Waseca for our own Bernhardt Family Christmas. There waiting for Hannah, Sadie, Mom, Dad, and me were Zach, Cassie, Cam, Finn and a Wii. Grandma had some delicious soup ready for us and we ate it quickly and then ran down to the basement to bowl with the Wii. (In all honesty, Cassie spent a good amount of time crafting avatars that looked exactly like us) Sadie kept saying, "I want a 'NICE SPARE!'" (She is actually quite good at the boxing game...)

The next day, Phil stopped by on his way back from the Kelly Christmas in Iowa, and we were able to open gifts and eat a fabulous meal made by Grandma Brenda. Sadie opened some great presents, including an art desk and a white/chalkboard easel. She also loved her Polly Pocket waterslide! Phil headed back to Savage as he had to work in the morning, and Sadie and I stayed one more night with Grandma, as I was feeling a little under the weather.

Stay tuned... we're not done yet!