My Life, My Heart: Christmas 07 Pittsburgh PA

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Christmas 07 Pittsburgh PA

Christmas 07 we went to Pittsburgh, it is only two hours away and such a fun city. The first day we were there we went to the Children's Museum it was huge and they made it out of old court and government buildings. The architecture inside was really neat. The kids had fun there were a wide range of fun activities for all ages to do including an art area where the kids painted and made there own paper. We spent the whole day there and ate lunch at their food court. We were very pleased with the food it was priced well and tasted great. The next day we went to the Pitts conservatory to see the Chihuly Glass exhibit. If you have never seen this glass artists work it is a must see and its even cooler mixed in all the plants and foliage. The conservatory was big and took a long time to get through. We ate lunch in their cafe and it was also terrific. We had a happy time looking and exploring all the neat areas of the conservatory. We stayed at the Marriott in downtown Pittsburgh and it was fun, the kids swam there at night. The last day we went up the incline train to view the city from the other side of the river up top. A fun ride for only change up and down. As we traveled home we ran into a snowstorm which had us coasting on the highway and even that was too fast. We had no other choice but to pull off and find a hotel, luckily we did and the lady there gave us a great deal because of the storm. Everyone there was so nice. Chad ran out to get subway and we watched TV. The next day the roads had been cleared a lot so we could safely travel home. This was a great vacation. As usual we made some found memories and had fun doing it.

One of the cool rooms at the Chihuly Exibit.

Me and Chad

Linnea grabbing the leaves and she was so gentle with them it was so cute.

The next pic is the neon glass piece behind some leaves.

Kids and Larissa at conservatory.

Harmony in front of her fav glass piece.

Also some pretty glass pieces floating in the water.

Forrest watching a movie on Chihuly

and a rowboat full of glass balls

A close up of the glass balls and the floor to ceiling glass sculpture. this sculpture is really amazing it is all individual glass pieces each separately attached, it takes hours to install.

liam behind a tree and Mya at the Childrens Museum.

The following pics are all from the Childrens museum.

The twins had so much fun as we all did, I am so thankful for this tradition.

Mya Carter

Singer, Poet, Friendly. Sensitive, Caring, good friend. She is the softness in our home. Mya is my little mother she helps so much with the babies. They love her like a second mom. I always call her my queen, and she reigns surpreme sometimes even with a little attitude. Her strength will carry through the temptations in this life. She is firm in her beliefs and I am so proud of her. I love her warm smile. She looks so much like her late Grandma Marsha, which is such a blessing. Now her dad can see his mom in his beautiful daughter.

Harmony Carter

Fashion designer, Trendsetter, Go getter. Loving, Huggable, smiley. She is the Light in our home. Harmony will go far in life she is determined and will work hard for her success. She is driven and studies hard in school. She likes things organized and neat. She is playful and sometimes has us laughing at her silliness. I am so grateful for her. I prayed for another girl when I was pregnant with her because I wanted Mya to have a sister. I hope she knows how special it is to be a sister and to be a good one. She radiates and we are blessed to have her.

Liam Carter

Artist, Writer, Comedian. Intelligent, thoughtful, cool. He is the truth in our home.Liam is starting at Canton Country Day School this year.We are so proud he was accepted in. He is a rare gem with great potential. He is our little einstein. When he was little he did not talk much he used to play thoughfully and examine things. he was always anxious to get bigger so he could do big things. I hope you never lose your fire to be big Liam. Liam collects build a bears. He also writes and illustrates hilarious comic books. As long as he keeps believing in Himself he will go far. He is ma-ma's heart.

Linnea Tsoufiou

Happy, loves books, Cautious, Girly, Passionate. She is our sweet angel.God bleesed Linnea with a twin now she will have alife long friend who will be so close to her heart. Linnea looks out for Larissa she tries to keep her out of trouble and leads her into trouble too. She moves non-stop when she is awake, and tires mommy out. She is going throught the taking off clothes and diaper phase. Does anyone know of any escape-proof clothes? I feel overwhelmed alot but alos overwhelmed with good feelings for my glorious blessings.

Summer News

The summer is here, and already going fast. Forrest, Mya, Harmony, and Liam are all in Reseda California (LA) Visiting with dad Travis, step mom Marika, and new baby brother Mattias. They are also spending time with cousins and uncles. They are having a great time. We all talk everyday. I miss them tons. I do not breathe the same because 4 pieces of my heart are missing. I am getting lots done here though and trying to use my extra time wisely.
My mom got us ALL a membership at the Massillon Recreation center. She is SO awesome. I honestly do not know how she keeps up with needs of all her children and grandchildren. THANKS MOM!! We have gone quite a bit. The babies are warming up to the water and starting to have lots of fun. I like summer but I do not love it. I prefer fall and winter but I plan to make this a great summer, I might even let myself get a tan. I usually hide from the sun…I don’t want any wrinkles!!!!