"Baby it's Cold Outside!"

Here are some more pictures from Christmas Day. I just had to take some family pictures with the kitties, even though they really hated it (especially Bender). We had a rough time keeping those scoundrels out of the tree this year, and Needler tried to carry the bells around the house on a few occasions. After a long day, I couldn't wait to get home and cuddle up in my jammies from Grandma Nancy, and I also wanted to show off my new Left4Dead 2 t-shirt from Mark. He also gave me Dragon Age: Origins, which I have been playing non-stop the past couple of days. It is so addicting! It is fun to sit like a couch potato for a little while, snuggle with that dirty rat Needler and that loaf Bender, and worry about leveling up my mage and collecting vials of darkspawn blood! Escapism at its worst hehe....

"It's a Marshmallow World in the Winter..."

Christmas was great this year. First we went to my parents' house, and then to Mark's. The doggies had fun ripping up wrapping paper and eating cookies, and Mom had fun taking pictures of everyone. Dad got a new something (not quite sure what it is for)! Then at Mark's, we opened presents and his mom fed us turkey and spinach dip (my fave).

2 vs. 100

Mark and I have a lot of fun playing 1 vs. 100 on the 360. On this particular night Mark ended up being in the mob, which is very rare! His avatar is the one on the left. I like the pic of the cats and I, especially because at first we didn't even notice Bender was in the picture because of his camoflauge!

Gobble Gobble

Mark and I had a really nice Thanksgiving with both sides of the family. Here are some pictures from my parents' house- It was entertaining to watch my dad delegate the turkey-prepping duties to Mark and Dominic! Afterwards, we went to Mark's parents' house. Bender was glad to snag some bits of leftover turkey, but Needler turned her nose up at it, as usual. We spent the following weekend putting up Christmas decorations and playing Left4Dead2, a game in which you hack off zombie heads with cricket bats. It's one of the coolest games ever!

--The Helicopter--

Mark and Needler had a lot of fun playing with the helicopter on Thanksgiving morning!

NeedlerTina

Here are some cute pics Mark snapped of NeedlerTina. She likes to drink from the faucet like Bender, but for some reason she props her leg up and lets the water run onto her leg before she'll drink it, which is definitely not a Bender move! These cats stay hydrated for sure.

"I knight you: 'Sir Needler'! Rise!"

I haven't posted in a very long time because of my work schedule, but here are some updates of the kitties. Needler is getting bigger and up to a lot of mischief. It's Bender's duty to rein her in! Lately, when we get up in the morning there are magnets all over and the cats have yanked my sweaters off the hangers, pulled the socks out of the drawers and carried them all over the house. Usually it's Needler but we're not suprised to see that Bender still likes create trouble. They like to congregate at the kitchen sink to watch the hummingbirds and listen to the dogs bark. I've been spending my day off playing Modern Warfare 2, which is a lot of fun and came with real night vision goggles that I'm sure my dad will try to steal if he sees them!