I was tagged.....

I was tagged, and I’m supposed to give you one word answers, immediate responses to phrases.

Where is your cell phone? … up stairs?
Your significant other? … HOT!
Your hair? … up
Your mother? … friend
Your father? … runner
Your favorite thing(s)? … family
Your dream last night? … none
Your favorite drink? … tea
Your dream/goal? … baby weight gone (how do i answer that with one word?)
The room you’re in? … basement
Your fear? … wreck
Where do you want to be in 6 years? … debt free
Where were you last night? … couch
What you’re not? … greedy
Muffins/donuts? …muffins
One of your wish list items? … diamonds
Where you grew up? … Whittier
The last thing you did? … blogged
What are you wearing? … jeans
Your TV? … off
Your pet? … dog
Your computer? … addicted
Your life? …chaotic
Your mood? … sleepy
Missing someone? … friends
Favorite pastime? … reading
Something you’re not wearing? … socks
Favorite Store? … Target
Your summer? … eventful
Your favorite color? …pink
When is the last time you laughed? … today
Last time you cried? …hmmmm?
Who will re-post this? …no clue
Four places I go over and over? … Target, Hy-Vee, Wal-Mart, Church
Four people who e-mail me? … Facebook, Sheldon, Facebook, Facebook
Four of my favorite foods? … Mexican, Italian, Japanese, Chinese
Four places I would like to be right now? … Vacation, Bed, Vacation, Bed
Four people I tag? … Shirley, Lizz, Kim, Kacie

Christmas Day! (finally!)

I thought I should post a few Christmas pictures up before the new year is here! I barely made it! We had a wonderful Christmas, but it was exausting. Bella was sick with the vomiting thing a couple of days before so it changed our plans and the way we did it was not smart. We ended up having 4 Christmas in 4 days! It was a little much but we were glad to see the family and friends we were able to see. We are definitely blessed! We hope that this year has blessed you and pray that 2009 will bring more blessings your way! We love you!!

Baking Christmas Cookies!!

Bella wanted to bake so badly so that is what we did. I got down the old cookie cutters I used when I was younger. She had so much fun!

She loved the icing part! I think she even stole a few licks.

Here is the finished product. I think she did a magnificent job! They tasted delicious!!

Another snowy day!

I love watching the snow fall! We had some extremely cold weather before this snow storm. It topped 9* the day before and it was in the teens the day the snow came. We are supposed to get an ice storm in the morning so hopefully that doen't turn real bad. I just hope this snow comes back for Christmas!!
Here are the girls watching the snow fall!
My beautiful brown eyed girl!

And here is the other beautiful brown eyed girl! She just turned 9 months this past weekend and we had her 9 month wellness check up on Monday. She did really well and only had one shot; I was glad. She weighs 17.9 lbs. (25%) and is 27 inches long (25%). She has definitely slimmed down and is not as big as she was before; she was in the 75% with her weight at 6 months. I don't usually share her head measurements but I have to this time. I have had a really hard time getting clothes over her head adnd I always tell her in the most loving way, "you have a big head." She does! It was 75%!! When you look at her she doesn't look like her head is taking over her body but I knew she had a big head! She is so sweet!!

I thought only boys......

Okay so the new word in our household that won't go away is , do I dare say it...."POO-POO"! Why must my 2 year old say it over and over again and think it is so funny? "Hi mommy, poo-poo." "Hi daddy, poo-poo." "poo-poo, poo-poo, pee-pee, poo-poo!" Ugh! And then she toots and thinks it is so hysterical! Why are these bodily functions, that are not pretty, so hilarious? Will someone please clue me in?! I thought only boys acted like that!!

"It's begining to look a lot like Christmas..."

The girls found the lights as I was putting them up on the tree. I know, it's really probably unsafe for Emmy to have them in her mouth, but it was really cute!! Like I always say, "Sometimes beauty (or being cute) hurts."
Here is our tree. It is not a huge one this year. As I am looking at the picture, the fireplace is swallowing the tree. It doesn't look like that when you see it in person. You can also see our singing snowmen from Hallmark. We have gotten one every year since they started and we love them. It's fun for the girls.
It was an eventful day! Sheldon took the day off of work so we could get the tree and take the girls to see Santa. Believe it or not, this is the first year we have done this. I don't know why we haven't done it before but they both did really well. I love the deer in the headlights look! And, poor Santa wasn't looking at the picture! Oh well! We walked around the mall and went and ate at BD's Mongolian Grill.... one of my favorite places. That night we watched 'Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas' (one of our favorites) and decorated the tree. Bella helped Daddy make brownies too. It was a great evening and very much needed!

In the hustle and bustle of this CHRISTmas season, remember the reason for the season. I was chatting with a friend of mine the other day and times are tough right now. We are not buying a lot of gifts this year and I am sure it is like that for a lot of others. The thing is, CHRISTmas is really not about the gifts that you give or receive, they are nice, but it is about the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ! God sent his son, Jesus, to save us. As we go on the next couple of weeks, please remember that JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!!! What I love about this is that this just leads us into Easter where Christ died and rose again!! What a gift we have been given! God Bless you and your family as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

The best thing to hear from your 2 year old.....

"Mommy, I love you SOOOOO much!"

All better now....

I was having some issues trying to change to this template but I've got it all figured out. Isn't it beautiful?!

Please excuse the mess!

I am in the process of changing my template. I think I have messed it up but I am going to fix it!! Hang tight!!

Turkey Day...

Emmy's first Thanksgiving was great. It was a very busy one, though. At the first stop she had mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese and green beans. At the second stop she didn't have anything but at the third stop she had homemade squash that was made by her great grandma. She really enjoyed that. By the time we got home, we were stuffed and ready for bed.

Emmerson is one week away from being 9 months and I can't believe it. She is doing so much right now. She is pulling herself up to a standing position and walking along side furniture and whatever else she can get her hands on; she is saying mama, dada and bubba (K.C. our dog). She has her 2 front teeth which is absolutely adorable. It was a pain getting them, though. I was so happy when they finally came in; 4 days apart. Her and Bella love to play together, most of the time. They squeal and giggle at each other. It is the most beautiful sound. What is very funny right now is that Emmy has the baby sister syndrome; that's what I call it because my sister had it too. When Bella gets near her, she automatically screams to get her away. It is quite funny to watch. She is a mama's girl. We thought Bella was but we were wrong! She would be happy with just me, her pacifier and her blankie (allyzabba.com). I mean what else would any child ever want if you have those three things. They sound good to me! Anyway, it has been so much fun thus far with these girls. I can't wait as more CHRISTmas decor gets put up around town so we can see the reactions of their faces. 20 more days!!!

funny for the day...

Bella: Mommy, I like your boobies.

Mommy: (smiling really big) Thanks, Bella.

Bella: Where did you buy them at?

Mommy: (laughing) I didn't buy them, God made them for me.


I could not keep a straight face. Little does this sweet, innocent soul know that they really can be bought!! Had to share!