I Take What I Can Get

Mom: Burp. Excuse me.

Owen: Mom's Incredible!!! (With lots of excitement)

I smile enjoying the compliment even though I know my son well enough to know what he was really saying. (Mom's burp was just like Dash's on Incredibles) :) I'll still go with what he actually said. It feels better.

Play Group Party

Monday was our Kennesaw Mommy's group. We've had a lot of fun this year with all of our new pals. And it was great to celebrate Christmas with them too. There were lots of kids and mommy's there and best of all Santa came by too. We are on a roll. This is the third time we've seen Santa this year. And we plan on seeing him next Tuesday too! We are so lucky!

Not Much

What's been going on? Well the title says it all. Not much. Just the norm. Movies, play dough, cars, baby dolls, snacks, diapers, naps. All the essentials. Right this minute everyone is napping but me. I was torn between blogging and the dishes, dinner and laundry. So I went with most enjoyable. :)

This week is rained and got really cold. Our poor toys.

We were lucky enough to see Santa at the ward Christmas Party last night. He was very nice and jolly. Owen loved him. Marilee had the whatever attitude. Charly will go to nearly anyone, even Santa.

This is when Santa walked through the door.

And the kids singing songs to usher in Santa.

These pictures are out of order. A little annoying isn't it.

I just thought this was cute. She just had to play in the basket even though she kept falling out of it. She insisted.

Your Opinion

I'm looking for a Semi Professional camera. If you have one please leave a comment and tell me what kind you have and why you love or hate it. I've been looking at Cannon and Nikon. They both seem so nice but it's hard to decide between the two.

Thanks! I'm looking forward to your remarks.

"Mommy Fall?"

Yesterday I used our new latter to put up Christmas lights. I'm excited to have lights up for the first time in my married life. Our drive way slants downward towards the road which made it seems very steep on the latter. I not sure if I'm afraid of heights, but I know I am terrified of falling.
I thought my plan through, I waited for Charly's nap time, I laid out all the lights carefully, and occupied the little ones inside the house. I put my cell phone in my pocket in case I fell then I could call for help if needed. I start thinking a cell phone is only helpful if I don't break the arm on that side of my body or get knocked out. Should I put up the lights? It could wait. No, the lights are going up. So up I go, I'm on a roll, doing good. I'm half way done, Owen comes to visit. "Mommy it's cold." "Yep" "What's Mommy do-ing? Mommy fall down? Mommy ouch? Mommy fall down - ouch." "No Owen Mommy no fall down, I'm fine, just putting up lights." Something catches my eye, it's a vulture soaring over my house. Hum. Maybe the lights can wait till later. No. So I finish putting up the lights. So pretty! I'm excited! Then I realize I put then entire portipon over the garage on backwards. Dang it! I managed to fix it and not fall. Ta Dah! I'll try to capture a good picture of them lit up tonight.

Tis The Season

I really love this season. There is so much excitement in the air, Christmas is the reason for it all. Time with loved ones, Santa, the baking, the singing, the parties, stocking stuffers and shopping! And most importantly Christ our Savior. The one who loved us so much He lived for us setting a undeviating path for us to follow and died for us so that we could become spiritually whole and live again as He does today. I am grateful for Him. I am grateful to God that he would prepare a way for us through Jesus Christ.

So celebrate we do! There is so much to be grateful for!

Still Here

You know when you are trying to do something quietly you seem to make a ton of noise? I'm trying to type quietly. My sweet niece is sleeping next to me and waking her would be terrible for the both of us. My hand have been so full since Thanksgiving. My sister Wendi is moving to Georgia from South Carolina and is taking finals at the same time so Marilee is hanging out with us for the week. Good luck on your finals Wendi!

So for those who do not know, Marilee is 1 almost 2, Owen is 2 almost 3 and Charly is 8 months old. So our lives are filled with little hands, feet, diapers and tiny attitudes. :) I'm not complaining, just providing an excuse for why I haven't called, blogged, or emailed.

Thanksgiving weather was so nice we couldn't resist going outside to play.
As it turns out, wet sand is way more fun than dry sand.

Sour Cream Pound Cake is a traditional food for nearly all of our family gatherings that include eating. Maybe you care, maybe you don't. But I was so proud of how perfect my Sour Cream Pound Cake turned out, I had to post it. It tasted perfect too.

This Week

For family night we had a lesson on the Savior's birth. And we made this Nativity from the Friend magazine. We read some of the story from the Bible and sang Christmas songs. The kids did a better than usual job at paying attention.

Marilee helped decorate the tree, she found a few "special" ornaments that she wanted to carry around all day. Please note the cute pig tails. I put her hair up and she kept flipping her hair around and saying "Cute!" she really is.

Garett vs Marilee and The Man of Steel
The kids love to play with Garett, and he does a fantastic job of entertaining and winding the kids up right before bed time. I'm happy he makes the effort to play with them and to show them love. I just hope the timing of the rough housing can get bumped up an hour or so.

I bribed the kids with M&M's to smile for me. It so totally worked. The tree is decorated, no ornaments at the bottom, I'm guessing our tree will look like that for a few more years to come.

So here it is after midnight, I finally have my hands free. Dishes are still undone, but I'm on my third load of laundry. Now maybe I can catch some Z's before the nightly ritual of babies waking up starts. :)