Merry Christmas!!

Christmas Eve Jammies  

Nerf Dart Tag was a hit! the boys spent most of the day all decked out in mortal combat.

Katie Jo Loved her baby doll and Eyore (for Grandma Jo)almost as much as stealing candy from the big kids stockings! Uncle Mikey got a sweet ornament from Lizzie that says #1 Uncle. Very proud moment for him. And my artist Elizabeth got an easel and lots of brushes and canvas to create on.

These are a few of my Favorite things

So by now we must all have our trees and decorations up right? So I thought it would be fun if we shared some of our Favorite ones.I dont have one of those matchy matchy designer trees. My tree is filled with love and memories, and glued on noodle stars, and I wouldn't change it for anything. Its perfectly imperfect just like my family.
This is the beautiful cheap plastic sparklie princess crown that Steve gave to me on our first christmas together. He promised to give me the world and treat me like a queen...so far so good!
This is 'Our first Christams' Ornament my Mom gave us that same year.
I have one of these for each of my kids. we made them last year, inside is a 'real you' picture of them making a goofy face.
This ornament hung on my Grandmothers tree for as long as I can remember, now it hangs on mine.
This is Grandma's ceramic tree that a friend made her when i was just a babe, Now it belongs to Lizzie when she gets married.
Same Grandma, Same Friend, He plays music too!

There is so many morem so many memories. But for now thats all, maybe another post. How about yours, I loved to share.

Pucker Up!

 
 
We got a bumper crop from our little lemon shrub in front this year! The kids are already counting their money they want to make at their lemon aide stand. So fun, I cant think of anything else to make, Any Ideas for recipes?

Lizzie Homemaker

For her birthday Lizzie wanted some silly cupcake maker machine, just another gadget on our kitchen shelf that i have to find all the little pieces for, I thought. So sinceshe loves to cook we got her 'real' stuff, Cook Book,spatula, apron, measureing spoons the whole shabang. It worked out great! She loved her presents and we all got to reap the rewards, homemade (from Scratch) Sparklie Lemon Delights. Yumm Yumm. 

Sometimes...

The boredom around here can take you out.

 

 

Some would say "Its about time!

We finally cut her hair. I didnt want to, I kept putting it off, but when it all grows forward, and straight as an arrow, Bangs are a must, so off to the fancy little kids hair cut place we went. I remembered the camera, We got to pick her favorite Little Eintein movie to watch and she got to sit in the pretty yellow car. and then the screaming began, the sobs and wailing the nashing of the teeth. The Horror even made the little kid in the next little car start up, the hair lady backed away, and still no comfort could be found. I pulled out my last hope, the Lollipop. Oh she took it allright and flung it at the lady with the sissors. I thought there was no hope unitl the mom of the other screamer said "hold her, and then cut it". Well, I looked at that little car and thought no way lady, so they pulled up a chair from the back, I sat and held all body parts down, they quickly cut some bangs, and boom bam bing. Jo's done, "free" bow in her hair, and my wallet is 17.95 lighter, with $2 buck coupon for the next time... Next time?! Next time she'll be asleep and I'll be doing the cutting.

Christmas

 

Well Christmas went up right on time around here, but unfortunetly my computer/camera weren't, so were behind. I'll be playing blogger catch up for the next week. Now all I have to do is talk Dad into getting the rest of the outside up and we're set! Merry Christmas my friends!