Merry Christmas Eve

I hope you are all having a wonderful Christmas time! I took a few pictures I thought I would share...We went to the mall last night and we were in search of "Elf on a Shelf"...I know a wee bit late in the game, but we tried! I went to Barnes and Noble and Hallmark...NONE. B&N had some but they were all on hold, and I would have to check back in the morning, on Christmas eve...Mind you when I got home I called 3 other Hallmarks and 4 other Barnes & Noble...None, zip, nada, sold out like weeks ago!

I got up and really had forgotten about it, until I looked at the clock, it was 8:12 am, and they had just opened at 8am....

Needless to say we are the proud new home for Buddy the Elf...ONE person did not pick theirs up last night, therefor, my kids got lucky! And let me tell you, if you do not have this, GET IT...their eyes were lit up with excitement as I read them the story...Buddy only gets to stay til tonight, then he goes back to be with Santa all year, but it was really one of the best times!

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and hope all your Christmas time wishes, traditions and dreams come true...May you have health and Happiness, be thankful for our saviour Jesus Christ, how he Loves us, he will never leave nor forsake us..

many Blessings
Love

My Dog is growing up...faster than my kids!! (thankfully)

So I took Daisy to the vet the other week, and the little white pig weighed in at a whopping 34 pounds! We determined her birthday to be right around July 15th or so, making her about 5 months old, she is super healthy and really I like her much more than I thought I would...I mean she is a great dog, potty trained, listens fairly good, I REALLY like her, not enough for her to sleep in my bed, but I do like her...

and her paws smell like fritos....Daisy AKA the white pig

Fort Worth Stock Yards

This post was actually meant to be a few days ago...but I reformatted my computer, and let's just say it has been a nightmare since! So my pics are still not in the right place, I can not find them easily...and am highly frustrated by this! I am still working on it..but we'll see how it goes..
Hey there...hope all are well...So we took a trip to Fort Worth to the Stock Yards...I will say I was a little negative..I did not know where we were going, we got a late start, it was a little cold, and the list goes on! BUT once we got there, it was pretty cool!!! i loved the shops, they were cute! They also gave me some inspiration...after my re-do on the painting in Bella's room...I am INSPIRED!! So very soon, you may see a few new items in my Etsy store!!I took a few pics, and thought I'd share, we had fun, ate lotsa candy, Cheeseburgers...all the stuff I enjoy!!

This one came out cute!! A good one of everyone SMILING!! YAY!!!

 A little history..

 I saw this guy with a steer...I liked his boots, the fact that he probably actually wears them for work, I lust liked them.....

 Big Jake, the boot mans steer....

 My mom and dad and the kidos...minus Brynne who would not cooperate

 These animals are amazing, I can not believe the size of their horns, I think I saw somewhere that they span 6 ft...HUGE!

Crack is only cute when your a kid!

 Silly faces, after we ate lotsa candy!!

 Nicholas, my oldest...Man I sure feel old after seeing how much he has grown!~

 The little kidos....I heart these unplanned shots....they ROCK!

Make some memories today, pick yourself up and get moving!!
Big Hugs!

My week in a Nutshell

So I had said before I was busy...and this is how it started...

I made (stamped) 57 of these...twice!! So I made the first set, completely different, with little Rudolph's, they were cute...until the red nose I painted on smeared on a few...that sent me over the edge, and I had to, because I am a freak, re-do them.....So they did come out cute!! I did not however throw away the other ones, they went to Scottys goodie bags, they turned ended up working out!!

Then it was party time! We headed to Brynne's pre-school program and party, I took a few pictures...I used my "Stupid Friend" auto mode on my camera, and they actually came out ok...because if you'll notice the end ones of the other kids, I tried to act like I was a photographer (haha) and changed some settings...I should have used the "Stupid Friend"...

 The fingers in the mouth must be a nervous habit.....

 Brynne and Kambrynn...her bestest pre-scholl friend!! So Cute!!!

 Mrs. Cindy...the most fabulous teacher!!

 Getting her gift for Mommy & Daddy from under their tree at school

 Adding to the collection of handmade goods at our house....isn't it ssssoooo cute!! Those are her little hand prints!!

The kids did a book exchange between them....

 I love this picture..I think it is the excitement between seeing her partial smile and her little fingers gripping the new book...

 Mommy & Brynne

 Story telling....

So after that we had a short intermission and went home for about an hour, before the next round of parties.....Bella's was first...
Bella and Sofia

They made stockings out of paper grocery bags and yarn, decorated them with stickers and crayons......then filled them with candy!

Daddy and Brynne, she got to make her own little stocking with stickers

 Ok, so Bella was so excited, they got new crayons for the start of the new year....she organized them all perfectly, she was very proud! Do you remember when we would get new crayons, they were the best!

Lastly it was Scotty's party...they had so much stuff! I ate too many brownies, rice crispy treats, cookies from MarketStreet and so on...They played Christmas Bingo with m&m's...the kids had a lot of fun!

Scotty waiting patiently to get the party started...side note, he got his cast off that morning, and one bone is healed and the other is not completely healed....are you kidding me?? So they were going to recast it for another 4 weeks (NNNNOOOOOO) unless he promised to wear the brace most of the time...Praise the Lord!!



 YUM.....Brynne had 3 plates of goods between her party and the other kids!!

 God Love this man...He is the BEST teacher ever! Mr. Pasqua...Scotty gave him a card and I tiold him to write in it, and sign it, i read it after he was done, Scotty wrote,"You are the Best teacher ever!", very sweet!

 Scotty and his friends....

 Look at this sweet baby...her name is Emma, she is my friend Angie's daughter...so cute!!

So that sums up my week...I am sure I am leaving out something..but I will have lots more pictures and stuff coming up...my parents came along with Nicholas yesterday..everyone is tired...the kidos have half day today, then they are out for 2 whole weeks!!

Happy Friday!!