Getting Crafty

While my sister Michelle was here visiting last week we got really crafty and made these super cute flower hair clips. They were really easy to make and even cuter to wear!

Miss Ugly...Then and Now

Today was a holiday from school, and last night after dinner Kailee stayed and had a sleep over with Kaitlin. They loved reading from my journal and also found a notebook that I made during my years of Merrie Miss. (now activity days) They were inspired by this lovely picture of me...

Myself and Kristen Carlson 1992

to have a Miss Ugly Contest!!

Kailee and Kaitlin....even when they are trying to be ugly, they are still so darn cute!

Gavin Boy!

This little man certainly keeps me on my toes. The minute you turn your back on him he is off getting into something. He loves to climb the stairs, and is very proud of himself when he reaches the top without being caught!

Halfway there!

Success!

Favorite Spot

In our bedroom we have an alcove designed to hold a TV, and under it we have another one that I have yet to figure out why it is there. Gavin has figured it out though! He loves this spot. Anytime we are in my room he crawls up into this little hole. After the bath last night he made his way over there and I had to get a picture of it. What a cutie!!

Sweet Success

I bribed this boy with everthing under the sun if he would go poo in the potty! Unlike every other child nothing worked. He finally gave in and on Friday (a week later) he was rewarded with a trip to the candy store with Dad. This is what he came home with!

After he was done at the candy store he asked Jared to go to Target so he could also get his Nintendo DS! haha....I said I would buy him one in a moment of weakness and desperation. A mom's gotta do what a mom's gotta do, I just didn't think that he would remember! (And, no he is not getting one.)

Lost Tooth

A couple months ago I noticed that Kailtin had cut her permanent front tooth behind her baby tooth that had not fallen out yet. We went to the dentist and they told us that the baby tooth showed no signs of falling out ever!! She was having work done on one of her back teeth, so while her mouth was numb they pulled it out. She was excited to have finally lost a tooth. Last night she said, "I'm so lucky that I'm the first one in the family that gets to be visited by the tooth fairy!"

Even though she technically didn't lose a tooth, the tooth fairy still came and left her one dollar. She can't wait to go to Target after school to get a Mad Libs book. Her best friend Zoe came over last Friday with one and she has talked non-stop about it! (I had to refresh my own memory on what a verb, adjective, pro-noun, etc. were to even play it) =)

I felt so bad for her after we left the dentist yesterday. Her whole side was pretty swollen and numb. You can't tell that well, but she could hardly give me a smile. Poor thing, it's still swollen today. Her second permanent tooth is already growing behind the baby one, but that one should fall out by itself. She has been cursed with my slow to fall out teeth. I didn't lose my two front teeth till 4th grade!! Crazy, I know.

Wish Me Luck....

Happy Birthday Jared!!

Happy Birthday to my hubby Jared! I love you more than you will ever know!

Family Photos of 2008

Thank you Michelle for the wonderful pics...if you want Michelle to take your pics check out www.michelletandyphotography.com.

Christmas at the Cabin!

I love this pic of Kaitlin!

Stepbrothers Pose

We are back from a week long Christmas Vacation to Shaver Lake. Last year as a whole family we decided to rent a cabin for the week of Christmas 2008. A year later the time finally arrived. What a great time we had. We spent days in the snow and nights playing games and just hanging out and enjoying each others company. I'm pretty sure I gained some pounds from all of the great food and yummy snacks that we all consumed. All of the cousins had a great time together playing the Wii, listening to storytime with Nana, searching for Santa with I Spy Santa, decorating cookies, making paper chains and popcorn strings for the tree, and just being together.

For the last couple of weeks before we left we have been hoping there would be snow while we were there. We definently had SNOW!! It was absolutely beautiful looking out the window and seeing the snow fall. I personally have never been in the falling snow. It was amazing.

Santa must have found the map that we left him because he definently visited all the kids! Christmas morning was wonderful exchanging gifts and the seeing kids enjoying all there new toys.

The week went by WAY to fast, and we left wishing we could have stayed a couple more days. The kids keep saying that next Christmas we are going to Disneyland then back to the cabin!! Here's to hoping!!! We missed Landon, Rebecca and the boys though, hopefully we can get together next year.