Lovin' my Girls!

Monday, December 8, 2008

Christmas blog get to know ya

1) Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both
2) Real or Artificial tree? Real, first time ever!
3) When do you put your tree up? this year, the first weekend of Dec
4) When do you take your tree down? don't know yet, maybe right after the New Year?
5) Do you like eggnog? yup
6)Favorite gift received as a child? I really cannot remember! How bad is that!
7) Hardest person to buy for? Steven's family, specifically his mom. :)
8) Easiest person to buy for? my kids
9) Do you have a nativity scene? Yes
10) Mail or e-mail Christmas Cards? neither! I am so bad!
11) Worst Christmas gift you ever received? ONE placemat, not 2 just one
12) Favorite Christmas Movie? Elf and It's a Wonderful Life

13) When do you start shopping for Christmas? Before kids, like October. Now...closer to Nov/Dec.
14) Do you hang mistletoe? No, I want to though
15) Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Christmas cookies
16) Lights on tree? colored right now
17) Favorite Christmas Song? Carol of the Bells
18) Travel at Christmas or stay home? We go to family homes, but they are all in Southeren Ca
19) Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? nope
20) Angel or Star on top of tree? Angel
21) Open the presents Christmas Eve or Morning? morning
22) Most annoying thing about this time of year? NOTHING! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!
23) Favorite ornament theme or color? snowmen!
24) Favorite for Christmas Dinnner? we used to do fondue growing up, that was fun
26) What do you want for Christmas this year? I have no idea
26) Who do you Tag to answer these on their blog? no one =)

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Getting in the Christmas spirit

I have been married for 7 years, and in those 7 years I have never had a Christmas tree. WELL, technically I had a Christmas tree last year. But I don't really count that, see it was $20 from walmart and was just awful. I tossed it after Christmas instead of saving it for this year, it wasn't worth saving. Anyway, I really wanted a REAL tree this year, especially for the girls. So, I went out today and got a tree! My house already smells of pine, I love it! Steven has been singing all day today, he left at 7ish this morning and will be home after 11pm tonight. SO, I had to get the tree from off the top of my car and into my house alone! Fortunately my neighbors across street were putting up Christmas lights, so one of them offered to help me out and brought my tree inside! It was wonderful! I didn't know how I was going to get it in.

My kids are loving seeing the Christmas lights that are going up everyday. It is fun to hear Cadence oooh and ahh whenever she sees lights. Faith wakes up in the morning and mentions how there are no Christmas lights, I then have to remind her that it has to be dark to see the lights.

I will post pictures of my sadly decorated tree later on. It isn't great, but at least I have a tree!

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

First school picture

I can't believe my little girl has her first school picture. It took almost 15 shots to get this one. The child would just not smile! Once we got this one I told the lady, we are good let's just take that one! The line of other children waiting to get their picture taken was getting quite long. I am pretty happy with how this turned out though.

Faith is LOVING preschool and doesn't mind at all going every day. She actually asks to go to preschool over the weekend. Today she started singing a song about the different continents! I know she is learing so much there, I am glad Steven suggested this, it has been great for her. I wanted to keep my little girl home with me, but she is thriving there, it is wonderful.