MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
December 24, 2009
a "sweet" tradition
For three years now my friend Jaci and I have been getting together to make these delicious pretzels!
It is such a fun tradition that I look forward to it months before we even get together.
This year it was so fun to have our little ones with us. I can't wait till they are old enough to really help and have fun with us!
Is your mouth watering yet? Mine is! (We might have to make this a bi-annual tradition Jaci!)
It is such a fun tradition that I look forward to it months before we even get together.
This year it was so fun to have our little ones with us. I can't wait till they are old enough to really help and have fun with us!
Is your mouth watering yet? Mine is! (We might have to make this a bi-annual tradition Jaci!)
December 21, 2009
little princess
am so lucky to have sweet friends with darling babies! I spent the afternoon with Ada and her mom and we had a blast! Here are a FEW of my favorites (there were so many to pick from too)!
Thanks girls!
My very most-est favorite! Love the fur jacket!
Thanks girls!
My very most-est favorite! Love the fur jacket!
December 17, 2009
pretty in pink
I finally found our Halloween pictures! I used me memory card in a different camera and for some reason it saved the pictures in an entirely different place. Weird. Anyway, here is Emmy and I. I pretty much look like a clown but I'm hoping you'll be open to my creativity and maybe see the "Strawberry Shortcake" in me somewhere!
This has NOTHING to do with Halloween but I need to vent. Somehow I managed to push to the very very back of my brain, how much I DO NOT like owning a puppy. They are cute to hold and pet when they are somebody elses. I can remember when we got Daisy and she was super adorable but...with adorable came terror. I had to follow her around to make sure she wasn't tinkling where she shouldn't and wasn't chewing on furniture or shoes (which, come to think of it she did ruin a pair of my boots). Now we have Gunner. Cutest little guy, when he's sleeping. Actually, he isn't too bad but throw in another dog and a baby and it's chaos around here in the morning. I try to wake up and shower before all the "kids" are up or else it takes me all day to get ready. This morning I snoozed on my alarm and that 10 minutes cost me 2 hours. Emmy was awake and needed to be fed and changed, Gunner woke up crying and needed to go out and Daisy...well Daisy isn't really a morning dog so she slept through it all (I'm jealous). When I set Emmy down to take the dog out she cried and there's something about Emmy's cry that makes Daisy cry. I let Gunner out to do his business only to have him come in the house and do more and more and more! I took his water bowl away and threw him out back. I think Emmy was getting motion sick from me picking her and putting her down so many times this morning so I could yell at the dang dog. UGH! What were we thinking? Finally I locked the dog up and was able to get ready for the day while he cried in his cage. Today I am headed through the canyon to spend some time with a friend and I have found myself just watching the clock and counting down till I can escape this "zoo." I'll be happy when Gunner is a little bigger and can handle living outside. I know he'll be a great dog, we just gotta get past this puppy stage.
This has NOTHING to do with Halloween but I need to vent. Somehow I managed to push to the very very back of my brain, how much I DO NOT like owning a puppy. They are cute to hold and pet when they are somebody elses. I can remember when we got Daisy and she was super adorable but...with adorable came terror. I had to follow her around to make sure she wasn't tinkling where she shouldn't and wasn't chewing on furniture or shoes (which, come to think of it she did ruin a pair of my boots). Now we have Gunner. Cutest little guy, when he's sleeping. Actually, he isn't too bad but throw in another dog and a baby and it's chaos around here in the morning. I try to wake up and shower before all the "kids" are up or else it takes me all day to get ready. This morning I snoozed on my alarm and that 10 minutes cost me 2 hours. Emmy was awake and needed to be fed and changed, Gunner woke up crying and needed to go out and Daisy...well Daisy isn't really a morning dog so she slept through it all (I'm jealous). When I set Emmy down to take the dog out she cried and there's something about Emmy's cry that makes Daisy cry. I let Gunner out to do his business only to have him come in the house and do more and more and more! I took his water bowl away and threw him out back. I think Emmy was getting motion sick from me picking her and putting her down so many times this morning so I could yell at the dang dog. UGH! What were we thinking? Finally I locked the dog up and was able to get ready for the day while he cried in his cage. Today I am headed through the canyon to spend some time with a friend and I have found myself just watching the clock and counting down till I can escape this "zoo." I'll be happy when Gunner is a little bigger and can handle living outside. I know he'll be a great dog, we just gotta get past this puppy stage.
December 14, 2009
the most wonderful time of the year
Just wanted to post a family photo - I love our little family.
Emmy is such a good little helper! Having her here makes me want Christmas to be perfect. I know she won't care but I want to make sure the tree is decorated nice, the lights are on outside each night, the presents all have bows, etc. It is so fun having a little one around for Christmas! It just makes Christmas that much more exciting!
Each year since I was born I have got an ornament for the tree. The first one was given to me the year I was born by my grandma. Since then I have been given ornaments or collected them as I accomplished things that year or traveled. Emmy got her first Christmas ornament this year from her grandma Kathy. I am so excited to carry on this tradition with our sweet little Emmy.
It's not even Christmas and I have already recieved 2 gifts! First (and by far the best) is the INTERNET! YIPPEE!! That's right, the internet at my house. I can connect to the www anytime I want! It feels so good too! Now if I can just find the time...
The second gift is actually more Brian's than mine but he is the reason I don't have a whole lot of time. This little pup is the newest addition to our family. Who'd have thought after being married 3 1/2 years we'd have a family of 5 (that's 3 people and 2 dogs)? Brian's plans are to train this little man to be an antler hunting dog. I guess the dogs parents did it so he should be able to do it too. For only being 6 weeks old he's actually a pretty smart little puppy. The only one who isn't so fond of him is Daisy. I feel so bad for her too. She just hides under our bed all day. Out sweet Daisy was our first dog, then came Emmy and now we have Gunner. Daisy is getting a LOT of attention these past few days to make up for us bringing another little "creature" into our home (just something else to steal the attention from her). Anyway, I hope she grows out of this shy/mad phase soon because I miss my Daisy.
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