Happy New Year's Eve!!!

We are suppose to go to some friends tonight, but Anna woke up with a little bit of a cough and runny nose yesterday morning so plans are still up in the air. I started immediately on the medicine...she has never ran a fever or anything and seems to be feeling fine this morning other than the occasional cough and "my nose is running out" comment. I think it is just allergies but I don't want to be the parent that my child got the other kids sick especially with it being close to school starting back up. Luckily, if we do end up going these friends live just a couple of miles from us so we won't have to worry about traveling far and dealing with everyone being out on the roads.
So...whatever your plans are I hope everyone has a Happy New Year and most importantly is SAFE!!!

WW: Making Cookies with Daddy!!!

Merry Christmas

from our family to yours!!!

Celtic Woman-O Holy Night!!!

WW: Meeting Santa!!!

Sneak Peek!!!

I know I have neglected the blog for a few days, but have been busy trying to get things around for Christmas. We are having Bob's family her on Saturday night and mine on Christmas Day...so that means getting everything cleaned up and projects finished!

Here is a sneak peek at what I have been up to the last two days...

More to come!!!

Thanksgiving 2009

We actually didn't have our family Thanksgiving until Saturday at our house! My mom works third shift so time she would get home and we would do Thanksgiving on Thursday and then she has to go to work again Thursday night it wouldn't leave much time for her to sleep so we usually just do it the Saturday after so that we aren't rushed and mom gets some sleep!

So, on Thanksgiving we went into some friends that we have had since High Schools house for lunch and had Thanksgiving with them and his family. They fried a turkey, which I had never had but was wanting to try and it was delicious and all the fixings! Everyone brought things so there was plenty of yummy food to go around.

Then on Saturday it was my mom, twin sister, brother, my grandparents, Bob's grandma, and us! My mom did the Turkey, Gravy made after she got to my house, and a frozen Cranberry Salad, my sister made Sweet Potatoes and a Green Bean Casserole, but not your typical GB Casserole, my grandma made desserts that consisted of a Pecan Pie, Cocunut Cream Pie, and a Strawberry Rhuburb and brought frozen home grown corn, Bob's grandma made homemade rolls and brought fruit cake, and I did the ham, Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing and a Pumpkin Cheesecake!!! For the most part this is what our traditional Thanksgiving is every year and it is sooo yummy!!! It is alot of food but we all divide the leftovers up and then we have meals for a few days or put it in the freezer. Then after lunch is over with the girls usually do the dishes, but this year we made little brother get in on the action and help dry dishes...lol! He thought he could get out of it by popping us with the towl...lol, but instead he just got in trouble...ha ha! Oh the good ole days!!! Then after everything is divided up and and the mess is cleaned up we sit around and chat and sample on the desserts as we want!

I always enjoy having family get togethers and I think a good time was had by all!

This is the only pictures that I got for Thanksgiving! I forgot to take my camera on Thanksgiving and I was to busy eating and enjoying time with family on Saturday and didn't really think to take any pictures! These pictures were taken Saturday night of Anna in her new outfit that Grandma got her! I thought it the colors and the little leaves on the outfit were just right for Thanksgiving! The barrette in her hair which is hard to see in the pictures is a pumpkin that I made.

Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and now I am ready for Christmas!!!

Best Christmas Lights Display

I have seen this one before! How I would LOOOVE to do something like this on our house...lol!!!

Amazing Grace Techno - Computer Controlled Christmas Lights from Richard Holdman on Vimeo.

Straight No Chaser

I received this as an email today and thought I would share! I thought they were pretty good. Make sure and check out some of there other stuff...I thought it was good also!!! Enjoy!

New Blog!!!

I started a new blog that is going to be for my crafting/hobbies! I decided to start a seperate blog so that I had a spot that was just for "journaling" family stuff and one strictly for "journaling" projects. I am just getting that blog up and going so bare with me while I go back through my pictures and projects to get past stuff posted and I have several new ideas in the works. You can find a link to my new blog The Country Girl Crafts on the right side bar. Hope you Enjoy!!!

WW: Tea Party!!!

Sugar Doll Award

I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! I am now playing catch up on my blog reading and on my blog.

I received the Sugar Doll Award from a fellow mommy blogger Ginger. She is a loving, caring, and a very involved army wife and mommy to 1 beautiful daughter and has a son on the way in February! Her blog is one that I check on a regular basis and enjoy. Go check it out!!! Thank you very much Ginger for this sweet award and for thinking of me.

The rules are to write 10 things you are Thankful for.

I am Thankful For...

1.That I know the Lord. I have gotten away from him in the past, but since the birth of our beautiful daughter I have brought him back in my life. Even when I doubted him he was always there and he has shown that.

2. My loving husband. I married my best friend and even though we have some trying times I wouldn't change it for the world.

3. For my beautiful, but ornery daughter. We waited 4 LONG years for her and now I don't know what I would do without her.

4. For our health.

5. For my mom. Even though we have had our differences she is always there when I need her the most.

6. For my twin sister and my brother. I know that I can always turn to them also and they have always been there.

7. For our extended family that have always been supportive and there when needed.

8. My true friends that are there for the good, bad, and the fun.

9. For everything that I have...house, food, vehicles, etc. I am thankful because during this time I know that there are several that don't have much or anything.

10. Life. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

Now I am going to tag these 2 blog friends~They have alot to be Thankful For this year.

momments with love~http://momentswithlove.blogspot.com/
home...Hands full, HEARTS full, Quiver full!~http://www.kellerfamilyof9.com/

Congratulations!!!