An Early Present

Piper got an early Christmas present today - brand new bedding for her big girl bed. She is so excited to sleep with all the princesses tonight! Thank you Grandma!!!!

YUM!

We made Christmas cookies today. I couldn't find my cookie cutters so we just had round (ornament) cookies. Piper was in hog heaven. She loved every moment - especially eating the end result.
Getting ready to decorate. She just had to wear one of my aprons.
Working hard getting the sprinkles on.

Pure Joy

It came out today on DVD. As soon as Miss Piper woke up this morning she asked to watch it. We bundled up and went straight to the store. She giggled with excitement all the way home. As soon as we got done watching it, she asked, "I watch Mommy Mia again, please?" The look on her face as the movie started.
Total concentration.

The Joy of Snow

Do you remember when you were a kid how excited you were to see snow when you woke up? Well, Piper was beyond excited. When she woke up this morning and saw the snow on the ground the first thing she said was, "Look Mommy, it snowed for me! I go play in it?" Even though I am not a fan of the white stuff, I couldn't deny her.
After her nap, Poppy Rick invited us over to have sled rides. She just shook with glee. I think she would have rode all night long if we would have let her.

Family

Last night, we spend the evening with Poppy Rick and the kids. We had a great dinner, listened to Christmas carols, and decorated the tree. Can you think of any better way to spend a Saturday night? We are so lucky to have them all as part of our family. We love you guys!

Daddy's Little Helper

She can't help herself. She needs to be involved in whatever is going on at the time. She had to help daddy last night by holding the flashlight.

Gingerbread

Last year Piper and I made a gingerbread house. She was too young to participate, but I thought that it would be a fun tradition to start. So this year when I found this really cool kit, I couldn't wait to make it with her. So today, I broke out the kit and found that it was a lot more to it than what I thought there would be. As we started building, I thought I was nuts for starting this project. I think we got more frosting on the table, floor, and us than we got on the house. I got frustrated, but couldn't give up because Piper was so excited to make a house she was literally shaking with enthusiasm. We kept going. In the end it didn't turn out like the magical house on the box, but I must say, it is better than I thought it would be. Most important, Piper thinks it's beautiful.

Of course, I had to add a picture of my little princess.

Snorta

This is the game to get if you are in the market for a new fun family game. We played this game last night with some friends and I don't think I have ever laughed so hard. Who wouldn't love to hear their friends and family making barnyard sounds?

I Love Her

I love her so much. No matter what is going on, she knows how to make me smile. This is how I found her today. I was cleaning the bathrooms and came to see what she was up to. There she was with Daddy's hat on yelling "Ride em' cowboy" rocking her horse as fast as it would go.

Still Busy

I am still super busy. I am making more hats for the next craft show that is the first weekend in December. Hopefully after that life will get back to normal (or at least as normal as it was before). Thanks everyone for checking on the blog - I love to read all your nice comments. Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!

Hats, Hats, and more Hats!

This is why I haven't been blogging lately. I have been busy making hats to sell at the craft fair. If anyone is interested, let me know.

Saturday Salsa

We had so much fun on Saturday. We went over to Poppy Rick's house for dinner and to can salsa? Yes, I did say we canned salsa. None of us had ever done it before but we decided that we would have fun trying. I have to say for a bunch of beginners, we did pretty darn good. Everyone joined in and had a great time.

Doug and Rick making dinner. Yummy enchiladas!!!
Alex and Daniel had a great time helping out. They really got into it.

Busy

I haven't been blogging lately because I have been so busy. Everyday I wake up and think that I don't have a lot on my plate and then all of a sudden it is time to go to bed and I wonder where the day has gone. I think all the time that I should grab my camera and take a picture of this and that, but then the moment is gone. I keep thinking that things are going to slow down just a little, but I know with the holidays around the corner that things are just going to get busier. Hopefully we won't always be going a million miles an hour. Sooner or later things have to slow down just a little, right?

Thank You...

Uncle Ty and Aunt Dina for Piper's new baby. As you can see, she absolutely loves her.

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