everybody's doing it

I resisted to post about this only because it seems like EVERYONE has done this lately. I usually try to stay out of the trend but I just couldn't resist since my sister Faith originated this whole idea and really I had nothing prepared (because i am the worlds worst mom/procrastinator) the day before she was headed to school. So what's a girl to do....

Call her sis and make her stay up all night making my daughter her Valentines? YES!

So this post is a THANK YOU and of course to show off my lil beauty!

T~bird I LOVE you too very dearly! Everyday is valentines, with your sweet chin rubs and your kisses...love you lil buddy!





And to the love of my life, loving me unconditionally. I am one lucky girl! "To infinity and beyond" lol (it's been awhile since we have takin a pic just the 2 of us)

**Paris DID in fact wake before the rest of us and poured me a bowl of cereal with milk and it was waiting for me on the kitchen table! my true little sweet heart!

It's what we do!

HAPPY NEW YEARS!

THE GANG
(thanks mini me for sitting in)LOVE THESE GUYS!
We get together monthly for a lil friendly game of poker
or at least try to
but New Years is especially awesome to ring in the new year with these guys!
And our excuse to have an slumber party!
HAPPY 2011

CHRISTMAS MORNING

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRANDON

Christmas eve...

MAN I LOVE MY DEWITT FAMILY!!!!

Corrine and Fred are always so generous, doing things for others, watching kids, church work, grand kid slumber parties for days, crafts, reading to them...and the list goes on and on! Last year for Christmas we ended up getting Fred a TON of crossword puzzles, more than he can ever do. Corrine got lots of earrings...So this year the entire family of 8 (plus spouses) decided we were going to go in on something worth while this year....So we all put in enough money to carpet their entire house!

Well the reaction from Corrine was just what I was hoping for! Fred even teared up which in return I think rest of us might have just a little! It was PERFECT, we even had Tim in the back ground playing the blues on the harmonica! *CLASSIC

*A HUMONGOUS THANK YOU TO TK STRATTON at Stratton Superior Builders and GARY at Flooring America for making it possible for us to do this! Truly we couldn't have pulled it off with out their help! So Thank you!!!!*GOOD NIGHT!

Ginger bread houses or lack of...

OUR ANNUAL GINGER BREAD HOUSE MAKING


baby Eden / aunt Sara

ginger bread making and well we were just glad to have the boys there!

LITERALLY CHILLIN IN BACK BY THE FIRE
happened to be on Mara's bday this year

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARA
I am so grateful for all of us sisters to live in the same area
where the cousins can enjoy getting together for the holidays especially!

OH CHRISTMAS TREE

Lets back track just a month, Christmas is a good one to start on....

We got ourselves a real tree just like every other year but this year we got it from costco. Best thing we ever did! It was the cheapest tree and the PRETTIEST tree we have ever had!
I love having a helpful husband and watch my son want to help out think he is so big!

Tustin was daddies lil helper!

The tree was a bit bigger then we anticipated but it was so pretty and so fresh
in fact it was so fresh we had friends coming out of it....

MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS TREE
a great way to start the holidays

Smells like Christmas
I am a lucky and fortunate girl to have a home and family to share the holidays with

*Paris was all excited to get a tree and hang the ornaments but as you can tell by there being no pictures of her she was MIA for most of it, playing with her friends!

*real mistletoe to boot! thanks Rochelle

a better me

I have been MIA for quite some time now...but now that I have committed to a new years wellness challenge that consist of a form of journal keeping daily (blogging counts) I foresee a lot more blogs happening (steadily for the next 3 months any how)
BRING ON 2011!HAPPY NEW YEAR