O.O.C.

Our bows were getting a little OUT OF CONTROL, so Bryson and I made this:

Thank you, D.I., for treasure hunts within the budget. I wish I had taken a "before" picture of that frame. Let's just say it sported a beautiful turqouise mat and watercolor that probably graced the walls of a nursing home. Tee hee.

Potato Poll

Which should we be more concerned about: Ella's tongue-pierced Mr. or Avery's mutant Mrs.?

Seriously.

A 30-minute nap =

December Ketchup

By the end of December, our memory card was full with...

12 zillion markers, thanks Santa

11 funky crusties (An Avery specialty glare)

10 dancers posing

9 dowels of ribbon

8 ice skates slipping

7 jars of candy

6th time's a charm...making reindeer dust. Ella popped open the sugar bag like 5 times!

5 ladies working (Lorraine not pictured)

4 train cars chugging

3 frozen runners (19 miles!). Oh yes, those headbands are reversible green and red.

2 children asking

And the best neighbor gift we've ever received...how cute is that?

Blue Man Blue Man Blue Man!

Best. birthday. party. ever. And it wasn't even mine.



This was the most perfect fit for Bryson's decade-celebrating birthday party...no silly hats and loads of base. We spent Saturday in Vegas with no kids (a treat in and of itself), ate at a yummy buffet (see below), and thoroughly rocked out at the Blue Man Group, ending the night watching the fountains outside the Bellagio.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm homemade ice cream and gelati

...and now you are an adult...

Is this Christmas, what I have, or is it tuna?

I ran into Jessica Simpson's verion of Mary's Song on Seriously, So Blessed! (guilty pleasure) the other day. What the...??? Yes, it is WRONG to sing the best Christmas song ever in a breathy, seductive way. Thanks for desecrating that.

I also realize that this is not a new CD and I should have probably run into this before now. I'm just not as cool as I used to be. And my old fogie husband is turning 30 next Sat.

Gone baby gone

My hair, that is. I cut it all off.

Of all the reasons I don't like our new afternoon church time, here is one reason that I do.

Mod Podge and me...the start of a beautiful friendship.

Just give me candy, OK?

Not our best year for good manners. But...we have been pretty sick this week and it was quite a feat to get everyone out of fevers by Saturday night so we could run around in the cold and tempt fate with reckless abandon.

 

Ella = butterfly for Friday night ward party
Ella = Sleeping Beauty for Halloween night
Avery = monkey (mostly just pants) for Halloween

We didn't stress about what the kids would be this year because we just figured there is no need to buy costumes when you have an overflowing dress-up bin. Honestly, every day is Halloween when you're 4 years old. So Ella changed her mind every day about what she would dress up as and since I hadn't put my blood, sweat, and tears into making a masterpiece, I was happy to accomodate her whims. I just hope next year we aren't sick!