I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!

SO I STOLE THIS IDEA FROM A FRIEND (THANKS SUZI) AND AM SOOOO EXCITED TO FINALLY HAVE IT ALL DONE! My girls had so much fun doing this. And I am even learning to love my Mac for all the fun things it can do. This was a learning process for sure - and took waaay too long. But I think it was worth it! :)

Christmas 2009 Part I

This is for Grandma & Grandpa that live in far away lands - so they can see the joy that they brought to the girls. :) Thank you - from the girls. :) FOR THE REST OF YOU THIS WOULD BE EXTREMELY BORING!

(Wow Christmas is messy! :)

Here is Kaylee - on the mad dash for the Gifts. :)

She woke up first. :) She got first choice on which "Swimming puppy" she wanted.

This is Kaylee, happily Playing with her BrOwN puppy.

We actually had to wake Mia up! It was like 9am!

This is Mia, taking the BrOwN puppy from her sister, because she didn't like the Dalmatian that was left. "I don't LIKE polka-dots!" she screamed. THIS IS A CLASIC KODAK MOMENT!

Mia, being the oldest = strongest physically (at least for the early years) of course RippED the puppy from her sisters arms. OH MERRY CHRISTMAS!

This is a very upset Kaylee, because her puppy got swiped. (Yes we are the parents who let their kids duke it out and only intervene when the noise is bothering us. This time we got to take amusing & entertaining pictures of it all! )

Dad's logic of "Santa gave YOU the polka dot puppy Mia" wasn't working. Mom of course is amazing and her keen eye caught the answer to the problem. I simply told Mia (in that excited mom voice that most always makes kids listen) that the puppy was the GIRL puppy because it had a necklace with a heart. It worked. :)

Moments later I asked Mia which puppy was hers. "This one!" she said proudly holding it up, "I LOVE POLKA DOTS!" Oh yes Mom 1 kids 0! :) (But happy, and completely unaware that I keep a tally 1 to 0 is just this mornings score. The Running tally is like 9,984 to 26.) Later she did notice that Kaylee's had a necklace too. But it didn't have a heart - so really it was just a "collar" (Mom 2 kids 0) Kaylee is of course oblivious to all of this talk :) And for once, got her way over her big sister. :)

I hope that everyone's Christmas was wonderful and filled with happy memories. :) (I personally prefer some pretty funny fight type stories. :) They make my favorite memories. :) Don't worry all you Mollys - we will get all mushy later :)

Seriously it was a wonderful Christmas, thank you to all the friends and family for your wonderful thoughtful gifts, treats and fun times we have enjoyed!

My favorite part has been teaching my girls about the Birth of our Savior, and watching them light up as they learn about He who made it all possible for us to truly find happiness. May your Christmas be filled with HIS spirit! Merriest of Christmases!

Christmas stories to remember 2009

My girls both love Chocolate. They come by it honestly. They like it early in the morning like their mother, in the afternoon and right after dinner - like their mother :)

One morning I came out of the shower (Mia was at preschool or that little mommy would have never allowed it!) to see this:

Her little face covered in chocolate. (This is a bit after I am sure some rubbed off on her shirt, some toys and the couch. . . )

So I asked her what she was eating. She replies "Chocolate!" I was certain she had eaten some special peanut butter dove I was given. So I scolded her for eating mom's chocolate.

We soon left to pick up Mia, and upon walking into the kitchen, we discovered what she had REALLY eaten! The ENTIRE ADVENT CALENDAR! And it wasn't like it was just a few days before Christmas. We were 12 DAYS OUT!

Mia began the scolding, "Kaylee you are not 'possed to eat all of the chocolate! Bad Kaylee! Bad Kaylee!"

"I not Bad Kaywee," She protested, in a sweet, almost convincing innocent voice.

"Bad Kaylee! We were supposed to eat 1 at a time, together and share! Bad Kaylee. Now Santa isn't going to take away your presents."

"I not bad Kaywee," she repeated with the same calmness and austerity in her voice.

For some this is a repeat, but I need to "journal" it. :) I do print these out for our blog journal. :)

Mia came in one morning and snuggled up to me in bed. (Much nicer than being woke up by an alarm!) (Although I normally hear, "Mom, I am hungry" or "Mom, the sun's up!" - to which I mutter "ok, ok give me two min. ) For those of you judging me (Tammy) I only have 6 more months to do this before I have to get a kid up for school - so like ice cream every night in HS I will enjoy it while I can. Besides, I am often up for an hour or two early in the morning and then catch a quick "snooze" at 7 am - 7:30/8ish. :)

So anyways . . . Mia has been "Mary" for the past weeks. (Nice break from the princesses or Dora) She came in and put a baby doll in bed with us. I said, "what is this?" she smiled and said, "Mary's baby." Kaylee came in to join us and we played a wrestled for a while.

Then Kaylee got this mischievous look and grabed Mia's baby Jesus and bolted for the door.

"Hey, SWiPER NO SWiPe ING!" I called after her.

She looked at me puzzeled, "I not Swiper!" . . a pause. . . "I osif!"

Now I am puzzeled, then Mia translated for me "She is Joseph"

How cute is that? I guess Joseph is allowed to "swipe".

Bib O Matic

So I found the GrEAteSt thing EVER. Haven't found anymore and set out to make my own now. :) I call it the Bib O Matic. :) You keep this handy dandy clip in your purse always. (I keep it in my unmentionables zipper section.)

When you are at a restaurant you simply pull it out and clip a napkin (cloth or paper) to it and you have a BIB! :) No more dirty bibs being carried around - no more having a kid with stains on their shirts cause you stopped for ice cream :)

I LOve LoVe mine.

It can also be a pacifier clip if you have the "ring handle" pacifiers.

Anyways, if you LoVe LOve someone too, you could get them one for Christmas. I made some extras. I am asking $3 for one. Seriously a GreAt gift for the mom who has everything! :) Course they kinda need a baby - toddler. I use mine for Kaylee ALL the time and Only WISH that I would have found mine sooner. :)

Let me know if you are interested.

Please don't feel like you have to have pitty on me to buy one though. I simply bought the clips in bulk cause it was most ecinomical. So I am like Why No Share THE LoVe!?

So I am. )

Right Now I have these two styles. I also have BYU ribbon ones too. :)

Do you know what your kids are reading in school?

PLEASE TAKE action. If you are concerned about what our children are being asked to learn and read - and you don't want them reading books about prostitution, incest, and sex in bathrooms etc - YOU NEED to click on the link below and then DO SOMETHING. IS THIS A LIST that is on your kids reading list? It is a national organization so it might be.

I went to three of the big companies sited that fund this program and stated my outrage and asked them to pull their funding. If enough of us do this - maybe they will listen and this can be put to an end. The companies sited were, KPMG, Pepsi and Eastman Kodak.

I will include a sample of what I wrote below if you would like an idea. I am NOT great writer - just trying to help.

PLEASE take some time to get educated. Seriously, many passages from the books recommended COULDN'T EVEN BE SAID ON TV, so there is NO WAY MY CHILD should be READing IT!

I will look into ways to contact others - I am still learning about this stuff! :) If you would like more info when I find it, shoot me an email. Thanks!

Sean Hannity & Michelle Malkin Break Media Silence on Fistgate & Obama’s Dangerous Safe Schools Czar Kevin Jennings (Video)

via Gateway Pundit by Jim Hoft on 12/9/09

MY LETTER I USED

I have recently learned of the GLSEN reading list, suggested for our children by Kevin Jennings and others. I have also learned that Kodak is a long time Sponsor of this GLSEN. Although it may have had good intentions at one time - the GLSEN program needs to be DEFUNDED. Please withdraw your funding and find a good cause for your sponsorship. Please look into the matter as a company and make the right decision. The 7 -12 grade reading list has very sexual material in it. Promoting things such as incest, promiscuousness, prostitution and THINGS SO bad that they can not even be said on TV. If it CAN'T be said on TV, IT SHOULD NOT BE SUGGESTED TO CHILDREN TO READ - especially by a national organization such as GLSEN. If I do not learn that Kodak looks into the matter and withdraws funding, I will be left to assume that such ideas are supported by the Kodak company. As a mother, I will of course, make sure that my friends and neighbors are aware. Thank you for your time. I do trust that Kodak is a family company and that it holds our kids in the highest regard - and will do the best thing. Thank you
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Kristina

FEEER CUTE

So I helped a friend make these for a her girls hair clips. Her bows and flowers and things. I am jealous now - cause it is way cuter than mine now. :( But dang I's gots some talent :) jk.

I should of done a zoom on the red ribbon - it is cute and loopy - gotta love texture. :)

I should make some and sell em :)

Gotta know

Just a quick thought I had : I need to know - am I the only one that does this?

When I hear & consequently picture (I am so visual) something gross and bloody like - like sticking your hand in a garbage disposal and someone flipping the switch - I cringe and CURL my toes - like if I pop them it will relieve the tension of my brain's mental image.

Is this a normal reaction? Or am I a FREAK?

These are the things i post late at night. . . thanks suzi for the mental image!

Procrastinating house work AGAIN!

Just thought I would upload a few thanksgiving pictures. :) I loved this thanks giving because #1 I got to relax. Pat, Sean and Leah did most all of it! :) I only had to make rolls. :) SAWeeT! And most of all because we all went to the park after turkey and played kick ball. :) Mia was pricless. She would kick the ball and then go running after it! Like she was supposed to "beat the pitcher" to the ball. :) Loved it. It was a load of fun. I even got to play a little game of hoops! :) That was lots of fun too. Even if they did play on the short hoop. And even if I was totally dressed like a GIRL. So should have stuck to my PJ's I always wore when I first married into this family :)

Anyways, it was a blast. Sorry, Brooke about your finger. I can't believe that your 31 year old uncle would swat his 12 year old niece! That is just terrible! Next time just put the bruit on your team! :)