As I got ready for bed last night I realized I had forgotten to get a picture of myself with the kids for Mother’s Day. I always think that’s fun to have an annual Mother’s Day picture. But, I did
Happy Easter!
Caleb was really into Easter this year and could hardly contain his excitement. Before going to bed, he decided he’d write a note to the Easter Bunny (remember, he’s the ‘king of notes’) and leave out some carrots for him
Valentine’s Day
A few memories of our Valentine’s Day this year: * Cards and books set out for the kids in the morning [mygal=val_day_2008] * Heart-shaped pancakes with sausage for breakfast [mygal=breakfast] * Emma reading her entire 360 page book AND doing
1 Month Late or 11 Months Early?
It’s all in your perspective, right?! Tonight I finished Cami’s Christmas stocking. I feel such a sense of completion since it has been giving me a sense of guilt since I didn’t get it done for Christmas. Now that I
Happy New Year!
Our kids were so excited for New Years Eve! Chris only had to work half a day so he was able to spend the afternoon getting some things done. Then we had a family over from our branch for Family
Pink Christmas 2007
This year I participated in Pink Christmas. I first heard about this ‘girlfriend gift exchange’ last year and waited all year long to sign up to do it myself. Basically you get to know someone you don’t necessarily know either
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
We had a full Christmas Eve day getting little projects done around the house and getting it cleaned up for Christmas. The sense of anticipation has been high all day as we continually tried to rein in the kids’ excitement
Christmas for Others
We had the opportunity this year to gather some gifts for a family in our church branch who otherwise would not have had a Christmas. With the way things turned out I had to go to the store to purchase
Gingerbread Merriment
[mygal=2007_gingerbread] Every year we try to do a gingerbread house. I love the Wilton kits because it makes this huge project with kids not seem so bad. The kids and I glued the house together last night for Family Home
Our Christmas Tree
For Family Home Evening last night we decided to put up our Christmas tree. Of course, it’s a lot easier said than done. We basically have to ‘build’ our tree from top to bottom and though it is fun to