The first snow fall of 2010

Today i am most grateful for my Husband and my three beautiful kids.
We had a wonderful evening of playing outside in the snow, came inside and warmed up by eating a yummy bowl of Broccoli cheese soup.
(I used your recipe JJ and it was delicious.)
Baked some chocolate chip cookies, filled the kiddos tummies with sugar and sent them to bed.
One word to sum it all up
- BLESSED -
truly blessed to have days like today!

despite the look on Allison's face in the pictures above(she was intenionally not smiling for me :)
she did have FUN outside in the snow!

here's a SMILE for you :)

Thanks for Thanksgiving Book

i saw this book shown on another blog-MartaWrites. I love the pictures, it looks similar to our house with playing music on the piano, dancing to music, with the girls in there ballerina outfits, and my kitchen table is always covered with lots of crayons and white paper with art work being done.



dressing up as little indian girls, going for a bike ride and playing in the fall leaves, cuddling in warm blankets and watching a funny movie, new warm pajamas, reading books before bed.

I am thankful for the fall season
and all the simple comforts and pleasures it brings!

Thanksgiving ideas @

There are some amazing free printable crafts at Tip Junkie for Thanksgiving! Go check it out. Lots of great ideas! I am sending these two prints to Walgreen's to print out and frame for Decor.

My baby girl . . .

is not a baby anymore, today was her first day in Nursery!

i am happy to report that for the past two weeks she has been sleeping through the night. It has been a long 18 months of not very much sleep. And she is finally no longer nursing :) She is a MaMa's girl 100% and has been my most attached kid. It's hard for me to watch my babies grow up so fast, it does not last long enough!

These next few pictures show how Allison loves to wear her tutu -

She wakes up wanting to put it on and dances to music, she eats lunch with it on and wears it before she goes to bed.

and this picture of Penny holding her baby/toddler sister, shows how big she is getting. This day she fell asleep cuddling with her big sister. A priceless moment!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MA♥KEY

Good Morning with a COCKADOODLE DOO from Dallin :)

We hope these drawings
add some laughter to your Birthday

We love you!

and hope you have a beautiful day!!