Christmas time…

The girls helping make some salt dough ornaments that we used for Table place settings on Christmas Day – unfortunately I didn’t get any finished product pictures.  Oops!

 

At Nana and Papa’s for Christmas Eve dinner, some cookie making and a few presents

Mmm…Christmas cookies!!

 

Good job Papa…cutting Scott’s head off…oops!

Opening some presents

Seeing what’s in their stockings

Caty got Connect 4

And a bead set

 

Hanna got a potty for her dolls, which worked out great – she decided last week that she was going to start using the potty and has been doing GREAT!!!

      

Caty LOVES iCarly!

Back home we went to get ready for Santa…

Throwing some carrots out for the reindeer

 

Flat Stanley got to help with the cookies

 

I didn’t get a picture of the milk but Hanna wanted to leave Santa Chocolate milk since that’s what Max and Ruby left him

Onto Christmas morning….

Caty asked Santa for a Password Journal – a pretty cool gift if you ask me.  She had to program a password and it only opens to her voice. 

Hanna asked for a Scooter and Santa got her a Minnie Mouse one!

 

Some new books

Cute little baskets from Auntie Barbara and Uncle Bill

New art supplies

Bears from Auntie Claudia

Presents from Grandpa – Hanna got a Tag Junior and Caty got Disney’s Apples to Apples

Hanna got a Leapfrog My Own Storytime Pad

Caty also recently inherited Daddy’s old iPod so we got her new Clock/Radio/MP3 player stereo so now she can plug her iPod in and listen away

Daddy and his girls

Me and my little loves

 

Family picture

My parents came over later in the day, which meant more presents for the girls!!!

Caty got a desk for her room!!

Opening presents from Uncle Todd, Auntie Erin, Riley and Reese

Hanna’s new Kitty Helmet

Took the picture before, not after…but Caty got supplies for her desk…pencil holders, notebooks, etc

Last present of the day….Hanna got her own camera – now she doesn’t have to steal sissy’s!

We had a wonderful day…hope that you did too!

Flashback Friday – January 13th 2012

2011

In Reno visiting Grandpa

2010

All bundled up and nowhere to go

2009

Enjoying a park day

2008

2007

Playing in the leaves

2006

Wordless Wednesday – January 11th 2012

Christmas Cookies

Simple Woman’s Daybook – January 9th 2012

For today – January 9th 2012

Outside my window… the sun is shining and it’s warming up – was a chilly 32* this morning but it’s supposed to get into the low 60’s this afternoon. 

I am thinking… about nothing in particular.

I am thankful for… the fact that Hanna is 75% potty trained.  She had no interest in going on her own until just this past week.  We were driving home from dropping my parents off at the airport and she announced that she had to go potty.  I told her that she was going to have to wait until we got home and she did.  Walked right in and went.  She’s been in pull-ups and big girl panties since and stayed dry most of the time.  Caty was easy but Hanna is definitely easier – might have something to do with being able to get her pants on and off by herself.  YAY HANNA!!

In the kitchen…   LOOKS BEAUTIFUL!!!  And there’s meat cooking in the crock pot for tacos tonight…mmm!!!

I am wearing… jeans and my Chico State sweatshirt – can’t believe that 'I’ve had this sweatshirt since my freshman year there, which was a LONG time ago (started my freshman year almost 18 years ago – I’M OLD!!)

I am creating… some more blog posts – have more catching up to do after my 2 week hiatus during Xmas break.

I am going to… become a Girl Scout leader so Caty can be in Girl Scouts. 

I am reading… nothing right now, haven’t started a new book yet.  Thinking of re-reading the Twilight series before Breaking Dawn Part 1 comes out in a month. 

I am hoping… that the sun keeps on shining!

I am hearing…Hanna playing with her kitchen and cooking some food for her green bear. 

Around the house… not much going on….Hanna’s playing, I’m trying to catch up on my blogs…Jinx is sleeping in the warm sunshine.

A few plans for the rest of the week… Girl Scout leader meeting tomorrow morning, not much going on the rest of the week, at least nothing planned as of right now. 

A picture that I’m sharing…  Helping make some salt dough ornaments that we used as our place settings for Christmas dinner – unfortunately I didn’t get any pictures of the finished products.  They sure were cute though!