Leah & John

My Adorable Nephew!

Seriously. Could he be any cuter??

Merry Christmas!

I am going to be very, very busy tomorrow, the next day we are traveling to Denver, it's my birthday and Christmas Eve. Christmas Day Leah & I are flying to Tallahassee, FL to go see my sister and her new son! (VERY exciting) so probably there won't be much blogging for a few days.

We did our Christmas celebration this morning and had a feast tonight. It was great fun! Here's a picture and video for your viewing pleasure (from Sunday).

Have a very Merry & Blessed Christmas!!

PS Sorry the video is sideways. I'm too tired to take the time to figure out how/if I can fix it ;)

School

This week for school was fun. For our crafts, Tuesday we made a gingerbread house & a gingerbread train and then Thursday (no Friday - we had to switch the day we had school. It was definitely Friday. lol). We made snowmen with cotton balls on construction paper. They're adorable. I took the picture of them before we added the mouth. Then I realized we'd forgotten and I was too lazy to take more pictures. ;)

We aren't having school with Leah's cousin again until the middle of January. I'm going to my sister's house (with Leah) on Christmas day because she's having her baby! I'm sure we'll still do school there but the girls are going to miss each other!

Leah also got to go to the library today and make crafts - a bookmark, a bracelet, and she frosted/decorated/ate a cookie. It was a good day for her! And we checked out books, of course.

Anyway. The pictures :)

 

Today

Today was not a great day. And since I don't feel like writing it all out I will focus on a couple good things that happened today.

Drew is at work. Since he hasn't worked in weeks, that's good.

Connie & her daughter Jaycey brought a plate of christmas yummy things to my door this evening. Heaven bless them.

And this was my two favorite people this morning because Leah said "Can I put on snow clothes and play in the snow?"

I love my family:

101 Things Tag

I saw this on my sister - Leah's - blog.

PUT THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE IN BOLD.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/Disney World
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing/repelling
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted/sketched
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (Math Tutor - okay it's a simple business but I did it & I was successful!)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching (I wasn't actually whale watching. We were on the deck of an Alaskan cruse - my sister & I - and we saw a whale. But SHE didn't bold this one so I feel guilty lol)
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person (okay - only sort of - I was on an airplane and the pilot circled over the grand canyon while leaning the plane each way so we all got to see. It was pretty cool but still very far away)
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (fish count, right?)
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day.
101. Fallen in Love

Apparently I'm also supposed to tag 10 people but it's just not gonna happen. Do it. It's fun!

Just Because

June 5, 2006

Christmas Tag

William & Leah did this on their blog & Jaycey sent it to me in an email so I'm doing it here :)

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Paper
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial - I'm allergic to real trees.
3. When do you put up the tree? Normally the day after Tday - This year it was Dec 1st.
4. When do you take the tree down? Jan 1st or 2nd
5. Do you like eggnog? Not much - too thick. Sometimes I buy those packets where you just add milk. I like that because I can make it thinner. And I LOVE to make French toast using eggnog instead of milk. SO good.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? My favorite gift ever was a kitchen aid stand mixer. I don't remember ever being so excited about anything. However, I was not a child. I was 27? I think. I was so beside myself with excitement I couldn't even talk. My mom sent it to me in the mail. When I left her a message she couldn't even understand what I was saying and Drew wanted to know did I love the stand mixer more than him!
7. Hardest person to buy for? My parents. When they want something they just buy it. The only thing to do is find something they would want if they saw it - but before they do.
8. Do you have a nativity scene? Actually no. It broke when we moved. I need a new one.
9. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail. Who emails Christmas cards???
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I can't think of anything.
11. Favorite Christmas Movie? Miracle on 34th Street
12. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I used to start around Halloween. But since Leah's bday is mid November - now I start the day after her birthday. I can only present shop for one holiday at a time!
13. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No
14. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Caramel Popcorn - but only my family's caramel recipe.
15. Lights on the tree? Of course!
16. Favorite Christmas song? Angels We Have Heard On High
17. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Both this year - Christmas at home & then traveling on Christmas day to my sister's house!
18. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? Yes
19. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel on one tree, Star on the other
20. Open the presents Christmas Eve or Christmas day? one on Christmas Eve (usually new jammies) and the rest on Christmas
21. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? People who act unhappy about the holidays!
22. Favorite ornament theme or color? navy blue/light blue, silver, white - that's big tree theme
23. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Food
24. What do you want for Christmas this year? A Wii
25. Favorite thing you look forward to doing every year? All of it!

Leah's First Haircut

I gave Leah her first haircut today!

I've been thinking about it forever but today was just finally the day for some reason. Leah was born with quite a bit of hair and she never lost ANY of it. The first time a hair even came out when I was coming it she was over a year old. So since I've never cut any of it - the hair from the crown of her head is much longer than the rest of it. It's so curly and thick you couldn't tell at all - which is why I've ignored it for so long.

She was afraid at first. She said "Please don't hurt me." (LOL!) and we talked about an episode of Oswald I know she's seen many times. Henry (Oswald's best friend) goes to get a hair cut - okay feather cut since he's a penguin - and he's scared but it turns out fine, of course. Then she was fine with the idea.

I had her lay on her stomach on the bed and hang her head off. She was a little nervous about that so Daddy came and sat by her.

I just trimmed straight across. Then I had her stand up and evened up the back.

(This hair cut is really easy - I have it too. It looks entirely different on me of course LOL - you'd never know it was actually the same basic haircut)

I say "JUST" but seriously - cutting hair that curly is HARD!

I took this pictures before her hair was totally dry. After it was (when we got home from a christmas party) I trimmed the back a little more. It's all even now.

Anyway - I can't believe I did it! My baby girl's first hair cut!

Tagged - 4th Picture

I was tagged by Kathy for this one.

You are suppose to find your 4th picture in the 4th folder of pictures you have on your computer....and post it. Then tag 4 people

My pictures are so organized in our picture folder - family, by year, by month - I just keep going to the 4th folder until I got to pictures - this was April of this year. I decided to start with the 2008 folder. lol


I was laying on back on the bed & Leah leaned over me & I snapped that picture.

Gosh how I love that face!

Tag four people... hmmmm

1. Connie
2. Jaycey (is that going to be the same picture?)
3. Amy
4. Camela

Christmas Cards

All my Christmas Cards are in the mail and gone - as of a week ago really.

I have a few left! If you don't have one it means I missed you (there's cute pictures of Leah in it lol).

Send me an email with your address & I'll send you one!

Tagged by Jaycey

1. What time is it? 10:29 PM
2. Full name: Anna Camille
3. What are you most afraid of: not being the best mother I can be
4. What is the most recent movie that you've seen in a theater: Bolt
5. Have you ever seen a ghost? No
6. Where were you born? Rawlins
7. Have you ever been to Alaska? Yes - on a cruise - gorgeous!
8. Ever been toilet papering: No
9. Loved someone so much it made you cry? Yes
11. Croutons or bacon bits: Both, please.
12. Favorite day of the week: Saturdays
13. Favorite Restaurant: Red Lobster
14. Favorite Flower: Calla Lillies and Irises
15. Favorite sport: Ice Skating - does that count? I really like diving too.
16. Favorite Drink: REALLY cold ice water
17. Favorite ice cream: This times of year - Peppermint
18. Favorite fast food restaurant: Taco Time (*weeps that there isn't one near*)
19. What color is your bedroom carpet? Gold
20. How many times you failed your driver's test? Passed written first time, Failed driving first time - I went 22 in a 20mph school zone - automatic flunk. I passed the 2nd time ;)
21. What do you do most often when you are bored? Computer or Book
23. Bedtime: Whenever I fall asleep.
24. Favorite TV shows: Heroes (I may be slightly obessesed with this right now), House, My Own Worst Enemy, Amazing Race, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Fringe, Survivor, NCIS, The Mentalist, Bones, Eleventh Hour, Top Chef, Project Runway (I looked at my dvr list for some of that - I think that's most if it LOL. How embarassing!)
25. What are you listening to right now? Drew snoring (Big Sigh)
26. What is your favorite color? Blue
27. How many tattoos do you have? zero
28. What would you like to accomplish before you die? Raise happy children and see them raise happy children.

Is it just me???

Santa Commode Set

I saw this on the internet this morning. I laughed so hard I couldn't breathe. Then I showed it to Drew. He did not think it was that funny. Then two friends online - they said it was chuckle worthy but not all that funny.

Seriously???

If I walked into someone's bathroom and that was on the toilet? I'd have ended up wetting my pants before I got on the toilet from laughing so hard.

I think it's hysterical!