Bake Like Martha

You will never hear me call myself a Martha.  You will never hear Miss Dea call herself a Martha.  However, you may hear us say we want to bake cookies like Martha.  How does one do that?  Buy a Martha cookie press and give it a try.  It took a 2 batches of cookies before we figured out why the cookies weren't coming out pretty like Martha's.  We definitely aren't Marthas.  Apparently, we aren't Einsteins either!

I may not be a Martha, but my Little Miss is totally going to be a Martha.

Doesn't every little Martha have Diet Rite @ her tea parties?

SNOWY DAY

We have had quite a bit of snow.  The majority of the winter has been filled with the stuff.  Just as the snow melts, new snow begins to fall.  Now, I am all for snow if I have no where to go or I can grab a snow day from school.  Unfortunately, the state reduced our number of days to 3 causing our district to be a bit more stingy with calling school off.  Which in the end is a good thing because we won't have to tag on days to the end of our school year.  The worst part of not getting the snow days is when my family gets to have one.

My kids lay in the bed all bundled up and warm.

 I go to work.  

That stinks.  

My kids get to make forts with their Daddy.

I go to work

That stinks.

My kids get to play out in the snow.  

I go to work.  

That stinks...well, sort of...I don't really love being cold and they usually wait for me.

My kids are usually bundled up by ME.  

I come home to get the kids dressed for the snow.  

That stinks!  

(the neighbor girls and Little Man have really been enjoying the snow)

Call Me Techie!

My parents blessed me with an iTouch for Christmas. To say I love it is an understatement! I originally wanted an iPhone, but Brian talked me out of it. He gave some good reasons to get my current phone...hmmmm... wonder if that was because the phone was free?
At the moment, I am trying to get all our Apple products synced up! I am finding all kinds of kid apps with some great mommy apps too! I can blog from this thing...like I am now! So cool! Thought I would share some random photos I have captured so far.

Thunder Game...










Trip home...scary! My Daddy is the master packer!




Basketball game...Little man with the players...



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THANKSGIVING 2010

I can't get this song out of my mind...

GIVE THANKS 
WITH A GRATEFUL HEART 
GIVE THANKS

TO THE HOLY ONE

GIVE THANKS

FOR HE'S GIVEN

JESUS CHRIST, HIS SON

AND NOW LET THE WEAK SAY

I AM STRONG

LET THE POOR SAY

I AM RICH

BECAUSE OF WHAT

THE LORD HAS DONE

FOR US 

Unfortunately, we live in a world of "I want more."  Every little bit, I have to remind myself of how rich I truly am and be grateful.  How can you not be thankful with little munchkins running around everywhere!  

Little Miss @ Preschool Thanksgiving Feast

***Check out how her feathers are on the side of her head...so cute!  

They were going everywhere...such an original and totally walks to the beat of a different drum!

Thanksgiving Day

***Believe it or not...this is the only photo I took on Thanksgiving...arg!  

Hate it when I am having so much fun that I don't take any pictures :)

BIRD IN A CAGE

I read this amazing poem in college about a woman that was full of life.  She married a man that loved her just for that, but over time he began to squash her personality.  The poem compared this woman to a bird being caged up and not free to be herself.

I am super blessed to be married to a man that LOVES me for ME!  Naturally, I want that for those I love!

Hope and pray that this will be the only time that my little birdies are caged up...I want them to be free little birdies.

What Just Doesn't MIX?

My parents came for Thanksgiving.  Little Miss was obsessed with sleeping down in the basement with her Poppy.  As you know grandparents are much more relaxed about bedtime.  Not only did Little Miss get to watch TV while going to sleep, but she also got to play with CARS...

ON HER HEAD...

AROUND MIDNIGHT...

THAT IS RIGHT...

CARS AND HAIR JUST DON'T MIX!