A picture a day for 365 days...a year's worth of fun!
Sunday ~ 359/365
Sunday December 25, 2011
Sunday ~ 359/365
Sunday December 25, 2011
I love to the excitement of the boys' faces the minute they see the tree...Ryan walks them backwards and then turns them around so I can snap a picture; growing up I can remember my parents doing the same thing to my sister and me...great memories for sure!
The boys with their loot...Brendan got an iPod Touch & Colin got an electric scooter and they both received cell phones.
Ryan opening one of his presents...I choose this one because of his look...he actually knew what the gift was as he picked both books out!!
Ryan bought me a beautiful charm bracelet from Brighton with a ballet pointe shoe and 2 purple stone spacers...I love it!
This has now become the image at our house...oy vey!!
Monday~360/365
Monday December 26, 2011 
Brendan received lots of Legos for Christmas; this is one of the sets he built...the king's castle from the Kingdom set.
Tuesday~361/365
Tuesday December 27, 2011 
Tuesday I met a high school friend that I haven't seen in over 20 years for lunch (long story short...her parents retired here and live a mile from me!!). It was fun to catch up....so much fun that I didn't even have the thought to take a picture. And then for dinner I met my friend Crystal! Along with dinner we exchanged Christmas presents and this is what she got me...YUMMO...she knows me so very well!! Thanks Crystal!
Tuesday I met a high school friend that I haven't seen in over 20 years for lunch (long story short...her parents retired here and live a mile from me!!). It was fun to catch up....so much fun that I didn't even have the thought to take a picture. And then for dinner I met my friend Crystal! Along with dinner we exchanged Christmas presents and this is what she got me...YUMMO...she knows me so very well!! Thanks Crystal!(and yet again we were so busy gabbing away that I neglected to take a pic :( )
With all of the Legos that both boys received for Christmas, my living room floor looked like this for a few days...it was driving me crazy with a capital K! It has since been cleaned up thank you very much!
Wednesday~362/365
Wednesday December 28, 2011
Wednesday December 28, 2011
I got the babycakes machine from my parents for Christmas. Since I did not get outta my jammies on Wednesday I decided it was a great day to give it a try! So much easier than the other way. I so like the hand rolled ones as well, they are much richer and more dense, but these are faster and lighter...just as good...in a different kind of way!
I made about 5 dozen lemon cake pops dipped in chocolate and did it in less than 2 hours!
Thursday~363/365
Thursday December 29, 2011
Brendan received SkyLanders video game for the Wii from Gramma & Papa this Christmas. It is a very cool interactive game that uses different characters. In the starter kit that Brendan got there was 3 characters...of course he wanted more so today we headed to Wal-Mart so he could use his gift card that was burning a whole in his pocket. Well needless to say we went to not just 1 BUT 3 Wal-Mart and 1 Target looking for these {apparently} coveted figures. We hit the jackpot at the very last Wal-Mart and the boys found and bought 8 of the million that are available!! They spent the rest of the night in front of the TV playing the Wii!!
Friday~364/365
Friday December 30, 2011
Friday December 30, 2011
Friday late afternoon, Ryan and I headed out for an early dinner at one of our fav places...RED LOBSTER!! YUMMY! Family friends of ours gave us a very generous gift card for Christmas...Thanks Morgan! After gorging ourselves on yummy crab legs and shrimp we walked around Barnes & Noble and Target!
Saturday~365/365
Saturday December 31, 2011
We planned a quiet evening in as a family on New Year's Eve but plans changed and Colin went and spent the night at his friend's house...so it ended up just being the 3 of us. Brendan & I watched the new iCarly and just before midnight (NY time) we turned it on CNN to watch the ball drop. (it was 10pm AZ time)
We planned a quiet evening in as a family on New Year's Eve but plans changed and Colin went and spent the night at his friend's house...so it ended up just being the 3 of us. Brendan & I watched the new iCarly and just before midnight (NY time) we turned it on CNN to watch the ball drop. (it was 10pm AZ time)
We are so very excited to see what new adventures God has in store for our family in 2012!
Wishing you and your family a blessed 2012!
Happy New Year!
Ryan snapped this pic of me and cousin Kristy as we headed to the airport...it was time for her to head back to CO. We had lots of fun hanging out for the last 4 days though!
In Sc. Studies we studied Holidays Around the World...each kinder teacher choose a tradition from a different country; I taught the Legend of the Poinsettia from Mexico. We read the story, talked about the tradition and made our own poinsettia...best thing...I actually got to talk/teach about the birth of Jesus! The kinder students also learned about traditions from Greece, Germany, Italy and Australia.
Colin Boy lost another tooth. Sad thing though...the tooth fairy didn't come the night he lost it...sad but true...but the trooper that Colin is waited it out until she finally showed up. And since she was late, he earned an extra $1!!
Thursday afternoon we had a special all school assembly outside on our basketball courts...as a school we raised so much money & did so awesome on both of the fall fundraisers that we earned this totally awesome BMX bike show.
In Germany (of our Holidays Around the World) the students learned about the Christmas Tree...they were able to decorate their own tree and then 'snow' paint it using an actual bough of a Christmas Tree...I must say that this was one of my fav projects of the season; I just loved how they turned out!
Saturday night I scored FREE tickets from the Epilepsy Foundation of AZ to the Coyotes hockey game against the NY Rangers. Since Ryan doesn't like heights and these were upper level tickets, Kennedy came with us. We did lots of cheering for the 'Yotes!
Sad to say that they lost with .01 seconds on the clock...bummer!
Sunday was baking day!! My mom, Kennedy, the boys & I spent all day baking tons of cookies, making peppermint bark, peppermint thin mints, dipping marshmallows and pretzels....lots of fun for sure!
Tuesday was my class Holiday Celebration and gingerbread decorating day! We had lots of fun getting messy! I also received some gifts...this clock was a gift from 4 families...isn't it amazing?! In the 15 years or so I have been teaching this is the first time I have received something so touching...I love it!
A new indoor trampoline place opens up by our house next week...we were fortunate enough to be invited to the friends and family pre-opening event. The boys were able to jump for about 2 hrs for free...they had such a blast! This place is way cool...a huge jump space, 2 dodge ball courts, a basketball court, and a foam pit! Next time I'm jumping!!
And keeping with tradition with opening presents from out of state family, the boys were able to open their gifts from Gramma & Papa, and Aunt Jenni & Uncle Brett.; here they are enjoying their gifts...Brendan got Skylanders for the Wii and Colin got City Legos Space Station from Gramma & Papa and movie tickets from Brett & Jenni...Thanks everyone!
Before leaving it was time to snap a pic of Ryan and his girls, Morgan & Brooklyn...but Brendan wanted in on that as well!!
