"Bag Lady"

That was my nickname growing up and it looks like Chloe has decided to carry the legacy upward and onward.  I absolutely love her get-ups.  She cracks me up.  I'm just so proud of her amazing sense of style at such a young age! :)

Tressa's Back!

Tressa is back from her mission and we finally get to see her this week.  I wanted to do something special for her to welcome her back and let her know how proud of her we are and when I saw this cross stitch pattern on pintrest I knew it was just right.  I haven't cross stitched since my mom taught me to when I was really young.  It was fun to get it out and do it again. 

I am so happy with how it turned out, and I am really happy that I actually started and finished a project in just a few days! :)  I hope she'll love it and think of her time in Russia when she looks at it.

 

At this House we Snuggle

On dark cold mornings we love to meet up in our comfy guest room bed with a yummy snack, watch a good show and snuggle the morning away in our jammies!

Princess Chloe

We've always known that Chloe was a princess, but now she looks like one!  We are headed on a family vacation to Disney World and then going on a Disney Cruise later this month and had to get her ready to meet all the princesses.  She decided that she wanted a Rapunzel dress.  So thanks to great eBay deals and a little craftiness we outfitted her to the tee. 

I had so much fun making her wig and getting her "outfit" together.  She absolutely loved wearing it.  We dug out a crown I had got a lot time ago and found a chameleon in our beanie baby stash.  The last thing she had to do was go pick out princess shoes.  I will never forget her face or the squeal she made when she saw the sparkly pink shoes at the store.  It was priceless.

Fun in the Snow

We were finally able to take Snuggles outside.  We have had so much snow this year that it has been impossible to take her out.  Between her being so small and her weak back legs she hasn't been able to make it.  Well, today was a fairly warm day and we decided to go out as a family and have some fun in the snow.  I don't know who was more excited to be out play, the kids or Snuggles.

 

 James is definitely our sneaky snowball fighter.  You have to watch our for him or he will throw a "boulder" at you.

 Chloe skips the snowball fights and just loves to play in the snow.  She loves sliding down the slide and swinging and chasing the puppy and jumping on the tramp.

Addicted

Over the holidays I got addicted to Diet Pomegranate 7up.  It is a seasonal drink and I just love when it comes to the stores around the holidays, so this year I decided I need to stock up on some.  I sent Seth to the store and told him to buy them out, thinking he would get like 8 for 10 of them.  He came home with 32!!  Let's just say I am thrilled and glad that I will have a guilt free treat to enjoy for the next few months to come! :)

Hello New Year

As per usual we went out for an early morning New Year's Day breakfast.  The kids love going to McDonald's to play and New Year's morning is the best for it because NO ONE is there.  We can stay as long as we want and yell and run and play and there is no one to bother us.

 Later in the day we went over to my brother Mark's house to watch some football and hang out.  My brother Andy and his two oldest were with him so we were excited to hang out with them too.  Saige and Chloe became great friends.  After Madi did Chloe's hair, Saige was so sweet and game Chloe a pedicure.  Chloe was naturally in her element and loved all the attention.

If the 2013 is going to be as great as this first day was it's going to be a great year!