Catch Up

It's been a while.  I thought I would post a few things to catch up.

Guess what?   A has something to show you.

A's other top tooth came out.  Now she can ask Santa for her two buck teeth for Christmas.  This tooth came out on her own with no help from others.

It's been getting so cold outside.  I'd rather it be snowing than just plain cold.  E always darts out the door as soon as someone opens it.  He never complains about how cold it is, but I think this particular day was too cold for him.  You could see it in his face.

There were actually some flurries, but none of it stuck.  Colder weather means warm yummy drinks.  We received these cool mugs from my cousin and her husband  last Christmas.  I was so excited to pull them out of storage. 

Micky Mouse is a favorite in this house so these were a perfect gift!  Thanks Cuz!

I took the kids, by myself, to go get our Christmas tree.  We don't go anywhere special to get our tree.  We drive to our local Home Depot, we walk around the 6-8 ft. section, pick a tree from the pile, have the nice man saw off the trunk a bit, get the car and watch as the nice man ties it to our roof.  All done, it only took all of 15 minutes.  I look at the kids and tell them, "And that is how it's done!"  We drive home and Coach puts up the tree for the kids to decorate.

Growing up, I remember buying ornaments.  They were pretty and we used them every year till they fell apart.  Then I remember my mother having some homemade ornaments made which gave the tree a more fashioned look.  As an adult, receiving ornaments every year on St. Nick's day and then as gifts from family and friends for Christmas, I'm realizing the big deal about ornaments.  Some are homemade, some are bought, some are personalized, some are classy, some are funny.  I absolutely love taking out the ornaments and remembering when we got them, who gave them and the memories attached.  I still like the fashioned ornaments, but it is a must to have these family ornaments up.  My kids are appreciating it now at a young age, too.  If you see the Daisy Duck ornament in the picture, it was made by my husband as a child.  Cool!

Lastly, B has been moving all around the house these days.  I mentioned before her unique way of crawling.  She does not put her weight on her two knees.  She rather put one leg up and drag the other behind her.  It's so odd when you see her moving about, but so funny.

That's it for now.