May your days be merry and bright!!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
What we've been up to...
A little of this and a little of that...
Santa Clause is officially done coming to town for little miss Briley! I think she is going to be one excited little girl on Christmas morning! BUT, I defiantly want her to know what CHRISTmas is really about. Not about shopping, not about presents, not about Santa, but about the birth of Jesus Christ. I want her to experience the magic of Santa and everything that entails but to also know and understand why we really celebrate Christmas. I do believe you can do both it's just how you go about doing it that matters. I was so excited when I found this this last week at toys r us. It really wasn't in the budget but we felt it was a very appropriate toy to "splurge" on, not to mention I have been trying to find one for months, plus it was on sale and I had a coupon! Briley loves Jesus, not that she really understands Him right now but she loves saying His name 100+ times a day, she loves when we sing Jesus Love Me and Jesus Loves the Little Children, etc, and now she loves to hold baby Jesus (and the Camel or Mamel as she calls it, HA!). We also got her a "Jesus Loves Me" DVD for Christmas. It's basically a bunch of children's Christmas songs and they dance and sing her name in all of them. She has already watched it a few times (before I wrapped it) and she loves it! I think we are off to a good starting point so far!
Most of our other Christmas shopping is done and wrapped too! I am very proud of myself for that because I usually wait till the last minute. We still aren't 100% done but i'd say about 85% done, which is great! I have certainly neglected my house in the process so I know what I will be doing the next few days...cleaning! Yay me! lol
We have had a pretty relaxing last 2 weekends which has been nice but not so relaxing weekdays.
Let me explain...I have had car trouble multiple times, nothing major...for instance 1 day I rolled my windows down because they were fogging up, well it was so cold that the front passenger window would not come back up. Luckily I hadn't gone very far so I had to turn around and go back home because I couldn't drive Briley with the car window down. I took Michael's car and he took mine. The motor ended up freezing and now it needs to be replaced. Great, right?! They got the window up but we have yet to get it fixed yet. Hopefully we can cross that off the list very soon.
The other issue with my car happened yesterday, the heat stops working. Great! Especially when it's 18 degrees out. Oh, and did I mention that the rain falling on my windshield is freezing as i'm driving so I have to pull over to scrape my windshield so I can see. It was like a sheet of glass and I might as well have taken my contacts out because that's how clear it was! Not Good! Luckily all I needed was some antifreeze and the heat is perfect again.
My 3rd dilemma for the week was Tuesday when I locked myself and Briley out of the house. Genius, huh? That was by far the worst day we have had because we were outside for 20 minutes before we were "rescued" (and it was 15 degrees out). I just got in a rush trying to get out the door for work, well we got out the door alright. Got out without the keys. Briley did ok for the first 10 minutes or so and after that it was pure melt down mode. I had her in my coat (luckily we were both bundled up) trying to keep her as warm as possible and I was trying to blow warm air on her. That was a very traumatic experience to say the least, mainly because of how cold it was. I was so paranoid I ended up calling the pediatrician but luckily they said everything would be fine and there was no need to worry. We were supposed to go get Briley's picture made with Santa that night but lets just say we decided to wait on that one ;o) Hopefully we can make it to see Santa either today or tomorrow.
On a better note Briley turned 20 months yesterday, the 15th! I can't believe she is almost 2! Holy Cow! It blows my mind to think we will be planning her 2nd birthday in a few months. I really am loving each stage she goes through but sometimes I wish I could just freeze frame time for a while. She is such a joy! I really feel so blessed to be her mamma! Here are a few pics from the last few weeks :o)
Santa Clause is officially done coming to town for little miss Briley! I think she is going to be one excited little girl on Christmas morning! BUT, I defiantly want her to know what CHRISTmas is really about. Not about shopping, not about presents, not about Santa, but about the birth of Jesus Christ. I want her to experience the magic of Santa and everything that entails but to also know and understand why we really celebrate Christmas. I do believe you can do both it's just how you go about doing it that matters. I was so excited when I found this this last week at toys r us. It really wasn't in the budget but we felt it was a very appropriate toy to "splurge" on, not to mention I have been trying to find one for months, plus it was on sale and I had a coupon! Briley loves Jesus, not that she really understands Him right now but she loves saying His name 100+ times a day, she loves when we sing Jesus Love Me and Jesus Loves the Little Children, etc, and now she loves to hold baby Jesus (and the Camel or Mamel as she calls it, HA!). We also got her a "Jesus Loves Me" DVD for Christmas. It's basically a bunch of children's Christmas songs and they dance and sing her name in all of them. She has already watched it a few times (before I wrapped it) and she loves it! I think we are off to a good starting point so far!
Most of our other Christmas shopping is done and wrapped too! I am very proud of myself for that because I usually wait till the last minute. We still aren't 100% done but i'd say about 85% done, which is great! I have certainly neglected my house in the process so I know what I will be doing the next few days...cleaning! Yay me! lol
We have had a pretty relaxing last 2 weekends which has been nice but not so relaxing weekdays.
Let me explain...I have had car trouble multiple times, nothing major...for instance 1 day I rolled my windows down because they were fogging up, well it was so cold that the front passenger window would not come back up. Luckily I hadn't gone very far so I had to turn around and go back home because I couldn't drive Briley with the car window down. I took Michael's car and he took mine. The motor ended up freezing and now it needs to be replaced. Great, right?! They got the window up but we have yet to get it fixed yet. Hopefully we can cross that off the list very soon.
The other issue with my car happened yesterday, the heat stops working. Great! Especially when it's 18 degrees out. Oh, and did I mention that the rain falling on my windshield is freezing as i'm driving so I have to pull over to scrape my windshield so I can see. It was like a sheet of glass and I might as well have taken my contacts out because that's how clear it was! Not Good! Luckily all I needed was some antifreeze and the heat is perfect again.
My 3rd dilemma for the week was Tuesday when I locked myself and Briley out of the house. Genius, huh? That was by far the worst day we have had because we were outside for 20 minutes before we were "rescued" (and it was 15 degrees out). I just got in a rush trying to get out the door for work, well we got out the door alright. Got out without the keys. Briley did ok for the first 10 minutes or so and after that it was pure melt down mode. I had her in my coat (luckily we were both bundled up) trying to keep her as warm as possible and I was trying to blow warm air on her. That was a very traumatic experience to say the least, mainly because of how cold it was. I was so paranoid I ended up calling the pediatrician but luckily they said everything would be fine and there was no need to worry. We were supposed to go get Briley's picture made with Santa that night but lets just say we decided to wait on that one ;o) Hopefully we can make it to see Santa either today or tomorrow.
On a better note Briley turned 20 months yesterday, the 15th! I can't believe she is almost 2! Holy Cow! It blows my mind to think we will be planning her 2nd birthday in a few months. I really am loving each stage she goes through but sometimes I wish I could just freeze frame time for a while. She is such a joy! I really feel so blessed to be her mamma! Here are a few pics from the last few weeks :o)
After church one day, throwing one of her little fits (terrible twos are coming, I can feel it!)
Get these shoes off of me
Before her 18 month check-up last week...we didn't do her 18 month check up until then, mainly because I was dreading the shots. Well guess what? She didn't need any shots, besides the flu shot she was up-to-date. Ha! Makes me feel sort of silly for putting it off now but oh well! She was 32 1/2" long and 26lbs 9oz (she was 30 1/2" long and 24lbs 14 oz at her 15 month check up)
Brushing her teeth like a big girl!
Check out the bows on my toes!
And the B in my hair!
Playing at Gi Gi's...she loves the STEPS!
Pretty girl in her Christmas dress!
This smile melts me heart <3
Monday, December 13, 2010
Thanksgiving Fun!
So I started drafting this message like 2 1/2 weeks ago and completely forgot to finish. Go me! Anyway Thanksgiving was fun and hectic, as always, but more on the fun side :o). I cooked alot (6 casseroles and 2 desserts) and it was yummy along with all of the other goodies we ate. We had 3 stops to make, 2 on Thanksgiving day and 1 the day after. I'm pretty sure I gained 10lbs those 2 days but it was all so worth it! We didn't go black Friday shopping, I usually don't since we have Thanksgiving with my family the day after and also because I just don't feel like getting up at the crack of dawn and waiting in the long lines! I'm sure I will when Briley gets a little older and the deals are worth going for but for now i'm good sleeping in that day ;o)!
I also attempted a little photo shoot with Briley during Thanksgiving "break" to try and get a shot for the Christmas card. She doesn't do really well in front of the camera right now either but we got some decent pictures anyway. During the process, she ended up falling down in the driveway and scratching her little nose. I so felt horrible. We both cried our eyes out! She is always tripping over her own 2 feet and sadly to say, she gets it from me. We are both very clumsy! I just hope she grows out of it :o(
Sunday we went shopping in Nashville. It was "ok". We really didn't have anyone to keep Briley that day since it was on a Sunday morning when we went. She does NOT do well in the car these days, or with shopping for long periods of time and it was pretty much torture for her. She did ok on the way up there and it was down hill from there. I felt so bad for her. Needless to say we didn't get done what we had planned on getting done and it pretty much stressed everyone out. But it is what it is. I just hated that Briley was so unhappy!
Here are a few pictures from the week/weekend!!
I also attempted a little photo shoot with Briley during Thanksgiving "break" to try and get a shot for the Christmas card. She doesn't do really well in front of the camera right now either but we got some decent pictures anyway. During the process, she ended up falling down in the driveway and scratching her little nose. I so felt horrible. We both cried our eyes out! She is always tripping over her own 2 feet and sadly to say, she gets it from me. We are both very clumsy! I just hope she grows out of it :o(
Sunday we went shopping in Nashville. It was "ok". We really didn't have anyone to keep Briley that day since it was on a Sunday morning when we went. She does NOT do well in the car these days, or with shopping for long periods of time and it was pretty much torture for her. She did ok on the way up there and it was down hill from there. I felt so bad for her. Needless to say we didn't get done what we had planned on getting done and it pretty much stressed everyone out. But it is what it is. I just hated that Briley was so unhappy!
Here are a few pictures from the week/weekend!!
Silly girl playing one night before bed!
I thought this was a funny face! She is all about making goofy faces right now!
Day before Thanksgiving~Poor thing was ready for a nap before we even made it out the door that day!
Looking for Elmo! She loves to get into the movie drawer. Guess I should probably move it up where she can't reach it! lol
Happy Turkey Day! Briley looks thrilled!
Cutie Pie in her Turkey attire!
Chowing Down! Miss picky only ate turkey, mac and cheese, and rolls all day! lol
This is how she really felt taking Christmas card pictures...
She finally calmed down...this was a runner up
But this was our WINNER! I would have loved to see some teeth but this picture really does describe her perfectly! Funny, sweet, happy, sneaky, and just plain precious!
After we scratched our nose. Poor baby!
Friday, December 3, 2010
Christmas Card Time!!!
It's that time again! I love getting Christmas cards in the mail just as much as I love sending them out!! I get so excited about checking the mail during the month of December!!
We had planned on having some professional photos taken of Briley but I decided to try having a mini photo shoot with her on my own. The pictures didn't go quite as well as I had hoped but I do think I got a few "card worthy" shots! lol, She ended up triping while we were outside and getting a horrible scratch on her nose! Poor thing, she is always triping over her own 2 feet and unfortunatly she gets that from me :o/ We are both very clumsy girls!
But I will say the picture we choose is very sweet, fun, and cute. Last years card was a little more formal so this year we wanted something a little more fun! I am loving SHUTTERFLY ya'll!! They have unlimited designs weather you want traditional, formal, quirky, fun, bright, or modern. They have every style/color imaginable! Definatly makes it a little hard to decide!! :o)
Check out some of the links to my favorite shutterfly pages
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards
http://www.shutterfly.com/upload-pictures
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We had planned on having some professional photos taken of Briley but I decided to try having a mini photo shoot with her on my own. The pictures didn't go quite as well as I had hoped but I do think I got a few "card worthy" shots! lol, She ended up triping while we were outside and getting a horrible scratch on her nose! Poor thing, she is always triping over her own 2 feet and unfortunatly she gets that from me :o/ We are both very clumsy girls!
But I will say the picture we choose is very sweet, fun, and cute. Last years card was a little more formal so this year we wanted something a little more fun! I am loving SHUTTERFLY ya'll!! They have unlimited designs weather you want traditional, formal, quirky, fun, bright, or modern. They have every style/color imaginable! Definatly makes it a little hard to decide!! :o)
Check out some of the links to my favorite shutterfly pages
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards
http://www.shutterfly.com/upload-pictures
***Attention all bloggers!!! This is a GREAT promotion!!!***
BLOGGERS GET 50 FREE HOLIDAY CARDS FROM SHUTTERFLY..... LEARN MORE:
http://blog.shutterfly.com/5358/holiday2010-blog-submission-form/
If you have a blog, check it out!! What an awesome deal!!
In the Words of Linus
"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were so afraid. And the angel said unto them, 'Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.' And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown"
~Linus Van Pelt ~ A Charlie Brown Christmas
Well said Linus...Jesus is the reason for the season!
Just a little reminder of what Christmas is really about. Sometimes I think we loose sight of this, me in particular. I hope everyone is having a great start to the Holiday Season and a Happy December!
~Linus Van Pelt ~ A Charlie Brown Christmas
Well said Linus...Jesus is the reason for the season!
Just a little reminder of what Christmas is really about. Sometimes I think we loose sight of this, me in particular. I hope everyone is having a great start to the Holiday Season and a Happy December!
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