~some kitchen gifts i've put to use...~

from my dear husband.

from my mom
(i haven't found a recipe with cream cheese that i have not liked)
making cheesecake today for
our new years eve celebration tomorrow.



this is wear i put the cutting board
love how it came with display holder.
my hubby and kids did good for me
this year...every year they do good.



brooke this Christmas~

 the opening of the ipod touch

 just dance 2

i must admit this is a great workout as well.

 brooke whispering to her brother..

 her new hat.

 brooke with her new coat & boots with her friend shelby.

 colts shirt that she got from her uncle Josh...that she loves.. wears it alot...

brady and chuck received a shirt too (i'll try and sneak a picture of theirs too as they love them)

with her new texas sweatpants...she almost got kick out of the movies for wearing the texas pants.

(we know the owners and they asked if she had a good Christmas she showed them the texas pants and they jokingly said "we are going to have to ask you to leave")

brady at Christmas~

 as he unwrapped this he stated "alright, a box"

 only to find inside the box a "flatbill" hat which he has been wanting and his dad finally broke down and purchased him one. of course it is a nebraska huskers hat. his dad is not a fan of the "flatbill" look  but gave in

 another hat (from grandma okie) that you can change your hair color on

looking good in gray here.

loving his snuggie

 

ipod touch.
 they were very impressed with...good job santa! a.k.a mom/dad.

~Merry Christmas~2010

Merry Christmas from our home to yours...

the eve of Christmas~

 the making of the gingerbread house...some memorable quotes as we cherished the moment..

i say "this is going to be good. going to look just like the picture on the box"

kids at the same time say "no it's not"

brooke says as her hands are dirty and sticking to everything "this sucks" (you got to love the spirit of the 13 year old female)

 the finished product as the kids and everyone where worn out from the stress of making in perfect and it was far from...

 i give them a A+ for team effort

 a friend of mine brought over a gift for the family i originally thought wow i love my new HUGE coffee mug
but come to find out it's a coffee canister. LOVE IT!

 here it is in comparison to my real coffee mug...i'm not addicted to starbucks or anything

 at the grocery store my son reminded me of the traditional egg nog that we need to drink this eve over the opening of ONE gift...yes one gift kids...they are asking for more... begging actually.

i reminded my kids next year we should start giving three gifts each for

christmas since it's biblical and all.

the idea stressed them a little but i use the moment to remind them how

blessed they are. we are.

i'm running up and down the stairs in hopes to lose weight to finish the laundry before

Christmas so tomorrow i can focus on Jesus, family, friends and Christmas!

as i go up and down them i notice the decorations that soon will be taking down

and stored away for yet another year.

Sad. (exspecially if you've seen Toy Story 3)

phew time moves fast.

Merry Christmas Eve, Friends!

~friends that cause laughter~

facebook has been good for me.  i know it can be bad sometimes...(if you waste too much time on it, or talk to old boyfriends behind the hubby's back) but for me it gives me close contact to my family in Maine and Boston who i do not see often. (by the way I don't talk to old boyfriends behind his back. i have old boyfriends as friends which he is aware of) anyway it also keeps you in touch with friends. funny friends. Hilarius friends...last night my friend Jill made me laugh yet again by her status.....

"I kidnapped Baby Jesus from my parents front yard. Rang the doorbell and taped a ransom note asking for 8 packages of Smarties, a 6 pack of Dr. Skipper, and some chili dogs to be left under the street light of East K and Highland. It took them less than a minute to call me out!!! Really? I thought I was being tricky. I don't even drink Dr. Skipper!" jill

her parents go to our church and are just as fun and funny.  i can just see them calling her and saying something like "jill, bring Him back!!"

~only in nebraska...