Home at Last

Slowly but surely I will be up for blogging again. We had a great time visiting our families. I have so much unpacking to do, Christmas to put up, and preparation for my Mom who will be here in just two days. I am overwhelmed!

I can't wait to read your blogs to see all about your holiday adventures.

Happy New Year!

We wish you a Merry Christmas!

We have hit the road and are heading out to visit all of our family and friends in Utah for Christmas. I just wanted to leave a little something from us to you. I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!

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Stickers

Many people think housewives do not have much to do. Cleaning and taking care of kids alone is enough to keep anyone busy. While I am cleaning upstairs the kids are destroying the downstairs and vice versa. The cycle is constantly repeating itself.

I was upstairs doing some laundry when my little one tells me the stickers are all gone. I keep my stickers up high because they tend to end up stuck to all kinds of furniture if they are found. S is very good at climbing all counters and shelves, so I figured I had better run down to make sure she was not on the top shelf of the pantry.

I came down stairs and look at my cupboards, floor, and fridge and this is what I see.

At a closer glance I notice these are NOT stickers!

We bought a roll, not a book, but a ROLL of stamps a few days ago. Luckily I addressed and stamped about 35 of our Christmas cards already, but here I find the rest.

Needless to say these are the most expensive stickers we have ever bought our kids.

UPDATE: I was able to save a few of these. A sharp knife and a lot of patience later, I became so pleased with my craftiness I forgot the intial shock of it all.

Ice Skating

Last Saturday my girls were invited to a Birthday party at the ice rink. At first I was really nervous thinking about taking a 4 year old and almost 3 year old ice skating. I finally agreed we would go.

I could not believe how much fun the girls had!

It was cold, cold, cold. The girls had on sweaters, gloves, hats and ear warmers.

They had little walkers for kids to hold onto if they couldn't skate really well. Both my kids had one. M doesn't have the best balance but did a lot better than I thought she would. S was crazy. She was walking all over the place in her skates sans walker. This kid is a natural athlete.

I did not get many clear pictures on the ice because I sat on the sidelines with E, who was very jealous of her sisters.

I noticed some man taking pictures of my kids. It kinda freaked me out because that is weird isn't it? I later learned he was a photographer for our paper. He said he was doing a community activities article and could not pass up pictures of my cuties.

When I get my hands on the article I may post it.

Maybe next year E can have her first try at the whole ice skating thing!

It really made me miss living in Dallas and skating (and shopping) at the Galleria Mall.