BRING ON 2011!

my kids definitely know how to party it up for the

new year!!!!

we had silly glow in the dark masks, hats, poppers, confetti and lots of munchies!!

and of course, the funnest confetti cake!! coop is my official baking assistant and thank goodness mimi was there to help... even though it takes almost no effort to bake a box cake ~ i was sadly out of breath by the time it was over... oh my... and about to give birth? not a good sign!!

look at those chocolate chip eyes!

and my little blueberry's eyes... melt!!!

classic... i wish sometimes i could just lick something and get away with it!... oh, to be little!

Five Good Things

1. no new years resolutions this year!!
2. pics from 2010 with my tissue box and cracking up
3. packing diaper bags... or at least thinking about what's going in it;)
4. felt... the funnest banner to make ever with all the sheets christopher picked out... everything from zebra to puppies to tie die... cute
5. white tulips came 2 dozen this year from my sweet... gorge!!

ciao~alicia

THE GOOD STUFF

this christmas i was off my feet a lot... the challenge was to focus on what we did and not panic about what we didn't do... hard for this high standard girl! i have to say it felt balanced though... more family and less "stuff"~ stuff to do... places to go... things to see... we spent time together playing, drawing, creating, just being still. i did get some great pics of the boys in their christmas jammies... the week before chris took me on a date... I wore jeans and he told me i was overdressed... i was puzzled when we drove up to walmart and thought oh, well we do have some shopping left for the boys... then he goes to the camera section~ I still did not catch on... then he points to the nikon d3000... i have been wanting a big body camera since christopher was born. it's yours he says... i totally cried... yes, at walmart... with my huge belly... the woman behind the counter seemed to understand... she looked in the back for the last one... she found it covered in dust... meant to be mine she says...

christopher told everyone to be reindeer...

santa setting up the train after midnight... all i wanted was to see their faces when they got up...

the look of pure concentration... after months of practice bubble blowing! huge accomplishment around here... Nate picked it up the next day... life seems to smile at Nate in these special ways... 14 mos. behind big brother is not always easy...

the silver sleigh bells came on time after i ordered them late... LOVE these... when they leave home they will each have one for every year...

boys zoned out on star wars... i may never understand... the only thing that would have gotten their attention i'm sure would have been an announcement of something to do with food... i heart christmas sheets... my favorite decoration hanging from the ceiling... my favorite tradition... christmas eve night with chris wrapping and watching white christmas...

snow globe alley... i love to pick them each one out every year and watch them play with them...

advent was a sweet thing to add this year...

the only baking i did this year? christopher's birthday cake at 10:00 at night with my little night owl helper... yes, we pride ourselves on our eclectic jammy combos!

now on to the new year and new memories!... next christmas there will be 4 little ones to make memories with... i better start in february!

Five Good Things

1. bubble gum
2. hot tea
3. little boy imaginations
4. tradition
5. sisters

ciao~alicia

THE TRAIN

Would we ever make a gingerbread house? I don't think so... for these boys it was a train!... anything sitting down this Christmas is a good thing... I think I'm going to pop any minute!!

Little hands make me want to melt!

A good good day!

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Five good things

1. My new camera I'm playing with! yay for Chris... maybe the first time I cried in WalMart... Nikon D3000... worth the wait!
2. I can't be preggo forever
3. Mom to help with Christmas shopping, cleaning, and other stuff that is sooo tough right now
4. Christopher's home from school... it's LOUD around here!
5. Heartburn pills!

ciao~alicia