long blog...part 3

Here are more photos of our Christmas time...
I know, geez does it ever end???? Nope not yet! I still have more to share :)
Hang in there...hay...the holiday seasons are what cameras are made for ...right?...



Hunt helping mix the icing for the gingerbread house.

Now the house is ready for decorating.

Hunt giving the house some bling.

Finished and is now "eye-candy".


Here are two of my ceramic Christmas tree collection. I have four. Didn't get a photo of them all together this year for some reason.


Little deer on the mantel.

The wreath hanging in our dining area. And strung above the wreath some of our Christmas cards.

Hunt thought it was fun to run in the leaf pile that was on our side drive.

This next set of photos were taken in downtown Fort Worth where we visited Santa this year. It was a nice day and not much of a wait to see the jolly guy. Afterward Hunt and I enjoyed sharing a Jamba juice.

Statue seeing over Santa.

Hunt waiting patiently to speak to Santa.

Our turn...Hunt climbs in Santa's sleigh.

Looks like Santa is making sure Hunt was a good little boy.

I guess Hunt had him fooled...it seems Hunt is going through his list of goodies he wants.

Hunt and Santa pose for a photo.

Our post Santa refreshment...Jamba Juice...yummy!!!

More to come soon...I haven't even got to our Christmas tree(picking out and decorating), gift opening, cookie making, KECPTA Christmas party and more...
Thanks for reading! Stay tuned!...

part 2 of long blog...

I'm back again to share with you more of our day to day fun that was had through the holiday season.

Of course as you know(if you've read some of my previous posts)I L-O-V-E Canton! It's a huge flea market. Anyway my two best friends Kel and Steph joined me on November 30th for a wonderful day of shopping and hanging out. I brought home some Christmas goodies and shared many laughs. Thanks girls for being people that I enjoy hanging out with and love to shop with!

Hunt and I attended The Grapevine North Pole Express train ride early December with the early childhood group. We had a super time and saw the jolly red suit man during our train ride. Here are a few photos of that fun...

Entering a snowy path to the train.

Hunt and a playgroup friend ready for the train ride.

Hunt boards the train.

The North Pole ornament souvenir for the kids.

Hunt and mama aboard the train.

Hunt's face expression as Santa enters our train car.

Santa greeting Hunt.

A train ride in your pajamas...who could ask for more?

And boots to...

Hunt in front of the train.


Steph and I also made it through the Jingle Bell Run Race one evening in Fort Worth. This is one of the races that we try to do every year. It's held at night through the city streets of Fort Worth, Texas. This year we had nice weather(except for the smoke from a car fire), but last year I remember it being cold. Hubs watched Hunt so I didn't have to deal with a stroller this year. We made super time on this race and even did more jogging/running then usual.

This year I wanted to be sure to have Christmas decorations around the house, not just mainly in the living area. We decorated several rooms. Here are some areas of Christmas Around Our House...Cheer...

The wreath on our front door...welcoming family and friends for the holidays.

Here's the wreath in our kitchen window.

In Hunt's room window hangs a paper chain and his hand-print wreath.

Hunt working on his gingerbread house.

Putting the finishing touches on the house.

Hunt's finished gingerbread house.

The decorated window in Hunt's room.

Hunt holds Christmas trees we made for Grandma and us.

Hunt works on his tree

Almost complete...

Hunt's finished Christmas tree in his room.

The stocking we hung on Hunt's bed.

The view of our fireplace mantel and stockings.

Hunt also had a therapy appointment in December with his PT therapist. It went really well. He seems to still be doing great with just the inserts in his shoes. YAY!!! No more braces still!!! He will however need new inserts in February.

Also in December we attended a performance at Casa Manana with grandma and the KECPTA group. We saw the play Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer. It was a good play and Hunt behaved perfectly! Afterward we had a nice lunch and then some play time at grandma's house.

Ok, I think I've bored you enough on this blog post so I'll end it here. Of course there will be more to come to catch you guys up real soon. A day or so I hope....

Happy New Year to Everyone! I hope this year brings lots of Joy and Happiness to your family and many Best Wishes to!

Ok, are you all ready for the start of my long posts to get you caught up on all the fun and activities that has been going on...good!


Hunt, ready to go to Grandma and Papa's house for Thanksgiving lunch.


Hunt entertaining us with some singing at Grandma's.

We made another trip to downtown Fort Worth for the Parade of Lights. This year wasn't too bad at all. I remember last year being very cold. Hunt enjoyed some cotton candy and at the end they lite up the Christmas tree.






Hunt and I tried our hand at baking some pita pizzas out of the cook book we have. the book teaches you how to make everyday/regular foods healthier by adding in pureed veggies and fruit. They looked better than they tasted. We weren't a fan of them. We may have to try them again before we chalk it up.



Here are a few thrift finds...a child's quilt, pattern, fabric, jars, a creamer books, small platters...etc.


December 2 we celebrated Zoe's Birthday/Arrival day with our family. It was a year ago since we got this crazy little girl.
Zoe, a year has gone by since you found your way into our lives. We hope the transition was well. Even though you misbehave sometimes you always find a way to make us smile and laugh. We are so happy to share our lives with you and hope for many more years to come. Happy Birthday little girl, WE LOVE YOU!


We didn't find a doggie birthday cake, but did find a doggie birthday lolli. Hunt was glad to give it to you.

Ok, we've got through a portion of the goings on around here. Look for more soon to come. Maybe tomorrow or maybe in a few days.

Be well...

Dear Lord, has it really been over a month since I last posted??? This time of year is always busy and it seems that this year has been super super busy. I've got lots to share with everyone and tons of photos. I may have to break it down into several posts instead of one LONGGGGGGGG one.
So check back in a day or so to see what we've been up to this Holiday season...

happy turkey day...

Hey...

Hope everyone is having a super week. We haven't done much, but it's been pretty good thus far. I'm still working on Christmas crafts. Look what came in the mail yesterday...gourds. I'll be doing crafting with these.


Also, has anyone heard of or seen the Waldorf dolls (hope I said it right) or maybe the Bamboletta dolls? These are SO cute, and SO pricey. It's silly, but I want one. I sent off for instructions for the Waldorf ones, so I may have to make Hunt and maybe me one to.
So tomorrow is turkey day. I'll be up before sunrise getting ready for the Turkey Trot race. I always do it every year with good friend Steph. We'll meet at Ihop to eat and then head over to Camp Bowie for the race. I'm trying to get out of taking little man with me. I could do it a lot quicker without a stroller. And besides, he's getting too big for it. I guess I could pull him in the wagon, but ughhhh...like I said...quicker without the babe.

And here's our contribution to Thanksgiving feast tomorrow...



pilgram hat cookies.
We're heading to hub's parents and I was told that we didn't need to bring anything. Well, I can't show up without something, so Hunt and I made these. They consist of a cookie, choc. chips, marshmallow and icing. Super easy and really not too messy. Of course they don't look fabulous, but with a 3 year old you can't expect perfection. They are still cute. After lunch and visiting a bit Hunt and I will go to my cousins house and visit some of my side of the family. Hubs has to work, so he'll leave after he eats lunch.

That's about all I have time for today, so I'll leave it at this...
If any of you head out Friday for Black Friday sales...be careful and safe.
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving!

Happy Birthday Momma!...

Good evening...

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Ours was pretty good. We didn't do much. We were out and about Saturday running errands and stuff and today just hung out here at home. We watched a few movies and I did some decoupage, sewing, painting, glueing...etc...just craft crap.

Today would have been my mother's birthday. She would have been 57 years old. I still miss her terribly. She was such a great mom and person. I'm happy to say that she was my best friend! We were as close as friends could be...as close as mother and daughter can be. Hunt is really missing out on not knowing this wonderful lady. It's sad to think about how much fun Hunt and Nana(mom always wanted to be called Nana by the grandbabies). I'm sorry that she pasted before Hunt was born. She went through a terrible time towards the end. I question myself ALL the time about the medical decisions that I had to make. I wouldn't want anyone else to have to go through it. Even at 28 years of age I feel I was way too young to have to make these decisions. I wish more than anything that she wasn't in pain and forgives me for everything. Even now typing this tears start to run down my face. There is so much I wish I could have asked her before her time was up. So much I want to know about me as a child. Was I like Hunt? Is this how I did this or did that? Was I this stubborn and defiant? I know from photos that Hunt and I look alot alike, but I would have loved to known more. When your young you don't think as much about asking these types of questions. It seems that everyone will always be around. Well the truth is...they won't and there's nothing we can do about that. We just go on without them. You never get over loosing them, it just gets a little easier day by day.

So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!! I miss you and hope your having a lovely day up above!

dried squid...what?....

Hey there...

Did you know that a flounder is not born with both eyes on the same side of his head, it happens later? And that a dungenes(sp?) crab will lay on its back(pretending to be dead) waiting for a fish to swim between its legs and grab it, squeeze it and then eat it? These are just a couple of things we learned this past Tuesday at Central Market. We took a tour and learned some neat stuff. We also got to sample lots and lots of goodies. From fruits to bread, cheese, gelato(sp?), fresh peanut butter...etc. It was well worth the tour just to try these things. And in addition to a few groceries we came home with this...

Hunt was so excited! The whole time we did the tour he kept saying "I like that little shopping cart". Over and over again. And it is cute, so yes I had to buy it. He thought it was the cutest thing. Which he also said MANY times before and after we purchased it.
Here are a few other things we bought...

Dried squid...what, you don't eat dried squid? Look, before you turn your nose up you have to try it first. But...only if you love seafood because it's pretty fishy. And no, I didn't just see it and go..."oh look dried squid, I think I'll give it a try". I had this or something similar years and years ago. I have always wanted to try to find more, but have never seen any anywhere. And it tastes the same as I remember. To me it's like a fish jerky.

Sweetleaf tea...in original, peach lemon and pomegranate.


Fresh California rolls-sushi. That was my dinner that night. Aren't my plates cute?

That's about all that's been going on this week other than library story time on Wednesday and a potluck lunch for the Keller Early Childhood PTA group on Thursday. Today we're just at home relaxing a bit. I need to get some paint and other craft supplies, so we may head out to a store later. If not this weekend. How exciting huh?...hahaha
Sorry for any spelling errors or such, I'm not feeling like re-reading and correcting right now.

Have a GREAT WEEKEND!