All About My Mom!

My sweet little 3 year boy, Grayson, filled in the blanks on a "All About My Mom!" paper in Awana's this past Wednesday. I just found it this morning while cleaning up and about died when I read it.



It is as follows (what is bolded was his input):

All About My Mom!

My mom is the most potty mom in the world. Her name is Mama and she's as beautiful as a flower. She is 3 years old. She weights 3 pounds and is 3 feet tall. Her favorite food is green beans. I think my mom is funny when she smiles, but boy I know she's mad when she gets a spanking. I wouldn't trade my mom for a truck. I love her because she goes potty.

Happy Mother's Day, Mommy!

Love,

Grayson

I can't help it, I feel so special.

Not So Wordless Wednesday

Sydney doing her heal stretch at her first dance competition, International Dance Challenge.


I am just so proud of my baby girl.

Thursday Thirteen on Friday

Yes, I know it has been a while. Yes, I know you thought I died or something. Yes, I am still a woman on the edge of insanity. And, yes, I am back.

I had no time yesterday to do anything but work and run kids around so today I am posting my Thursday Thirteen.

Today's topic is Thirteen Things that I say that are a complete waste of breathe.

1. "Can you please stop talking for like 1 minute? My ears need a break.:


2. "Did you hear what I said?"


3. "Will you please quit bothering your sister."


4. "CLEAN YOUR ROOM!"


5. "Do we really need this much drama in the morning?"


6. "Can ya'll please keep it down?"


7. "Get out of the kitchen, you can't still be hungry."


8. "NO, I don't need your help."


9. "Please quit bossing your brother around...you are not the mommy."


10. "Honey, do you know how to load a dishwasher?"


11. "Honey, will you please load the dishwasher?"


12. "Honey, I mean, really?"


13. "Please don't make a mess."

Like I said....a complete waste of breathe.

Not so Wordless Wednesday

Not so Wordless Wednesday:

My sister, Reynie, with my precious little niece in her belly.

I can't wait to meet her.

Random Thoughts and Happenings

Here are a few things going on:

1. I am so addicted to FaceBook. I love finding old friends (April, Michelle, Scott, Leslie, David). The only problem is that it makes me feel soooo old.
2. I started my Adult Hip Hop class this past Monday. The 21 year old Falcon's cheerleader teaching the class tried to kill us. It was a blast, but I am so feeling my age. Oh, and we are dancing at recital...that should be very interesting.
3. Sydney went to the doctor today, she has strep, got a shot, lots of drama, should be fine by morning, Yippee!
4. It is so cold outside. 12 degrees when I left this morning to take Sydney to the doctor. I should be snowing, right?
5. Grayson is going to explode any minute now...he will not stop eating.
6. Tomorrow I have a crop. I can't wait. I need some time to scrapbook, I am have withdrawals.
7. Grayson is licking everything...his hands, the couch, the door frame. Why?
8. I have chili in the crock pot. Yum-O!

Ok, that is it for now. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Not so Wordless Wednesday

My son, Grayson, learned a very valuable lesson on Monday...

Do not walk behind a swing while someone is swinging on it, then don't stand up behind it again.

Will this poor boy make it to age 3?

Bless his heart!

Happy Birthday, Sydney!

Today is my little girl's 6th birthday. I can't believe it, where does the time go?

In honor of her birthday, I will share some pictures of her that were taken in the past month.

This picture was taken while we were in Florida for Christmas. All the girls in my family and a few friends when to have lunch at a local tea room, The Garden Gate. We all put on fun hats and had a wonderful time. Sydney and I decided to wear the flowers that came on our plates.

This one is of Sydney wearing her "fancy" hat at the "Tea Party". I love this picture because it shows off her beautiful smile and all of her missing teeth.

Last is a picture of her in her Christmas pajama's taken Christmas morning. She was so excited to see all that Santa brought.

I am so blessed to have such a precious girl in my life. God gave me a wonderful gift and I will always be thankful.

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday: I am not going to share with Gammie!

A few weeks ago we went to my sister's house to make Christmas ornaments and cookies. After putting icing on Grayson's cookie, Gammie asked for a bite. Grayson would stretch his arm out as far away from Gammie as he could get it. He was not about to share his cookie. It was, in his words, MINE! For more details on our fun afternoon click here.

Sydney's Dance Recital

About a week ago, Sydney had her winter dance recital. She has been dancing now for 3 years and she LOVES ballet. She is so graceful and beautiful when she moves.

She loves getting all dressed up in her costume and putting on makeup. She thinks she is such hot stuff and of course, she is.

She danced to "Where are you Christmas" and did an incredible job. I am such a proud mommy.

She will be taking more ballet and a tap class starting in January. They are offering an Adult Hip Hop and Jazz class. I am going to attempt to dance again. It will be very scary for me and the people in the class I am sure, but it will be lots of fun. I will update you when I start and promise to share all the juicy details...oh, it will be o so juicy.

A New Bed for Baby Jesus

The other evening I was straightening up the living room after the children had gone to bed. As most of you know, there is no use doing it while they are awake. I was picking up a few things beside the wooden manger scene that my J-Mom painted for me one Christmas. My father cut it out of wood and she painted it up knowing that one day I would have children and that this would be the manger scene they could play with. I notice something a little different...

Do you see it? Let's take a closer look...

Yes, someone in my house has put baby Jesus in a little pink cradle. Oh, how sweet!

Grayson's 2nd Birthday!

Today is my baby boy's 2nd birthday. Some days I am so surprised he has lived this long, he is such a dare devil. But he is and we love him more today than we did the day he was born.

In honor of his birthday I will share with you the event that happened last night.

First, I always put my hair up in what my mother calls a "topknot".

Sydney then decided that she needed to have her hair put up in a ponytail.

As you can probably imagine, Grayson had to have his up, too.

He is such a goofy little boy.

Below is him on his Big Wheel that he got for his birthday. He has to ride it in the house for now due to rain outside. Say a prayer for my Christmas tree!

Happy Birthday, Grayson, and many more!!!

Wordless Wednesday: Look what I did!!!!

I am so talented sometimes it just plain scares me. Creative Memories has the wonderful program, Storybook Creator Plus, to design books, page prints and pictures. I created a beautiful picture for my mother-in-law, Peggy, for Christmas. (No, she does not read my blog, she has no computer.) Peggy is a major puzzle freak, she has more puzzles her in guest bedroom closet than the puzzle store. So, being the inventive daughter-in-law that I am, I created the following print from pictures I had taken (since my son would not be still and smile for me) and uploaded it to make a puzzle. She is going to love it. I can't wait!

Candy Cane Tag

I received this little Christmas meme from my sweet baby sister, Reynie. Please check out her blog it is way too much fun. She just cracks me up. Since I have been too busy the last few days to get a post together I will post this. Enjoy!


Okay and for the rules...We have to copy the question into our post and answer them, then add a question to the list. We're supposed to tag 3 people. Then you have to leave a comment to those you've tagged to let them know. So here we go!


1. What is your favorite Christmas Movie? The Nativity Story



2. Favorite Christmas Song? Carol of the Bells



3. Favorite Holiday Memory? Christmas Eve dinner at my Grandmother’s house.



4. What kind of cookie/treat do you like to make? Peanut Butter Balls


5. Have you ever made an igloo? No…we can barely make a snowman here in Georgia.


6. Do you love Starbucks? Yes, even though I am not a coffee drinker. I love their hot chocolate.


7. What makes the perfect Snowman? Well, duh…snow.



8. Best gift you have ever received? My cricut…a scrapbookers dream.


9. What is the snowman's name on Rudolph? Ok, I am so going to copy Reynie’s answer…Sam.


10.Silver or Gold? Silver


11. What is your favorite Christmas decoration? My singing snowmen from Hallmark.


12. What's your Christmas decorating style? No style, just anything and everything that looks like Christmas all crammed into my house.


13. Do you hang stockings? Yes, four of them.


14. How many days do you celebrate Christmas? The day after Thanksgiving to the day after Christmas.


15. What was your favorite ornament on the tree as a child? The green round ball thing that tweeted like a bird…it drove the cats crazy.


16. Where will you be spending this Christmas? In Florida with family.


17. What was your favorite holiday tradition as a child? The Christmas Eve feast and lighting the Advent candles.


18. What's your favorite Christmas food? Turkey and all the fixings.


And my question…


19. Do you like colored light or white lights on your Christmas tree? For me, only white.



And I'll pass it on to these unsuspecting fellow bloggers…I know the rules say 3, but I am only doing 2.



Sunflower Hill

From Tiaras to Timeouts

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday: All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth.

Sydney lost her 2nd front tooth last night. Bless her heart, she has lost so many teeth in the past few months that she will soon have to gum her food.

Christmas Card

Click here to see my Christmas card that is posted on The McMommy Chronicles. I am so honored to be on her blog. She is great!

Mission: Shopping

Thursday, November 27th 11:30 p.m. - Mission: Let the Shopping Begin.

We leave to be one of the first ones at the Disney Store at the mall. We must find the best deals at midnight, it won't wait till morning.

Friday, November 28th 12:00 a.m. - Mission: Disney Store

We arrive at our destination only to find a million other crazy shoppers. We shopping for 20 minutes in the overheated store, then hit the line. Waited in line for 1 hour and actually did more shopping in line than when we were not in line. Amazing!

Friday, November 28th 1:30 a.m. - Mission: Plan of attack

We find ourselves a cozy spot in the food court at the mall. Chick-fil-A was nice enough to be open at such a lovely hour. We spread out our sale papers and made our plan of attack. We decided that to get the laptop that Dannielle wanted we needed to be at Best Buy by 3 a.m. to get a ticket.

Friday, November 28th 3:00 a.m. - Mission: Best Buy

Due to the extremely long line the mission was aborted. We decided to go sit in the Kohl's parking lot until it opened at 4 a.m.

Friday, November 28th 4 a.m. - Mission: Kohl's

Kohl's was just as crazy. I can't believe people actually shop this early in the morning. Are we insane? Yes, and we love it. I quick run through the store and a long 1 hour wait in line to check out and we were off to Toys R Us.

Friday, November 28th 5:30 a.m. - Mission: Toys R Us

More wild people at Toys R Us, we shop, we stand in line for over an hour. I purchase a Leapster Game for $24.99, just to find it again at Target for $15.00. Lowest prices of the year, my hinney.

Friday, November 28th 7:00 a.m. - Mission: Target

I am very tired now. Let's get in and get out. Fading fast...GREAT SHORT CHECK OUT LINES.

Friday, November 28th sometimes in the morning - Mission: One more store and food.

Make a quick stop at Family Christian Bookstore, then to some Bagel place. I am the walking dead.

Friday, November 28th 9:30ish - Mission: Sleep

I love my bed. Zzzzzz....

Friday, November 28th 12:00 p.m. - Mission: In-Laws house

Two hours sleep in clearly not enough, but it will have to do. Off we go to the In-Laws house to spend some quality time. Mom In-Law, Peggy, and Sister In-Law, Leigh, and I head off the Wal-Mart and Target for more shopping. Then back to house for eating and socializing.

Friday, November 28th 10:00 p.m. - Mission: More Sleep

Zzzzzzz....

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have had a wonderful day of eating and being with family. This morning we went over to my mom's house to have Thanksgiving lunch with mom, Bill (step-dad), Reynie (sister), Bella (sorta niece), and Chris (husband) and kids, Sydney and Grayson. The food was wonderful and there was plenty of it.

The girl's, Sydney and Bella, got to break the wishbone. Sydney won with the longest end, but did not understand the whole concept of making a wish. I'm sure they were so confused on why they were playing with a bone, but oh well.

We also attempted to have pictures made for our Christmas cards, but it was a little challenging. A another blog post all on it's own.

We are very thankful to be in such a wonderful family and to have great friends. God has truly blessed us.

I will leave you now with this incredibly lovely picture of my sister, Reynie, trying to eat the red berries off my mother's bushes. Enjoy!

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday: Making candy with the kids

Both kids helping me mix the peanut butter ball mixture. It really takes all three of us to handle the mixer.

They love licking the beaters. Yum-O!

Grayson smiling after he helps make oreo truffles.

The imprint of Grayson's shirt on the oreo truffle.

Sydney posing with her oreo truffles.

Gooey little hands.

Please don't touch me with those hands.

Everything turned out great. 116 peanut butter balls and 40ish oreo truffles. We saved some in the freezer for Christmas. My neighbor, Dannielle, says they won't last till then. She better stay out of my freezer. Time for me to move the key.

My daughter has holes in her ears.

Yesterday Sydney and I had a "mommy and me" day. She has been begging me for weeks now to get her ears pierced. We took Grayson over to Gammie's house. There was no way I was battling him and eye piercing at the same time without drugs, so he stayed and we went.

We went to the mall and our first stop was Claire's. She was very nervous. They only had one girl there, so she had to get one ear done at a time. I was a little nervous then, wondering if she actually do both after the first was done. Below is before the piercing began...smiling and happy.

And during the torture...I mean, piercing.

Finally, we were done. She officially had holes in her ears. I was so proud of her, she was a brave little girl. Here she is below sporting her new earrings.

They were beautiful flower earrings. They were far better than the round silver balls that I had when I got mine pierced for the first time.

So much for her staying a baby forever. My little girl is growing up. Sniff...Sniff.

Sydney's Hairdo

Yesterday, Sydney decided she would do her own hair for school. She did and it was...um...very lovely.

She was so proud of her work. Notice in the pictures that she is also wearing a red long sleeve shirt with a turquoise short sleeve shirt over it. I am not sure she matched, but it was better than the tank top that she wanted to wear.

Notice how she pulled her hair back into a pony tail, she didn't do half bad. She even accented it with a lime green bow. Mind you, she was not wearing any lime green.

She is such a beautiful little girl and I love her very much. Yes, I did let the teacher know when I let her out of the car that Sydney did her own hair...all by herself.