breakfast with santa

>> Saturday, December 5, 2009




grams and i took ava & hollis to a breakfast with santa today at my mom's school! i was so excited for our first encounter with the man in red...however, ava wasn't...at all...we couldn't even get that girl to stand next to him, or have grams hold her near him for a picture. so hollis got to have the spotlight and tell santa all he wanted while ava pouted {screamed} not too far away. so all we have are some pics of us eating afterwards....can you tell she has been crying...
so i'm crossing my fingers that it was just her grumpy mood and we will be able to get a pic of both kiddos with santa by christmas...fingers crossed!

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mr. man

>> Sunday, November 29, 2009


my little mister man...oh how we adore this little guy
{& could kiss on those cheeks all the live long day!}
~a

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holiday madness...

>> Friday, November 27, 2009

we started our holiday on tuesday with a dinner over at bo's grandparents house. it was really nice {no pics of that one...} and so fun to spend the evening with the family. wednesday we headed over to my mom and felix's house to spend some time with them and felix's daughters & their families. We spent the day visiting, playing, parkin' it, oh yeah...and eating!

bo, hollis, & janda {felix's daughter}

grams, felix, & ava 'trying' to fly a kite...
manda & janda...yep, their twins.
bo, felix, & hollis relaxin' in the sun.
ava, jake & john swinging {my girl loves to swing!}
felix, grams, john, jake, ava, & hollis {only missing kaitlin & jack :( }
hollis loving all the attention from manda & janda!
it was a great day and so nice to see felix's girls!
thursday we headed over to donna's {bo's mom} for thanksgiving with her and bo's brother ricky, and his family {i had pics, but for some reason, they didn't upload...maybe later!}
then friday we headed out to "cabin south" {my dad & maryann's in granbury} they finished remodeling their lake house a while back and this was our first trip out since they comleted it. it is totally gorgeous, they did such a beautiful job! i should have taken pictures of the house and done a whole other post on how much i {heart} it! we had a fun day eating soup, hangin' out, going for boat rides {hopefully maryann will send some of those pics my way so i can share them with you!}, and then finished off the evening with the parade of lights around the squre in granbury! a great ending to our crazy week!
my handsome guy.
poppy & hollis
ava playing with her cars {her favorite thing...right up there with princesses!}



zack & zoe
such a fun week full of family and love. i wouldn't change a thing!
i hope all of you had a great holiday! ...now for christmas decorations!
~a

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miss ava lee

>> Tuesday, November 24, 2009

oh how this little wild thing brings sunshine to my life...
xoxo, mommy

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ashlee the senior...

>> Thursday, November 19, 2009

my niece Ashlee...isn't she gorgeous?! i met this girl when she was ten {she is my husband's step sister's daughter} & can't believe she is graduating this year! i feel sooooooo old! we had such a fun afternoon running around taking pictures and i felt so special she asked me to take some for her. there are so many more, but these are a few of my favorites from the day...congrats ashlee! oh, to be 18 again...if i only knew then what i know now....





cousins, Ahlee and Kaylin {both super gorgeous!}
yes, i know we are on railroad tracks...yes, we were careful! {believe me, growing up in a railroad family and hearing all those stories...we were very careful!}

xo,
a

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TodaysMama: sleighfull of gifts!

>> Wednesday, November 18, 2009

TodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleigh full of gifts this year! so in order to enter, i am sharing this meme with you all!

1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year?
one of these new and fancy camera bags!
anything from this gorgeous lady!
a clean house {yes, i know, this is something i'll have to do, but i know it would feel oh-so-good!}
reapeat viewings of this movie!
& just more happy days with my kiddos and husband.

2. What is your favorite handmade gift you have received?
lately, my holiday brooch from jen! it suprised me in the mailbox one day and i have loved wearing it this fall!

3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle?
always wanted to tackle an "all handmade" christmas...where i handmake gifts for everyone...has yet to happen {i need to start creating during the summer. the closer it gets to christmas, the more overwhelming the task becomes for me!}

4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child?
my american girl doll! i remember how much i wanted one and when she was under the tree christmas morning i was way excited!

5. What items are on your kid’s wish list this year?
anything disney princess for ava and well, hollis would just take any baby toy at this point!

6. What is your favorite holiday food?
has to be pumpkin pie! can't get enough!

7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays?
knitting up some scarves for gifts!

8. What is your favorite holiday movie?
has to be "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" {the cartoon or jim carey version...i have loved that story since i was little!}

9. Favorite holiday song?
probobly "silent night"

10. Favorite holiday pastime?
i just l.o.v.e. spending time with all of our families over the holidays. it can get busy and hectic, but we just try to go with the flow and enjoy all we can!
xo,
a

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help a girl out!

>> Monday, November 16, 2009

Help my girl hollie win an ipod nano HERE! it only takes one second to vote!she is listed as 'a giveaway every day fal - hollie...at the top} she is a true sweetheart and doesn't even know how much she blessed me when she picked me to become a givewaway gal! i am so thankful, it was just what i needed!

she is always giving other people stuff...it would be so nice for her to win something, right?!
head over here to read about extra entries in some giveaways if you vote for her...nope, we're not above bribery folks!
thanks friends!

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