In my defense, we were so preoccupied with enjoying the moment that I didn't take many pictures. I so wanted to see the look on their faces when they opened each gift and couldn't wait to see how they reacted to our surprise, that the camera was kind of an afterthought. Add to that the fact that my camera was a trillion years old and there is absolutely no natural light in our living room and the few pictures I did get are blurry and the color is wonky. Even photoshop couldn't rescue me this time! Just pretend they are beautiful and rest assured that we got the entire morning on video for posterity. Although we managed to get through the entire morning without a single pajama-clad photograph as a family in front our tree, I did set up the tripod as we were walking out the door for lunch ...
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Dailies / Week 2
8/365: Tuesday night was a disaster. I know I should probably clean out my pantry and refrigerator BEFORE I grocery shop, but you know what they say about the best laid plans. Instead, my kitchen is always a mess on grocery night. Usually, I do that on Monday nights, but the BCS game kind of trumped good food this week. We are on an "eat at home/stay away from fast food" kick, so the pantry was cleaned out and we made an inventory of the food we have at home to help us plan meals better. 9/365: Don't judge, but rules or not, I eat out for dinner on Wednesday nights before Bible study. I met K and Beth after work at Jason's deli and we pigged out on their salad bar. I swear those are the best bell peppers on the planet! 10/365: I caught little bit doing P90x with her daddy. She was a ...
Remember Christmas Eve?
Christmas Eve seems like so long ago! We started the day much like we do every year and celebrated Christmas with Josh parents. We were having such a good time that I managed not to sake a single picture of anything significant. No gift opening, no food eating, no family fun, nothing. Just pretend like you saw cute pictures of my kids and their cousin Bella in adorable black Uggs with stockings the size of a small car! We were exhausted when we left, but per tradition, we met my parents and KCory for candlelight communion at our church. When we arrived home we were greeted by three VERY cute, pajama-clad boys who wanted our help spreading reindeer food and getting excited about Santa's arrival. We sprinkled glittery oats all over both yards and ran around squealing for a bit before ...
2012 in Pictures
Admittedly, the blog was a little lacking last year, so the annual recap might look a little slim. Forgiveness is a good thing, friends! In January, I made a few "reVolutions" and actually managed to stick with some of them. Josh left for NOLA without me to cheer on the Tide and boy did he have a great time! I resorted to documenting a rather mundane Tuesday night, but isn't this sweet girl adorable? We rounded out the month with our annual visit to the Barnum & Bailey circus. February brought an art show at Ella's elementary school, I talked about why I'm not a stay-at-home mom and shared a sweet story about my Valentine. Josh invited me on an impromptu date night and I shared another day-in-the-life post. March was when Josh got stuck in NYC and I continued to run. Our ...
Dailies / Week 1
So, it's seven days into 2013 and I'm finally making waves on the interwebs again. The last three weeks have been insane and let's face it, I was a terrible blogger last year. Because of our fabulous Christmas surprise, I haven't yet posted our 2012 recap or even begun to think about sharing how our Christmas went down. Let's just say it's going to be a Merry January around here! There are about a hundred photos from our Christmas celebrations to edit and upload and closer to a thousand from the happiest place on earth. It looks like I'm going to be a busy blogger this month. One thing I did love about 2012 was posting weekly snapshots via Instagram. Although this steals my thunder a little and gives you previews of full posts to come, I have really enjoyed going back through and seeing ...
Our Big Surprise!
My girls were beyond thrilled with their Christmas gift this year. The most exciting part was the instant gratification; we were leaving in two short days! The video of them "opening" their gift is precious, but we've been celebrating Christmas, taking down our tree, packing and driving for the last 72 hours, so I haven't had time to even think about uploading images and video yet. I have plans to fill your January full of Christmas cheer and our Disney Experience, so bear with us just a few more days. We are currently soaking up the Happiest Place on Earth with our favorite two people in the world! ...
Merry Christmas from Our House to Yours!
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12 More Days of Elf Antics
I can't believe it's already Christmas Eve and that Scout will be headed home in a matter of hours. This holiday season has really flown by and I'm not sure I got to enjoy it as much as I wanted to. I do know that my girls have had so much fun at parties and plays, we've read a Christmas book a day this month and played with our nativity scenes more times than I can count. They have loved waking up each morning and going on a hunt for our favorite elf and we will miss him when he boards Santa's sleigh tonight. Here's to hoping your elf left lots of magic at your house and that Santa pays you a very special visit! Day 13: Scout was dancing the Nutcracker, complete with a pink tulle tutu. Day 14: Somehow he got trapped in the bookcases. Even SK said, "He open da door?" Day 15: The ...