What a life....

Oh to have the life of a bunny.....or to have the life of a princess....or to have the life of a bunny princess......

Ty

Mia

Trent

Kaylee

A few weeks ago I had portraits of all the kids done. This was Kaylee's session and she loved modeling for the pictures. I love this color on her. My baby girl is not such a baby any more.

The Ears have it...

Mia has wanted to get her ears piereced off and on for the last few months. She'll decide she's ready then maybe not so much. Well, one day before Christmas we went to see Alvin, the Squeakwel and after the movie I said, "Mia, do you want to get your ears pierced today?"


She said "YES!"


So we headed upstairs to Merle Norman......quickly.....before she changed her mind, (emphasis on QUICKLY)





She picked out a cute pair of CZ star studs and was all smiles and giggles. She loves the attention and everyone was focused on her.

And then.....Ear one.... and Oh my goodness Ear Two

I'm quite certain the picture above will show up in an edition of National Geographic under the heading...."Coming of age Rituals performed while parents physcially restrain them"

But we just couldn't go around with one earring. Sometimes they do both ears at once but there was only one lady working that day.

The tears were short lived. It was after Christmas and the clerk had brought in some holiday cookies and snacks and they were sitting on the counter. She asked me if she wanted a cookie and once she began eating it she forgot her ears hurt.

And it wasn't long until she was in show off mode. In fact she made me fix her hair in pony tails for a week so that Everyone could see her new earrings.

Brotherly Love

I'm so glad I have this picture. Not because of the reasons you think. Not because I'll have it forever or they have the best smiles or they look so happy......

NO the main reason is because it does prove that they really do Love each other.
Even with all the
fighting

bickering

picking

name calling

and

agitating

They really do love each other. Deep Breath. They really do love each other. Deep Breath

Here comes Peter cottontail

Kaylee has wanted a bunny for a few years now. I'm not even sure when or why she wanted one. No one we know has one. But somewhere or on some show she saw a bunny and fell in love.

When she turned 8, I almost caved and got one for her birthday. However, the ones I handled sent me into a full-on allergy attack. At which point I quickly called American Girl and ordered a doll instead. David was so relieved.

But then this Christmas I told the kids they needed to start making a wish list for Santa. Kaylee's list went something like this.
Bunny
bunny
bunny
bunny
littlest pet shop
bunny
bunny
bunny
bunny
toe socks
bunny
bunny
bunny
bunny

Anway, you get the idea, So we broke and got the bunny. And man was she overjoyed. She loves that rabbit and to tell the truth I think the rabbit loves her. Everyday after school Kaylee holds her like a baby and they snuggle all afternoon. Clara, the rabbit, is so calm and very very soft. She's a Rex(breed) if that means anything to anyone. It didn't to me a month ago. But apparently the rex has the softest fur of all the rabbits.

We borrowed a cage from our friends The Odoms and I thought we would use it for several months until the spring. I mentioned to Zane that maybe he and David could make a wooden hutch for the bunny to keep outdoors. Well that got him researching rabbit hutches on the internet. Zane came across a "Bunny Condo" picture. He drew the blueprints, decided on the amount of supplies.......

And the next thing you know he and David had constructed a two-story, bunny condo. Complete with two doors, stairs, and plenty of room to move around in.

Project time

I love it when there is a real "project" around the house that only the "guys" can handle. Well if you've ever tried to come through our back gate then you knew we had a real project. That old fence was so heavy and poorly constructed. But until recently it had not made it to the top of the priority list.

Finally the caster that was holding the gate together gave up and fell off. It was time to do something about it. So David and Zane started building. Living in the culture and "age of plenty" that we live it really makes me happy to see David passing on skills to the kids.

And Zane enjoyed the project as well. In fact they've recently constructed another project that was Zane's idea... pics of that coming soon.

Cookie Boss

I've ALWAYS loved cut-out cookies but until last year I had never been truly successful at the task. But last year at Mia's Pre-K Christmas party I met an outstanding woman. She was outstanding to me simply for the fact that she had made 17 star cookies and had beautifully iced and decorated each one of them. They were exceptional. AND the best part is (SHE SHARED HER RECIPE with me) There are secrets to this baking...oh yes there are!

So this year I crossed my fingers, made sure the the stars were aligned just right, held my breath and we baked Christmas cookies.

And what do you know they came out perfectly... The gingerbread men looked like gingerbread men...The trees looked like trees, you get the point.... And then since I was feeling oh so lucky I tried a new icing recipe and it came out great also.

Santa enjoyed wonderful Christmas cookies and she, I mean he is oh so excited about them.

Happy Birthday

It's hard to believe that it's been four years ago since little Rocket came to be with us.

Happy Birthday to the best dog ever. Who is not quite so little anymore

So many thoughts....no time to blog.... I haven't completely decided to quit blogging but the thought runs through my head periodically.

With the new Facebook phenomenon, it just seems easier and faster... but we'll see.

Maybe I need a few weeks to get refreshed. After all it's not like I didn't just nurse 6 people back to health, including myself, after a 9 day date with the Flu. Then shopped for 6 people, plus do 7,324 loads of laundry, send out Christmas cards, and make sure everyone had the correct gifts for class parties. "Only 100 piece puzzles Mom.... Only 100, Not 300, Not 500 Only 100...."OK,OK, I've got it under control

But there is something making me smile today. The thought that I don't have to make lunches or pack backpacks for 17 days!!! Woo Hoo! Can you hear me hollering from wherever you are?

Let it snow, Let it snow

It's hard to believe it snowed again here. It wasn't just a little bit either. It was probably more snow than I've ever seen come down at one time. The kids got out of school early but even while they were at school their teachers took them outside to play, several times.