Christmas Time.

The girls had a wonderful Christmas! Thank you everyone!!! Here are a few highlights from our Christmas this year.
Be prepared for way too many pictures......

Christmas Eve morning we let the girls open some gifts. Thanks Uncle TJ!

Lil's face is AMAZING.


I love this expression (she has done this face since she was a weee baby!)

To Grandma's house we go to listen for Santa..........
And open gifts!
Home to watch the Christmas Parade and leave some cookies and milk for the man in the red suit.
Gotta taste it to make sure it's good.....

Christmas Morning. Thank you Grandma & Grandpa Schnell for the wagon!!!

There is always time to read a good book.

Mommy opening Paige's gifts she bought all by herself! I got a ring, picture, and a glass teddy bear that says "Mom"!
Daddy got a Speed Racer tire guage and a back scratcher!

Off to Aunt Jeanie's to see Grandpa John and even more gifts!

Gotta ride Grandpa's toy!

Who's The Boss?

Not me I guess. See Paige's story below for the proof that I'm not the one pulling the strings around here.....

Once upon a time there was a little girl named Paige. Her dad told her to go to the beach because it was her special day. Her grandma was there. Then her grandma left her all by herself and she didn’t follow directions from her dad. She did what her grandma told her to do. Her grandma told her to color so she colored. Her grandma told her to drink a lot of drinks. Then Paige had to go to the bathroom and her grandma told her to do that. Then she is going to bed. Good night!!!


The end.

Isn't she a smarty pants?! She wrote that all by herself....I typed of course. ♥

The Little Moments.

This morning at about 6:00 a.m., like many mornings before it, I awoke to the sound of my little girl asking me if she could go sit at my desk and color.

Of course, sleep being my favorite pastime, I agreed.

I always do.

She is quite the little smarty pants.

Not a moment goes by without a question of, "What does __ number plus __number equal"

Last night we even got a fraction. "What does 4 over 5 plus 6 over 7 equal?"

But mostly we get," How do you spell __________"

Those being a few of the questions in her never ending quest for knowledge.

I am grateful.

Yet this morning, half asleep, I can only remember " Mommy, how do you spell AND?"

"Paige can't this wait until I wake up? This isn't the best time to ask me how to spell.......It's A-N-D. Ok? Please wait until I am out of bed next time, I'm half asleep."

I didn't give my words much thought.

For all I knew I was dreaming.

Yet.....tonight as I got ready to go lie in bed and read my book, I noticed a piece of paper folded up on my nightstand.

I opened it.

She spelled it all perfectly.

Well.........everything looks perfect in my eyes.

P.S. I decided to leave her a little note for when she wakes up. I hope it makes her heart as happy as she does mine....and a little Hershey kiss won't hurt either. ♥

Soft.

"Mom? Do you know why I love you so much?"

"Why?"

"Cause your soft."

"Thank you Paige.........I think?"

I don't want to be soft anymore.

I mean, yes it's nice to be cuddly and warm.

Especially in the winter.....but I think I'm good.

I tried it on for a few years.....I'm ready to be.......... un-soft again.

Like I used to be.

You know, pre-babies.

But I am thankful that my family loves me soft

or

not.

♥

Getting Ready.

Last night we got ready for jolly Ol' Saint Nick.

We can't wait.......