New addition to the family....

We finally got a puppy for the family. Some wonderful people were giving away a golden lab puppy and we were lucky to receive it. She is 10 weeks old and already has a name, Roxy! The name fits her personality already. Kara is not afraid at all, she has been running around with it since we brought her home. Wayne is also very happy, he has been wanting a dog ever since we got the house.


Kara,Wayne and his new love, Roxy!!

I love her eyes!

Merry Christmas from us to you....

I didn't forget Sally....

Quite a while ago I took pictures of my stockings I made for Wayne, Kara, and I. I mentioned them to Sally and she said to post them so she could see. Well many many many days later I finally got around to post them. I love how they turned out, I even made one for our soon to be new addition to the family, Michael William (sorry no picture, but it is equally as cute as the rest)!!

Tookies (cookies)....

Kara loves tookies like any other child out there. I couldn't help snapping a few pics of her enjoying a cookie before the decorating started. The first picture looks like she is thinking about how the sugar makes it taste sooo delicious. Enjoy!!!

Cookies for Santa

Last night Kara and I went to my mom's house for dinner and some cookie decorating. Her cousins, The Chelsy's, as she calls them, Chelsea, Scarlett, and Trevor were also decorating with us. Here are some pics from last nights festivities......






A few of the yummy, 4 Dozen cookies that were frosted!!

Happenings......

Transitioning Kara from her crib to her daybed has gone very well! She is still sleeping through the night, however on a few occasions she has woken up from a dream, but falls back to sleep soon. The second night she decided she didn't want to sleep in her bed and wondered into the livingroom. I'm not sure how long she was asleep on the couch. Here is a picture of how I found her the next morning.....





This is how Kara has discovered she can get to the countertops in the kitchen. Anything and everything, she turns into something to stand on!!!!

The crib is no longer....

Yesterday while folding laundry Wayne got tired of chasing Kara down for the clothes he just folded. So he decided to put her in her crib.....well that didn't last long. He heard a thump and out ran Kara!! She finally scaled the walls of her crib and made it over the side. Wayne took the front railing off and Kara is now sleeping in her very own BIG GIRL bed. I love that the crib converts into a daybed. I was worried that she wouldn't sleep well through the night thinking....what if she rolls out and wakes up crying(we don't have a safety railing on it) and then doesn't want to go back down. Well it is now 6:35am and she hasn't made a sound all night...so either she fell out of it and kept sleeping or she actually stayed on the bed. I'm hoping for the latter. Anyways I am very excited but a little sad that my first baby is getting so big. What's next?? Potty Training....
Pictures to soon follow..of the bed..not the potty training!!

Good friends and Cookies!!!

For the past 7 years my mom has held a Christmas Tea/Cookie Exchange. Not only do we get to enjoy a delicious pot luck lunch and yummy cookies, we also make a project. Every year is different from the last...some projects are much harder than the others, like the snowman tree from last year!! The day isn't the same without some playful complaining regarding each project...Barbara is the funniest!! Our project this year was a stocking wall hanging appliqued with felt patterns. Anyways here are a few pics from this years get together...

My mom's beautiful Christmas Tree!!!

The tables with the candy themed center pieces

My project.....a work in progress

Donavan's beautiful hand decorated stocking!!!

Cheese!!!!!!

Kara managed to sit still long enough and say CHEEEESSSEE, so Donnie(Nonnie) could snap a picture of her in front of our tree.

Merry Christmas from our house to yours!!

Oh Mr. Sandman................

Over the past few weeks Kara has found some interesting places to fall asleep. Whether it be her pile of toys or her high chair...when she is tired she will sleep. Here are a few pictures we captured of my slumbering girl!