Christmas

Merry Christmas!!

Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays but having the girls makes it so much more fun. I think I was more excited than they were. We had so much fun.

Kaitlyn handed out everyone's gifts before she opened her own. Isn't she sweet? She certainly enjoys making people happy. What a special spirit she has.



Yay! New hair clips!

Kaity got a camera

Maddy got a gugguli...she loves her.
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Cue: Awwwww

Toys? Who needs them? Apani loved the new face cloths! She excitedly and neatly might I add, piled them up. Blocks are so last year, she's moving on to bigger and better things...now where's that broom and vacuum she wanted Santa to bring her?

Kaity helped Maddy and put everything on her teeny tiny lap. All Maddy could do was sit there and take it.

Then, there is the tent, well, there WAS a tent.

The poor thing met it's end Sunday afternoon.

It had a good run though ... 4 days!! Woo Hoo. Fun times!

I can't believe it's over already. I just wish I could have been well just ONE minute of one day so that I could smell our Christmas tree.

What do you know about ... ?

Apani says the funniest things. She catches me off guard with some of her topics of conversation and I'll ask her, "What do you know about ... ?" This has become her favorite phrase. Yesterday she said, "Red and white make pink, what do you know about pink?" That was the first time I heard her use it.

We come home from church today to find a dog pooping in front of one of the houses just a few doors down. Apani asks, "What do you know about dogs pooping on the pavement?" She cracks me up!!

Orange Truffles

I handed out Christmas gifts today ... orange truffles. Lindsay suggested I blog the recipe, so enjoy!! This is my personal creation by the way and the best part is, you don't need high quality chocolate for these to be delicious.

12 ounces Nestle's Semisweet Chocolate Chips
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
1 tsp PURE Orange Extract

mix all ingredients and melt over double broiler.
pour into mini candy foil cups.
refrigerate.
exercise self control!! I'm having trouble with this step.

While you were sleeping ...

I almost devoured an entire box of Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate Covered Peppermint Joe Joe's! I blame Madelyn! She only looks cute and innocent.

Madelyn has decided that not only is she going to wake up at 2,3,4 in the morning, but she is also going to play ... with me! Yay!! Whoever said you need 8 hours of sleep a night has not had the pleasure of getting 8 hours of sleep a week! You're missing out buddy!!

Let her cry it out you say? Well, she's sleeping in bed with us...it wouldn't work. We don't have room for her. So, we come downstairs and I wait for her to be ready for bed. She plays in her swing and I photoshop. These are some of my favorites.

The first Blog ...

I guess I'm starting a blog. So many people were asking if I had one that I figured it was about time. Though I don't understand why. My life is REALLY boring. I mean, I'm a stay-at-home mother of three little girls, it's hard work. Thus, all I pretty much do is ... stay home. Do you understand the work involved in getting three kids under 4 ready to go out? I have to wake up at 6 so that we can get to church by 10!

The other day I told Kaitlyn I wanted to watch tv. Clutching the controller, she replied, "What do you want to watch, weather or Dr. Phil?" Her little eyebrows lifted as she waited for a response. Becoming impatient, she asked, "Mommy, which do I press?" That's the extent of my excitement. Other than my girls' smart remarks, my life is less than entertaining. ... No ... wait ... I think I saw a spider ... it just got a little more interesting!