Up late and waiting for daddy

Well It is almost 8:30 here and one little piggy is still wide awake. Caitlynn took a late nape so she will probably be up until 10. She was good though and laid quietly in her bed until I got everyone else to sleep. Then we came downstairs, All she wanted to do was look for daddy, lucky for her he should be home any min. now (and their will be much shouting and yelling and happiness).

She had just asked "where is dad?"
Darn that bright flash
looking for daddystill waiting

Aero garden again...day 7

Ok I'm sorry but I think I'm obsessed with this thing... My plants are growing, My children are loving it... look just after 2 days!!!


Yeah sorry no pictures of the kids today, School got out early for rain and sleet and just nasty weather. Still waiting to see if school is closed tomorrow. And Caitlynn decided it was a good day to be naked....I can't share those pictures sorry. :)

Aero garden day 5

Ok first let me say the Aero garden has been so much fun, I can not wait until it starts to grow flowers... In winter! Yayyy, I am really surprised at how well it is doing We have all been able to see growth in the plants every day! I know it doesn't look like much...but for 5 days and a person who generally kills plants...I'm loving this and so are the kiddos! Next I think we will try the salad kit! This is so much fun :).

On the 12th day of Christmas!

We are getting ready for Christmas here. Clearing toys and extra book out of the living room, Clearing clutter that has accumulated during the year. Deep cleaning all of our rooms. And counting down the days. So far the plans are, (hopefully) That Hubbies request to have Christmas eve off will go through. Then We will do Christmas eve at my aunts house, Come home and my mother in law and sister in law will be waiting for us. Get inside put the kids to bed, Then set out the presents Yayyyyy. Then I will probably be up super early b/c I get all giddy and happy and I want to see my kids open their presents! and I will start on breakfast. This year my MIL will be making half of her breakfast casserole and I will be making a sausage and french toast bake .
With that we will probably be having a big fruit salad. While all of that it cooking, I will be setting up Christmas dinner. I am going for easy this year, so I will be setting up some french onion soup in the Crockpot to cook all day. With that will will have sandwiches and salads. Yummy comfort food and easy too. Hubby is looking forward to Christmas dinner already!
Well I better get back to cleaning..fun fun fun.

Decorating our pumpkin cakes!

OK I said before That the kids decorated their pumpkin cakes for dessert...and they did... And they loved it! Oh and the orange frosting... it was all I had LOL.
Here is Nathaniel hard at work
all done, (I heard "Yumm can I eat it now!")
Alex finished super fast and couldn't wait for the picture to be taken.

Brianna starting....Brianna asking for more frosting......I wonder why???
And now Caitlynn...Yes I put the frosting on for her, but she ever so gently placed each and every m&m on the drop of frosting...She loved it!
All done!

Presents, baking, and a golf ball?

Yesterday you saw some of the kids presents...today some of mine!! first up is the Aero Garden.. Yayy We are starting with the flowers... Brianna has asked all day long if she can watch it :)

Then I got a whole bunch of really cool cupcake pans so the girl and I made pumpkin bread
This one is really cool it makes a bunch of flower cupcakes in a basket... I decided just to make the flowers because to me they look like snowflakes sort of... and if i call them snowflakes the boys will eat them too!See... Well to me they look like snowflakes!

And here is a doll...I was really surprised with how much detail showed up on this one and the teddy bear!For dessert I let the kids each pick out one and decorate them with frosting and m&m's (will be posting about that a little later!)

Then the girls modeled some new outfits (excuse the hair, they had just gotten out of the bath)



And here is Nathaniel doing his homework...on a skateboard....I didn't ask, he did his homework so I'm happy!... (bet your wondering whats up with the golf ball.....)Here is Alex enjoying a snack after school... see the lovely bump on his forehead... guess who fell down in gym this morning at 10 am...and it still looks like that.....poor baby
He says he is fine though...And at the moment he is asleep in bed...It does look awful though... poor guy.

Jingle bells, Jingle bells

Merry Christmas! Happy holidays and all that jazz. That time of year is here again, Yayyyy. Yesterday we had an early Christmas with my parents, Yay for new toys, clothes cooking stuff for mommy, all sorts of other stuff!! Like Barbies, yayyy for Barbies, I got to look through my grandmothers barbie collection and pick out some for the girls They both got wedding day Barbies... And not the "new" ones, The 1996 reproductions of the 1961 doll...Brianna got the brunette and Caitlynn got the blonde! They are so pretty look and see.
Then my poor husband missed me jumping and squealing when I saw this doll.
And yelled "OH OH OH I want that one for me!!!"....Yes my husband was very sad to miss that....sigh I guess I should explain that I already had this barbie.
And I think she is just about the prettiest doll ever...So When I saw the 40th anniversary one...well I just really wanted it LOL...

Here is Brianna With her favorite doll :) (she hasn't put her down since the box was opened!)


Caitlynn with a baby of her very own!
Alex checking out some new art stuff!
Nathaniel checking out his new MP3 player, (BTW mom they are both all set up now and the kids love them!)
So serious he really didn't want me to take his picture.
Brianna with another new favorite toy, a bunny of mine from when I was probably her age awwww.
Here is Brianna this morning with her doll again awwwwww.
And Caitlynn in her New doggy dress from Grandma....She saw me take it out of the dryer this morning and said "mine!!! ON!"
Who was I to argue with this