Happy New Year!

May all your dreams come true this year...

Ok, so maybe that's not quite pratical, but we do wish all of you a blessed New Year!

Just havin' fun with a couple more photo shoots before it's time to put the decorations away...

Arilynn's 1st Christmas

Grandma helping her open her present.

I've taught her well.

We had Christmas at our house this year! This was our Christmas Eve party food! We have tons of food left over!

I don't have too many pictures of Christmas this year! Dear Arilynn chose this time to have a spell all night! I didn't get hardly any sleep and was not able to console her very well! Finally, about 6 am, Wesley was able to quiet her down. So, we didn't start very early (since she managed to keep the entire household awake). Most of us looked a fright! We had a good time anyways!

Merry Christmas!

May you all have a very blessed Christmas!

3 Years

4 Months

Wow! Arilynn is sure changing on us! We have a little busy body and she's not even mobile yet! I think she may be cutting teeth...she is incredibly fussy! Sigh...

I Can't Keep This Secret Any Longer...

I was going to wait and give these at Christmas, but I couldn't hold out any longer!

My family has been requesting some "mice frighteners" on their Christmas list and this is what we came up with!

(These are scanned...)Her Daddy wanted this one!

Dr's Report

Weight: 13.3 lbs
Length: 24.5 ins

Everything is lookin' good! The doctor was pleased with everything! When the doc walked in, she started talking to Arilynn. Arilynn just smiled and cooed at her! She's such a happy & good baby!

The Only Reason You Read My Blog...

...is to see pictures of Arilynn, so here you go!She has been fighting a cold and we had spent all day at church for play practice, so she was pretty much over the whole picture taking! All she did was stick her tongue out at us.

I bought this dress at Kohl's last year for $3.80.

Her hair is starting to grow, but it just sticks straight up! It's fuzzy and cute!

Chattin' with Mom.

Good News

Have you ever wished you had just a few more hours in a day?? Well, good news!!!! They are adding an extra second to the very last day of this year! Now you can get all those long awaited projects done! LOL!!!!!!!!

For Your Viewing Pleasure

My dearest husband started singing "O Christmas Tree" and started making up a bunch of mumbo-jumbo. I cracked up...He said that he remembered singing it in another language, but he couldn't remember the words! So, he went to the computer to find the words so he could prove he wasn't totally looney. (Still not convinced that he isn't...)

His version of German

Yay!

IT'S SNOWING!!!!!!!

Why?

How come there are a million things going on, yet nothing exciting to blog about? There has been something going on everyday this week. In case you're at a lack of something better to read...

Monday: Ladies S.H.A.R.E Meeting

Tuesday: "Sigh"...Time to start getting this "extra insulation" off...

Wednesday: Church

Thursday: Wesley is helping our new pastor move in...Worked on Regi's Christmas cards-hand cutting 26 penguins!! I don't care to see another penguin for awhile! (almost done Regi...)

Friday: Gaither Concert (A Christmas present from Deb) :)

Saturday: Sunday School Christmas Party

Sunday: Jr Church and Adult Christmas Program Practices (to which I still need to learn my lines)

In between times, I've been teaching at the school (gotta love that Geometry), making Christmas cards, keeping a growing baby happy, and doing the boring necessities of life! So, I know you all have been waiting, barely able to breathe, but nothing exciting here...

A simple reminder (to me): Don't let the busyness make you forget what it's all about.


A Christmas present idea??????

A Peek Into Our Humble Abode

My helpers...

Dining Room Cabinet

Over the piano...

Chest in living room...

A little table in dining room...

& much, much more! In case you can't tell by the pictures, I LOVE snowmen! I have them scattered everywhere!

Now I'm off to get things ready for our ladies meeting tonight. We're having a "white elephant" exchange and, of course, lots of yummy food!

Hang On!

Does anyone else feel like they're on a merry-go-round??? :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

We wish all of you a very blessed Thanksgiving! May you be surrounded by family and friends, your hearts overflowed, and lots of good eatin'!!!

Wesley, Jenny, & Arilynn

Thank you Lord for your blessings...

Ho Ho Ho

I couldn't resist...I found this after Christmas last year for 90% off and knew it would make a cute picture!

Yeah, I know Thanksgiving isn't here yet, but I couldn't wait to share it! Just excuse this proud Mama!

3 Months

Can you believe she's 3 months already? In some ways it seems like only yesterday we had her and in other ways it seems like we've had her forever!

Getting in the holiday spirit!

Now that you've given me your emails, I thought it only fair to warn you that I have sold all of them to an online company for hundreds of dollars! You should be getting lots of junk mail from now on! HA! Just kidding!

She acts like she knows what she's doing! :) We're at my mom's house and tomorrow we're going to help her "deck the halls."

It's been super busy around here...teaching at the school, making 40 cards in the last week, Christmas program practices, Christmas shopping, Operation Christmas Child, having company, and trying to keep my sanity! Tis the season to keep busy...

One teeny-tiny, little-bitty important correction in reference to the blog below...I have to have your email to invite you. That will definitely help! lol

Once I get your email address, I'll delete the comment off.

200th Post

Sadly, I don't have a fun post...there have been some "freaky" things going on in my little blog world that have left me a little on edge. I will be making this blog a private blog (at least for awhile) and that saddens me! I know that there a lot of people who read this that do not have an account. However, I feel it in the best interest for me and my family if we went "into hiding." If you still want to read my blog, (because you're at a lost of exciting things to do) please let me know and I'll send you an invitation. I really don't want to do this, but feel it to be best for awhile...some of you know what's going on! I have some of your email addresses and will automatically send you an invite.

Yay!

I changed the look and I didn't lose everything! Whoopie! (Guess it doesn't take much to excite me, huh!)

Going Bye-Bye

All bundled up...I just love her hat!

Changes

From this...

...to this.

My dining room looks so much better! It's definitely not so cluttered!

Who are you?

Just to satisfy this ADD mind...
Someone is following my blog & I don't know who you are. "SharingMyThoughts"-I'd like to say Hi, but your profile is blocked. Anyone like to confess who they are? :)

Signs

Signs that a baby and a man live here...sigh...