Mama's Holiday Wish List

Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme
TodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year? digital camera, wii, job, house, car
2. What is your favorite handmade gift you have received? My wooden American Flag from my mother-in-law. It is going to look great in my living room!
3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle? My next project is going to be my "Family Rules" Canvas.
4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child? Hmm, probably a scarpbook since I love it so much.
5. What items are on your kid’s wish list this year? Well, since she is 2 it is mainly my wish list for her which consists of mainly clothes and some toys.
6. What is your favorite holiday food? Pie!!! I am excited to make Grasshopper Pie for Thanksgiving next week!
7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays? I am making most of my gifts this year due to the tight budget but I know people will love them since they will be all hand made. :)
8. What is your favorite holiday movie? It's a Wonderful Life. I have loved this movie for as long as I can remember.
9. Favorite holiday song? Favorite to sing is Jingle Bells, Favorite to hear is Carol of the Bells.
10. Favorite holiday pastime? Well it is not really a pastime since I now do this with my family, but it is making hot chocolate and driving through Sleepy Hallow every year to see all the Christmas lights.

New Moon Day Date!!!

Ok so as some of you know I love The Twilight Series. Some people would call me a Twihard: "A serious/obsessive reader of the Twilight Saga, one leap above Twilighters." These so called Twihards are the ones you see camping out since Monday to see New Moon on Friday. I am not one of those people. Not only do I still have my sanity, but I also have a child and a husband so even if I did want to camp out I have no option to do so. :)

Moving on, I guess you could call me a Twilighter: "Fans of the series who are up for debate, free thought, and intelligent discussion rather than mindless praise of who's the hottest character." I have previously read all four books and just started re-reading them again, having just finished new moon in time for Friday. I love the books and the characters in them, and yes I am super excited about Friday, but you will not see me there at the midnight showing (mainly because Ch is already dragging his feet to the Friday showing).

All in all I am super excited, not only about seeing New Moon, but also about being able to go on a lunch and movie date with the hubby. Not that we don't love the munchkin and adore spending time with her, but it will be nice to do something with just Mommy and Daddy. So to share in my excitement I have also included a link to my favorite trailer for New Moon that I hope will get you just as excited as me! :) Enjoy!

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Happy Veterans Day Daddy!

As I am sure you all know today is Veteran's Day. I think this holiday is so important to thank all the men and women who have fought for our country and our freedom. I would first like to start out thanking my hubby Ch. He has done so much for our country and our family. He has sacrificed so much time and effort to keep us safe and continues to do so on a daily basis. I don't think I tell him often enough how proud I am for him for his time spent in the service. It takes a tremendous amount of sacrifice for sometime to give themselves fully to this wonderful cause. I am proud to call him my husband and the father of my little girl. I wanted to do something special for him but what can you give someone that would say thank you enough. I decided to make a picture for him from me, but mainly from A. It has the quote "We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and wave as they go by." This quote does not begin to say what Veterans do for this country but it shows how much we admire them. Many people are against the war and everything that is going on right now, but you will not hear about it today. This is the day where we all stand back and look at what they have done for us and our country.

So once again thank you to my wonderful, loving, kind, caring, and (sorry about the swearing) bad ass husband. I am so proud of you for everything you have done for us and for this country. I am so lucky to call you my husband. Happy Veterans Day!

Veterans Day Cake for Daddy

So I know this post comes a few days early but A and I were getting antsy about making a cake for Daddy. She had so much fun stirring the batter (and eating it) and making the cake like a big girl. I'm going to keep this blog short for tonight because its late and I have to get a good night sleep for Mommy & Me tomorrow! Goodnight!

Happy Halloween!

I know this post is a week late but better late than never. We started our celebration a little early on Friday by going to St. Lawrence to go visit cousins at the Oktoberfest party. A was so excited to see her cousins and to play all the games. She had a lot of fun and was quite the little "cowboy girl."

When we were done we drove over to Yukon Elementary to visit all of mommy's old teachers and Aunt C. We arrived a little early so we went to Aunt C's kindergarten class and she sat at a table and colored with the rest of the kids. She kept smiling so big and was so happy to be a big girl. After we colored we walked over to the field to have the Halloween Parade. She sat with all of the other kids until it was time to parade around the square. She marched the entire time with Aunt C but was not too sure of all the people waving at her. I think she had a little bit of fun and I am glad we went.

On Saturday was Halloween. We started pretty early by going to my mom and dads, my grandpa and grandma, and his grandma to go show off our little Notre Dame cheerleader. The first thing she said when we walked into my parents was "Beat SC!" Ha Ha! Uncle Ja was not too happy about that comment but how can you get mad at that adorable face?! After we went to the respective houses we came back home and started trick-or-treating around our neighborhood. She did such a good job going up to each house and knocking all on her own. She loved getting all the candy (a little too much in my opinion) and loved walking around seeing all the costumes. It is amazing how much she has changed from last year to this and how much more aware she is of what is going on. I can't wait to see how she is at Christmas time (Yes I know it is early but it is my favorite time of year). We had a fun time and I am glad I get to share it with you!