M.R.S. Work Party

Me & my hubby

Me & my Bestest Ever!

Matt & Kellie

Me & Robin. Love her! She's so much fun to work with!

Most of, but not all, of the MRS crew. Some were either smoking or in the bathroom. It's hard to round that many guys up for a group picture. We were lucky to get this many! Ha! =)

Hanna & Me

The 2 stooges..........Curtis & Britt

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words...

I'll give you a thousand words. I'm sure that there would be a few four letter not so nice words in the mix! Ashlyn was still sick on Saturday and I had just gotten her in bed for a nap, Brennan laid down for a nap, and I had just laid my head on the pillow for what I thought was going to be a quiet afternoon nap myself when I heard this awful crash. I jumped out of bed to this sight! Good Greif! Can't a girl get a nap? Did I cry..........nope. I laughed. I wasn't going to let this get me in a bad mood and ruin my Christmas. I had a screaming match with the devil. I felt like he was trying to do everything in his power to get me to break, and well so sorry devil, but that just isn't going to happen! I cleaned up what I could and then waited until Britt got home to pick the tree up and move it out on our front porch. We have no clue how or why it fell, but half of our ornaments were broken, and it was probably going to fall again, so we just tossed it. It's a good thing that I bought that artificial tree this year or we would have been S.O.L.! Merry Christmas Y'all! =)

Bad Deja Vu

All I can say is......................UGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brennan and Ashlyn have both been sick with yet another stomach virus. Brennan got sick Tuesday evening right after their Christmas program at preschool. The program was wonderful! I'm so glad that we were able to be a part of it. Half of his class had already gone home sick that day due to this nasty little bug. There were only 4 babies from his class in the program that night. We went to Gepettos after the play and this is where it all started. Brennan took half of his bottle and then............up it came..................all over Britt, Brennan, and the carpet. That night he probably vomited 12 times in a matter of 5 hours, and that was just the beginning of this nasty little virus. Britt stayed up with him that night. He said that he threw up until 3:30 am. I woke up at 6:30 am to give Britt a break. He did pretty good until later in the day and then it started all over again. Every bit of Pedialyte that he drank came right back up. It was just pitiful! I have never cleaned up so much vomit in all of my life! Ashlyn stayed with my parents Wednesday and Thursday night in hopes that she did not get sick. WRONG! Mom called last night to inform me that Ashlyn had asked to go to bed because her belly hurt, and also she did not eat a bit of supper last night. I felt terrible! I called this morning and sure enough she's got the bug too. She woke up last night sick in her bed. She was sick all night long. I hate hate hate these stomach viruses!

Mr. Peeps

No, this isn't a creepy little elf "peeping" in your window (wink, wink). It's a fun new family Holiday Tradition! Bare with me here. I promise you'll love it!Mr. Peeps is an elf sent from Santa's workshop to watch if your kids are "Naughty" or "Nice". He arrives with a poem and goes home with Santa on Christmas Eve. He has really made a HUGE difference in Ashlyn's behavior! Isn't it funny what a little elf ornament can do? Ha! And the best thing about this elf is that you don't have to pay +$30 for the real Elf on a Shelf. The poem reads:

Christmas is approaching, and this is the day
Santa has sent Mr. Peeps to your house to stay.
He send this small elf to your house and mine.
Soon after Thanksgiving, He must be on time.
Mr. Peeps has a purpose. His purpose will be,
To whisper to Santa all the good that he sees.
Soon after he gets here, he moves only at night
To high places, low places, he stays in plain sight.
In the kitchen, for instance, he sits high on a shelf.
Mr. Peeps can sit anywhere, for he is an elf.
He holds very still when he thinks you are watching.
His magic is precious, it fades with on touching.
He sits on the tree on Christmas Eve day.
He knows that Santa is soon on his way.
He waits and he waits without making a noise.
He waits until Santa arrives with the toys.
So you better be nice and mind what you say
Because Mr. Peeps will tell Santa when he comes with his sleigh.
Once Christmas is here and Santa has come,
Mr. Peeps must leave, for his job is well done.
But, he will return next year on the very same day,
To watch your behavior as you work and play.
- Sharon Reynolds

Isn't that fun?? A great way to help your kids be good this season. So pop on over to your local $1.00 store and see if they have any "elves". Ashlyn's teacher asked me to do print this out for her classroom. I'm going to print it out and take them a little helper ASAP! Mr. Peeps is wonderful! I'm wondering if he has to leave with Santa on Christmas!?!?! Ha! =)

Change

Sorry I keep changing my background so frequently! I swear that being indecisive is one of my biggest flaws. I'm going to try to keep this one through Christmas! =) No more changes for at least 2 weeks. Ha!

Oh Christmas Tree'S

Brennan's Tree

Our Real Tree

Ashlyn's Tree

OOur Artificial Tree

Yes..........We, actually I, put up 4 trees this year. Don't ask me what I was thinking. Brennan's tree really doesn't even count as a tree. It's more of a decoration, so I actually only put up 3 trees, but still. It took me the whole weekend to get my house decorated. Anywho, the house is decorated, now I've got to start my Christmas shopping. I'm getting a late start on EVERYTHING this year! Fa la la la la!

Gingerbread Cookies

Ashlyn's friend Carly came over on Saturday night. These girls really know how to have a good time! They play so well together! I bought this Gingerbread kit at Michael's. I thought that it's something they might enjoy, and they thought that it was the best thing ever! Notice the icing on Carly's lip. They were eating as much as they were decorating. =)

Check this out!

Santa came to visit!

Santa.........I thought that you were have a list that seperated the naughty kids from the nice kids.?.? Well I can tell you right now that Ashlyn is not on the nice list, but last night you told her that she was. Why Santa? Why did you tell her that? You completely destroyed my 'you're on Santa's naughty list, and if you keep this behavior up Santa won't bring you any toys for Christmas' disciplinary plan. Arrrggghhhhh! Ashlyn spent the entire evening trying to keep Santa's attention focused on her. She had to give him 'just one more hug' before we left. Give me a break kid. This proves my point as to how bad she's been. She's trying to suck up to Santa Claus! =) Lord help me! Notice the pictures above also. See how she's hugging him and loving on him. Does it look like she's trying to win him over or what? LOL!

DANCING BIRD! TOO FUNNY!!!