Day 335

12.3.09 - I took Christmas card photos of Kenleigh and Rhegan today. This photo of Kenleigh just melts my heart. She is such a sweetheart and that hat is adorable!

Day 334

12.2.09 - I walked in the living room and caught Blake teaching Andrew how to tie a bow and I couldn't miss out on this photo op. :-)

Day 333

12.1.09 - Andrew was so proud of his "folded people" It's hard to read it all because the blue crayon is so light but it says Andrew, Daddy, Mommy. I love how we are all matching. :)

Day 332

11.30.09 - I just started putting together my daily december album. Yikes!! Super late but better than never.

Day 331

11.29.09- Blake and Andrew made these holiday paper chains and hung them outside of Andrew's door. He absolutely loves them and makes sure we duck before we go in his room.

Day 330

11.28.09 - I put the big tree up in the front room today. That thing sure does take a long time but I love looking at it. It's so bright and cheery. It does seem to go through the ceiling though!! maybe one year we'll by a new tree for the front room but it just never seems to be the right time. :)

Day 329

11.27.09 - Black Friday!! I met Jenny and Amy at Target early this morning and we shopped there for three hours!! We got lots of great deals and had a blast. I was so tired all day long though... I'm getting old. LOL

Day 328

11.26.09 - We had Thanksgiving at the Goodman's house this year. The kids had so much fun playing with each other and really enjoyed the day. I couldn't think of better friends to celebrate the holiday with.

Day 327

11.25.09 - Today Blake and Andrew put the lights up on the house. Yeah!!!

Day 326

11.24.09 - Andrew had his Thanksgiving feast at school today. Each kid brought something to make a fruit salad. It was fun to be in his class and see how he interacts with the other kids and teachers. He's getting so big!!

Day 325

11.23.09 - Today I finally got my bootie back into the gym. It felt so good to work out again. I just have to keep going now!! It's so hard during the holidays.

Day 324

11.22.09 - After going to the tree lighting ceremony yesterday I was definitely in the mood for Christmas and pulled out all of my Christmas decorations and the tree for the basement.

Day 323

11.21.09 - We attended the tree lighting ceremony and Santa visit at Southlands. This year was so organized and they had much more than usual. There was a DJ and marching band, float, dancers, entertainers and of course Santa himself came riding up on an old fashioned fire truck. Okay, I'm completely ready for Christmas now!

Day 322

11.20.09 - Andrew got a new Wii game today from Auntie for his birthday. She was a little late in getting it out to him, she thought she may see us at Disneyland but it didn't work out. :( He was very excited to get a birthday gift a few weeks late!! It's Toy Story Mania - and is just like the ride we rode at California Adventure that he loved so much.

Day 321

11.19.09 - It doesn't get much better than left over birthday cake! (ice cream cake is even better)

Day 320

11.18.09- I was browsing through Barnes and Nobles and came across these little books. I've heard they were a lot of fun so I thought I'd give them a try. Andrew loves work books and learning new things. These are a bit different and more interactive. He got home from school and tore into them and didn't want to stop answer questions to go to the park. Yep, these are going to come in handy this winter!

Day 319

11.17.09 - Today is Blake's 34th Birthday!! He got home today from a 3 day trip so we had his favorite dinner ready for him (lasagna), gifts and a yummy coldstone cake. I got him some new pajamas and shirts and Andrew drew him a picture of him and Daddy and I got a frame from Halmark that has "my little masterpiece" engraved on the front.

Day 318

11.16.09 - Today Miss Kenleigh had to have surgery to fix her heart. They were trying to do it via a catheter to avoid open heart surgery but we did find out she was just too small for the catheter. They were able to get a better look at her heart by going down her esophagus. The good news is that her pulmonary hyper tension isn't as bad as they had originally thought. She does have 4 holes in heart though. My friend will find out more this the next week but they are planning on doing the next surgery the early part of December. The one thing I do know is that Kenleigh is a strong little girl and a fighter.

Day 317

11.15.09 - We got about 8 inches of snow overnight!! Andrew was so excited he could finally try out his new sled Daddy got him. Let me just say this thing hauls it down the hill. Once he figured out how to balance himself he was good to go.

Day 316

11.14.09 - I was part of a vendor fair today and I really wasn't sure what to expect. I didn't book any sessions but I didn't really expect too since the weather is starting to get so bad and most people like outdoor photos. I did meet about three potential clients who seemed very interested and I got exposure. So, hey that is good for me!