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Monday, 28 December 2009
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I was so pleased with how Annalyn handled Christmas presents this year! She loved playing Santa and wanted to "help" everyone open their presents, but she didn't want what was inside. She had to be reminded a time or two not to steal her cousin's gifts, but she listened. :) I was glad that an ugly greedy monster didn't surface! haha.
playing Santa- "Heavy, Mommy!"
She had a rough day with everyone gone today. She wanted Mommy to play with her all day and was pretty clingy. I think she enjoyed all the attention and activity last week. It was definitely a good week for her: zoo for Christmas lights, making cookies and doing art projects with Grammie, swimming with Grandma, her first sleepover (with Grandma and Grandpa in their hotel room), presents all over, Uncle John swinging her, Natalie and Aunt Amy's dog, ...
Friday, 18 December 2009
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Merry Christmas!
Christmas present projects are finished! Here are some pics that I think are safe to put up, but some projects are still a secret so I won't be posting pictures of those!
This is a Christmas card holder. I saw a picture of it in a magazine and thought, "I can make that for a whole lot less!" I made it... but I'm not sure it was worth the stress! haha.
This fruit Christmas tree was super fun to make and delicious, so I hear. I got the idea from Family Fun magazine but since have seen it for sale for $75. I should go into business because I promise it didn't cost anywhere near that much!
Cranberry Hazelnut Chocolate Chip Biscotti... mmmm... I tried one tonight with some vanilla creme coffee and it was amazing. I might have to keep them all for myself!
Friday, 11 December 2009
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I finally decided on a hairstyle and got it cut and highlighted today. We'll see what it looks like tomorrow when I'm the one styling it, but I really like how it turned out! I've never had it professionally highlighted before and I love the color!
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Wednesday, 09 December 2009
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hilarious things come from her mouth...
Today I was telling Dave about my day and said, "Guess what!?" He responded, "Chicken butt" as he likes to do. From the back seat we heard our little parrot saying, "Chicken butt chicken butt chicken butt". We laughed hysterically, which made her say it all the more, laughing as she did. A little bit later Dave turned to her and said,
"Annalyn, guess what?" She didn't respond so he said, "You're supposed to say 'chicken butt'". She said, "Nooooo, chicken leg!" and laughed. Oh, my!When Dave is frustrated with something not going his way, he often says, "You've gotta be kidding me!" Followed by a growl sound. Annalyn's been doing the growl whenever she's frustrated for ages now, but yesterday she was trying to put the angel on top of her nativity set and it wouldn't stay. Suddenly I heard a growl and then "Kiddin' me!" Absolutely hilarious coming from a 2 year old!!! I'm thankful that's all he says when he's frustrated!
"Eat Old MacDonald had a farm!" is a common phrase around our house. It means she wants to go to McDonalds. haha. She never just calls it McDonalds. It was a little confusing until I figured it out...
Sunday, 06 December 2009
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Christmas Tree
We found this awesome Christmas tree farm that has reindeer, donkeys, free hot apple cider and live trees that they even cut down for you. :) It was our first time picking out our own tree as a family and lots of fun. (Usually we pick up a pre-cut one at a local business.) I think this this will become a yearly tradition! Annalyn really enjoyed hanging the ornaments and did a great job getting those pesky loops around the branches. Of course, most of the ones she did ended up in a straight line along the bottom row, but that's okay. I think I'm going to add some garland tomorrow, but it was past bedtime by the time we got the ornaments done so we called it quits for today. Now the house is all decorated and we're ready for the whole family to descend on us in a few weeks!
Merry Christmas!
jdakin
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- Name: Jennifer
- Birthday: 4/22/1981
- Member Since: 12/20/2004
About Me
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I love the peace of the woods on a fall day and the comfort of a mug of hot chocolate in the winter. I love the intense beauty of the sunrise and the feeling of mud between my toes. I love getting lost in a book and the sound of a canoe paddle moving through the water on a still lake.
