Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas as a family, full of fun, laughter, and eating! We sang, "Happy Birthday Jesus" with Sophi and told her the Christmas story.
Among the highlights:
-I'm thrilled about my new digital scrapbook program. It's easy and will save me time and money.
- Deric and I received some nice kitchen gadgets. New pans and knives. I'm ready to cook some new recipes.
-Sophi enjoyed eating paper and bows. She also enjoyed her new gifts. One of her highlights, a little stuffed kitty. She gets so happy when she is playing with it. The kitty accompanies her new farm quite nicely.
Now to clean the clutter, put away the Christmas decorations, and jump into the New Year!! :)

My sick Snuggle Bunny :(

As I write this, I can hear my sweet girl snoring. Snoring because her poor nose is so clogged. :(
Not only does Sophi have a runny nose, she has a cough and 4 teeth coming in. She is super clingy and only wants to be held. Sophi has been spending the past 2 days, playing for 5 min. then returning to me to be held.
It's her first Christmas!!!!! Why is she sick???? :(

So a non-clingy baby becomes sick and now is clingy. I should be careful what I wish for!! :)

On a lighter note, Sophi this past week has decided to protest baby food. Her foods for choice include: bread, oranges, chicken, turkey, and fish. (Yes fish! She gobbled it right up!!) She's not too sure about her veggies as finger foods, but we'll keep trying!!

Top 10 Things I Love About the Holidays

I'm back!! Well, sort of... I'll keep posting on our Shutterfly website etc. But I've been wanting to type more on Blogspot as well. So now I have two sites. :)

Top 10 Things I Love About the Holidays: ( I tried to narrow it down)
10. My 1983 Amy Grant Christmas Album
9. Displaying my Grinch collection. (From pens to ornaments, glasses to hats. Sophi even has a Grinch t-shirt)
8. Baking sugar cookies with my mom.
7. Freezing the sugar cookies and enjoying them well into the new year.
6. All the stores are decorated.. stores have great deals!!
5. Cheesy Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel and the Lifetime Channel.
4. Peppermint flavored anything! Peppermint mochas, icecream, cookies. YUM! YUM! YUM!
3. Watching Deric put over 1500 lights on our Christmas tree.
2. Being with my family doing all the traditions- going to see Christmas lights, baking, wrapping gifts, singing Christmas carols, eating stew and homemade biscuits on Christmas Eve, watching White Christmas on Christmas Eve, watching Sophi open gifts. Furthermore, excited to start new traditions with Sophi. I gave her my Nativity scene I had when I was a kid. I also like reading her some Christmas books. :) (Max Lucado ones truly warm my heart. :) )
I can't wait to till she understands what the Nativity scene is and why we celebrate Christmas.


NUMBER 1............

DRUM ROLL..............

1. Watching Sophi stare at the tree in awe of all the lights! :) Seriously so cute, it's priceless.


What are your top 10??