As told by Olivia

The Christmas Story:

For God so loved the world, he gave his only son. On the 4th of July God gave Jesus to go into our hearts and give us lots of presents.


Well, sort of.... :)

Olivia's Broadway Debut

Winter is here!

Santa 2010

Our first ever visit to Santa was successful! No tears! Olivia even smiled for the pictures and told Santa what she wanted for Christmas. Aidan was not so sure though... :)

One Year Ago...

I had a little baby. Where did he go?

Me Shoot Buck. Daddy.

How do little boys figure out shooting? Certainly Aidan is exposed to lots of "hunting" talk, but the fact that he can figure out shooting things blows my mind! He set up these bucks and said "Me shoot buck. Daddy." The toy in his hand, his latest favorite, is affectionately called "Shoot Guy"... or in Aidan-speak "Oot guy".

Revamped!

A couple of weeks ago I told you the saga of sickness while my kids were gone and my dashed hopes of mad productivity. Even though I did not get nearly as much done as I would have liked, I did manage to do some revamping to our bedroom. This project has been a long time coming!! We bought a headboard in June 2009 (never put up until now!), a new comforter in October 2009, and the last couple of months I've been collecting some odds and ends to spruce things up. Basically our room has looked completely mish-mashed for 3 years. I am SO loving the final product!!

I'm never good at taking "before" pictures... but our walls were the palest shade of green (basically looked cream) and there was no color. I just love the new hues! Our bedroom feels like a little haven to me now!

A Follow-Up

My Mom sent me this link in the comments of my previous post
Anna Quindlen can say it much more eloquently than I can!

The Good Enough Mother