a few of my favorite pictures

More to come later, but very quickly here are a few of my favorite pics from the last few days.














And.. my favorite picture!! More later, off to build-a-bear with Kaleigh!

a pictorial

Enjoy a pictorial of our experiences from 12/19 to 12/23.
The part of Mr. D. is being played by Handy Manny.

This is SO cool

I had a "This is SO cool" moment today when I went to pull up our baby registry and right above us was sweet Henry's. It's gonna be fun having so many babies in our lives the same age!!

camera catch up

I have been meaning to post all of the following pictures along and along, but have not had the time. So, on day one of my 16 day vacation- I present you with a photo catch up. Enjoy.

This is my latest artsy pic that I have taken. Near our neighborhood is a neighborhood with lighted arches for Christmas. I strategically moved the camera to created this interesting picture. I think it looks a little like Ramen Noodles.


You may not believe this, but Brady's dog house has made it's way to the back yard. It took A LOT of configuring. For those who do not know, Mr. D. built the dog house a number of years ago. The only problem was that he constructed it inside the house and it was too big to get out the door. So, it stayed in the house ever since. In early December, Mr. D. announced that he thought it was time to move it outside. I really didn't know what to say, so I didn't say anything. It took some readjustments and I think I heard the word "PIVOT" more than once- but here it is outside.
Brady is not too sure about this. He just lays beside it. I haven't seen him go in it since it moved.
This is a picture of Kate and I at a wedding last weekend. I have really got my money's worth out of this clearance dress this year. This is the third event I have worn it to.


This is the display of Nutcrackers this year. I can't wait for Donovan and Kaleigh to get here and start playing with them. Brady has really surprised me. He hasn't bothered any of them. I thought for sure he would have snagged one and chewed it up by now. I guess my little destructo-dog is growing up.

Speaking of nutcrackers and the ballet-- HOW CUTE IS THIS!!!
It's in a 0-3 months. I can't wait to see my sweet whatever her name will be in it. Mr. D. and I have a great baby naming book that we are having so much fun with. Hopefully we will settle on something soon- and then let the monogramming begin!!

I got a new notebook the other day, and look how it perfectly matches the pink polka dots in my phone.

I have been burning photo CD's as a gift to the parents of the children in my class. I also made a master CD and then I was able to delete them off my computer.
I was able to delete 2,945 pictures off of my laptop-- freeing up 2.90gb of memory. It felt good!

Mr. D. bought me something that has revolutionized my holidays. It is this.

It goes under the tree and I step on it to turn the lights on and off. I love it! I am so glad to no longer continue the tradition of crawling under the tree twice a night.


This is a picture of my at school on the last day- Pajama Day. I was showing off a fun gift I got. My dimples seem particularly deep that day. Maybe it was the anticipation of the 16 day vacation ahead??

Speaking of school- here is a picture of the gifts my kids made for their parents.
On night while I was feverishly burning CD's- Mr. D. brought me hot chocolate. It was my first hot chocolate of the season. MMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
I am not sure if I should take my buttons on cards off of the cards or not. Anyone have an opinion on this??

something I didn't expect to see yesterday

Someone brought a piglet dressed like up like Santa to our school.

tickled pink Christmas

sleep in heavenly peace

Henry