ICE SKATING
WITH MY LITTLE'S
good times......good times

I'm a very lucky momma!!!

Two peas in a pod.

While visions of sugar-plums

danced in their heads.

Merry Christmas to All, and to All a

Good Night.

ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE

CHRISTMAS.........

Ray Lamontagne...

I have a major crush on you!

Just thought you would want to know.

I also think you are an amazing talent and respect your work.

Yes,

Regan is very aware of this,

he knows I am a sucker for a guy that can play the guitar

and who can sing with passion.

OH, the passion Ray

Guess what Regan wants for Christmas??

yeah, you guessed right

Guitar lessons

Enjoy!!!

Mustache

mania

kids and a .25 mustache

oh, the fun

This stache

is no .25 stache

this is the real thing baby....

I am not a fan of the stache

but it was for a good cause.

The guys at the hospital all grew out lovely mustaches the month of Nov. in support of

prostate cancer.

We were equally thrilled to have Nov. come to an end so that we could be rid of the

lip sweater ......

gross

and

terribly

funny

MUSIC MAN

Aubrey performed in the Music Man

The cast worked many long nights preparing

and

WHAT A SHOW

Aubrey would come home from rehearsal feeling unsure about how it all would turn out.

The worrying was for nothing

It was AMAZING

Very talented and hard working kids.

GREAT JOB!!

Aubrey and her besties from the play

Grandma's and grandpa's, cousins, aunts,uncles,brothers, sisters,parents and friends

came to lend support.

LOTS and LOTS of love

leaving home at 7:15 headed to her college class

then regular school from 10:30-2:30

rehearsals from 3:00-10:00 sometimes 11:00

She was worn out and very sick at the end.

You would have never known how sick she really was by her great performance

The show must go on

THANKSGIVING

I love most holidays but

Thanksgiving

really is about the best one.

It is such a chill and

noncommercial day

spent preparing great food

relaxing with family

and

reflecting on all that we have to be grateful for

The thing that I am the most thankful for is

MY AMAZING FAMILY

good, good people in our life

I feel blessed to call each of you

FAMILY

My kids and hubby

bring such joy to my life

We are very much an imperfect family

but

I do love you to pieces.

This year we spent the holiday with

Regan's side of the family up to the cabin.

The cabin is such a beautiful place to gather and give thanks.

After dinner the kids made turkey hats and played the wii

The men folk went to shoots guns...TRADITION.

While the men were away the woman folk sat and enjoyed drinking a favorite beverage and eating tons of good chocolate and laughing.....TRADITION

LOVE TRADITOIN

I can hardly believe that another Thanksgiving has come and gone.

Now

we can put up the tree and listen to Christmas tunes.....

NEVER not EVER before Thanksgiving.

that is just how we roll around here.

I love

pedicures

they are ever so relaxing

having

pretty toes

makes me happy

getting

pedi's with my bff

makes me

happier.

i need to pamper myself more often......

i really must

it feels

GLORIOUS

RED RIBBON WEEK

(try and say that 10 times)

My kids love to dress up

wonder where they got that from?

...hmmmmm

80's day

pretty authentic

CrAzY hAiR

&

cRaZy OuTfIt

U two are

CrAzY

funny

You can sport this look as well.

all you need is a cup

pull the hair up over it

&

BAM

you've got yourself a fancy smancy new hairdo.

PJ

day

It's always PJ day at my house

sad but true

Don't you wish everyday was dress up day??

I DO....I really,really do.

10

When asked what Mckray wanted to do for his upcoming birthday his reply was simple.

"Mom, I just want to play football with my friends on the "big" field at the high school".

Aubrey stepped up the request a notch or two by asking her buddies that play on the High School team to come and hold a "mini" camp.

They warmed up, ran some drills and then played an actual game together on the "big" field.

Great boys.....both big and small

not sure who had more fun

Pizza and cupcakes were snarfed down, presents were torn into and more football was played.

Mckray informed us that this was his best birthday EVER!

TOUCHDOWN

(the crowd roars)

team photo

Thanks guys and thanks Aub for making his day EXTRA special.

had no idea how much pizza

these little rug rats could inhale

W-O-W

MORE

Birthday

Fun......

Pirate Island

ARG!!

191 tickets

Mckray hit the jackpot!

Having a son like you

makes me feel

like I hit the jackpot.

a little corny.... maybe???

but very true

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Let me tell you a few things about my

super friend

Gina.

She is crazy fun to hang out with

she has a love of thrift shopping....just like me

she loves cupcakes

&

chai tea

she has the best style

the best laugh

and is becoming my

best friend.

just wanted to give

her a shout out.

take a look at her blog

and help her raise money for

birth mother baskets

read more

about her story.

(click on birthmotherbasket imagine on side bar)

Gina you are a great friend and I am lucky to have you in my life.

You inspire me to be a better person

and

I LOVE YOU