Happy Anniversary (to this blog!)

It was two years ago today that I successfully completed my first post!  Now, over a thousand posts later, I can say that little blog has seriously changed my life.  It is just so important to me to be able to document our daily lives so my children and family  know exactly how I feel  about them.  I want my kids to see the Mom and Dad who had time to......    

I have always tried to focus on documenting  the joy in my life while being honest as the same time.

I feel so fortunate to be a follower of so many other inspiring women accross the country and here at home who I may never have met otherwise.

Thnak you to Grandma (and others) who check in on me everyday:)

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Favorites from around my house today.

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Our First snow........just a few inches.  Lucas was so darn cute wearing his little boots for the first time:)

12/06/08

Gingerbread House workshop

Children's Museum of Maine

We look forward to this fun family event  all year....this year for the FIRST time, everyone was old enough to participate in the decorating of our house...even though I think some candy was accidentally eaten (or just licked!) Fun, Fun Day!

Our letters to Santa.....signed, sealed and delivered!

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Fun, Fun Day!

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Ok....So these were kind of a two day project, but they fit well here into the album...

Just some random cute Lucas pics.....Who is now a total TV addict just like his brother and sister. Their TV screen time is REALLY limited to try to encourage more creative persuits, but when it's on Lucas is in front of it like the other two now. He LOVES Thomas the train and Curious George as well as the Grinch and Charlie brown. Don't see many pics of Breanna lately? She HATES the camera with a passion, so I'm just not fighting that battle right now. I have bigger battles to fight, like trying to get my Christmas cards sent out for that matter......

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Our Holiday traditions....

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Putting together a December Daily album: Journaling

Favorite things today:
advent calendar
Santa Coffee mug
handmade stocking by Grandma
breakfast together
singing around the Christmas Tree

I LOVE Christmas, I love the oppotunity to create a fun meaningful and memorable month for my family. I cherish the little things and the little moments. Because of this, no matter how hard I try to simplify things I can't help but feeling a little overwhelmed trying to create the "perfect" holiday. No, I don't have my cards done or my gifts bought. But I DO have this album made:) and I'm checking out this site.

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• For good friends (like family really) and birthday parties (seven already???)
  
• For enough money to buy my kids new sneakers when they need them (they are getting expensive!)
  
• For tommorrow--December 1st!
• For finally getting the outside lights to work--the house looks awesome hubby!
• For Trevor's TWO "wiggly" teeth.
• For the magical first snowflakes falling from the sky
• For singing around the Christmas Tree (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)

Deck the Halls.

The Best Parts of Today:

• Getting our tree and Trevor finding it right away...
• Trevor saying, "Mom and Dad, it's a sizeable and perfect tree.."
• Decorating the house
• the coziness inside
• the just right temperatures outside (not too cold)
• Breanna pointing out all the colors on the tree "red", "green" and "blue"
• looking forward.
• Trevor's participation and not one complaint all day!
• watching some of our favrite movies and reading our favorite stories together.
• The way everything looks
• The Christmas hats (our tradition)
• enthusiasm and pure joy and wonder.
• taking my favorite pictures of the year
• just everything.....

The worst.

• Lucas and Bre's lack of participation and enthusiasm for the tasks at hand (maybe next year...Didn't we say that last year?)
• important ornaments getting broken
• kids causing mischief

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For everything I love....right here in one picture

for decorating and feeling happy

for having the work done and now just getting to sit back and enjoy the season

for our Christmas tree!

For a day filled with my favorite photos

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• for a good woorkout at home (with a little help...)
  
• for a full fridge
  
• For all the cousins being together (here and via webcam)
• for another day of fun
• looking forward to Christmas decorating tommorrow
• for another letter signed, sealed and delivered:)

Real Men.

.....watch Thomas the Train instead of the big game on Thanksgiving night.....(especially if you don't get the NFL network!)

Our Thanksgiving.

Thank you so much for Mike and Michelle for hosting a wonderfully relaxing afternoon--youwould think you guys cooked like that every day...you were such pros!

And for Grandpa, for interrupting the before meal prayer with, "Enough already!"    Ahhh.Family...it just doesn't get much better.  

Love this.

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For You, You, You and You....need I say more?

For being together today (and not working)

that everyone was healthy and happy today.

For Michelle's amazing spread.

For seeing everyone.

For talking on the phone to everyone else.

For Ethan the Elf.

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• That we just had a great family day today...
  
• That we are all cooked and prepared for tommorrow (with a yummy pumpkin cheesecake that Bre and I made)...
  
• that we have had another day and another year to spend with the ones we love....
  
• Finishing my photography class, (and keeping up with it!).  I have just barely scratched the surface of the information presented (it will take years!), but it has changed my life...
  
• For the deep and meaningful book Breanna's PT reccommended to me I just started reading (b/c it's due back at the library on Friday!) The Last Lecture.
  
• The Sarah Mclaughlin Christmas CD that we brought out today (a Totally TV free day), I'll never tire of listening to that beutiful music....
  
• For Thanksgiving tommorrow and I can't wait until Trevor meets the Elf in the morning.  Here's to making more fantastic memories!  Happy Thanksgiving all!