weight loss

My sister and me are huge fans of the show biggest losser. Tammy found this incrediblw web sight for wieght loss where you get put on a team and compete against other teams to loose wieght. I have only been doing it for three days I found everyone to be really supportive plus it keeps you on track having to tell everyone what you ate that day. I posted the website if anyone wants to check it out. I know this time of year many wieght goals are made, and I think that this will be fun way to do it together.
http://www.myweightlossteam.com/

Christmas

Kaitlyn loved her mosaic model clay. She's getting to be at that difficult age where I don't know to buy toys or what. This year we bought some crafts.

John trying out his Christmas present.

Reagan is in train heaven. It's great he's working on his letters while playing, I have already seen him starting to name more letters than what he lets on that he knows.

Rub noses.

Gracie and Duke take a break. Gracie is one and Duke is four. It's great exercise when Gracie visits though.

Kaitlyn opening presents.

Reagan has been asking for a Geo Track but I didn't want to spend the money, but then we found out that they run on this Thomas track master.

Reagan was so excited about his ds.

Kaitlyn opening a latch hook rug.

Christmas Eve

This is Reagan opening presents on Christmas Eve at my mom's

This is my mom telling the Christmas Story and asking why we have Christmas. Last year was our first Christmas without my dad and Kaitlyn asked if Nana was going to start preaching instead.

My sister makes the best cookies in the world.

This is my niece Jamie.

Christmas Eve makes Gracie sleepy.

Kailtyn's favorite present a jar of cherries. Her favorite food is cheeries and watermelon.

Reagan's favorite present was a snowman blanket.

Who's ready for presents.

Aren't they cute

Ice Storm

Last Friday we had an ice storm that left thousands and thousands of people out of power. We lost power Friday and did not get it back until Wednesday. Thankfully we are back home.

This is a tree branch hanging upside down blocking the road.

This street light is on the corner of our street. The funny thing is it still works, but we didn't have power.

This is a terrace that hangs over our deck.

Thank you to our family for taking us in.

Kaitlyn's Performance

Kaitlyn was in the church play this past weekend. Friday night my family came and we had a wonderful time together. As I mentioned in my previous post that this was going to be hard with my dad gone. Saturday night I went to play alone and there was an empty seat beside me, and I swear it was like my dad was there. There were different parts of the play where I could almost hear him like "Wouldn't this prop make a pretty card" or "wow have you ever thought of that" and stuff like that. After the play I was talking to a friend when our children's Pastor came up to tell Kaitlyn what a nice job she did and how he bets someone very special was watching her from Heaven. On the way to the car Kaitlyn asked me if I really thought Papa was watching and I asked her what she thought she said yes and he was saying "Way to go Kaite-Bug" (only my dad calls her Katie-Bug it was special between the two of them) Thank you so much for all your support and prayers. It really means a lot.

a tough time

Every year my church puts on this Christmas musical. Me and my Dad would go to this every year and have dinner together. It was my favorite part of the Christmas Season. It was a time that we could be together just us. He died two years ago this February. Last year I didn't go because it was just too rough him not being here and I cried every time they advertised. I didn't plan on going this year either, but Kaitlyn's choir teacher asked if she wanted to particitpate in it. Tonight I'm going with my family and I'm glad they're going, but I miss my dad and I wish he was here. Do you think people can see their loved ones from heaven? To make matters worse my husband is going through a hard time and I feel like I have to be there for him when in the inside I'm falling apart, but having to be brave on the outside. Please pray for our family and our marriage.

Reagan singing

Reagan learned this really cute turkey song, but wouldn't let anyone hear him sing. Tonight I bribed him with M&M's to sing it. He also is singing his clean up song. I love his teacher for teaching him this when he won't clean up at home we start singing this and he joins in and cleans up.

Duke

Sometimes I wish me and my dog could trade places. His life seems so great. He has someone bring him his food and spends the rest of the day just laying around. Duke never has to break up sibling fights, never has to go to work, and seems to live a totally stress free life.

Gingerbread Disaster

If you read my previous post you know how hard we worked on the gingerbread house. If not go back and read that post first so you can feel my frustration. I came home tonight and had an awful day at work. I can't stand working with people that don't pull their share. So I'm already frustrated and I walked into this.

My brother-in-law came over with his son today, and Kailtyn & Bradley decided to eat our gingerbread house. All our hard work and I had the perfect spot to display it until the little wrecking crew went to work.(sigh)

Before I went to work.

After I came home.

Gingerbread Houses

Tonight we made our very first gingerbread house. I have a whole new appreciation for the people that make these. It was the most frustrating thing I have ever done. The house would not stay together at all. I kept trying everything we finally decided to super glue it together but couldn't find the glue. I was talking to the house and saying please just stay together and Kaitlyn says mom why are you talking to the gingerbread house I told her because I was a little crazy she just said oh. We finally did it though, but it has no roof Reagan thought that was weird so he's going to tell everyone that we decided to install an invisible roof.