Mr. Viewmaster

I can't believe these things are coming back! Attending birthday parties and Christmas, we noticed how popular the Viewmaster was becoming again. I remember having one of these when I was alittle girl, infact I believe my mom still has it!
My newest "timeout" is browsing through consignment shops. While on a "timeout" with my mom, we found this viewmaster for .50 or 1.00, I can't remember exactly, but cheap either way! We bought some cartridges at Target, Clorox cleaned it and TA-DA!

THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYONE, for the great birthday wishes!

happy birthday, to me!

It is my birthday! In honor of me, we have eaten everything possible for the last two days, so we can finally begin our diet tomorrow :0 I just want to document / Each birthday, I try to reflect on the changes that have happened...some good, some not so good. I have found in this years reflections, how unhappy I have become with myself. To be honest, it's probably every woman's feelings, but it is true. I am not the person I use to be. The old me, could multi-task, think of an idea & put it in motion, but now it's like my brain is full of a thousand ideas....and it just gives me a headache! If the old me wanted to exercise, that's what I did. The me now, only THINKS of exercising, while I'm eating my bowl of ice cream @ 10:00 at night. BUT I am looking forward to tomorrow. I will work towards accepting the new me, I will enjoy each & every second with my husband and child, I will get excited about new ideas & not be afraid, I will RESET my priorities. Wow, this makes me tired just thinking about it ...hey, I said I would start tomorrow!

small birthday mini-shoot by "the hubster"- he is learning well...

Sundress, Princess

Since the rain is pouring, thought I could brighten the day by showing some pictures from summer. This is my niece, Ms. E. Again, we were just out and about taking pictures. Ok, I loved this sundress, so it was the perfect excuse for a photoshoot! *inthelastone, don't laugh, I was trying to work on catching some "lens flare" from the sun- I thought it was cute.

Yeah, my Boots & Me!

We inherited these boots from cousin Abe, and Tatertot has never liked them...until one day before Christmas, I found him in his room trying to put them on! With alittle help, he decided to wear them ALL DAY. They are so cute. I hope we've started something-I love boots!

ICE!

For our "post" Holiday Happening, hubby and I went to ICE!-How the Grinch Stole Christmas, in Nashville, TN. EVERYTHING was made of ice. It was freezing. They have extra coats for us to wear because it stays between 9-12 degrees! I had gloves, sweater and coat (buttoned to my chin) & by the end I couldn't feel my fingers, which (you can imagine) made it hard for picture taking! Tatertot wasn't able to come, because he was just getting over his sickness, & we were too afraid of a relapse. I don't think he would have appreciated it anyways...but me, I'm a Dr. Seuss NUT! At the end they even had a nativity, made of ice..it was beautiful. Over the speakers, story of the nativity was being told, and whenever it came to different parts, then those people would light up! I LOVED ALL OF IT!

"THE" Holiday Happening

SANTA'S VISIT
This year Santa brought Tatertot a big present! He got a racecar that drives like a power wheel! It is kind of hard to get the hang of. He just pushes the pedal and crashes into the walls. Turning the wheel, at the same time you press down the pedal is seeming to be something to learn. Tatertot also got a set of plastic golf clubs, Talking Diego Backpack and Huge Bag of Legos. He must have been a really good boy :)FAMILY CHRISTMAS

We have no idea what was going on with Tatertot! He was not interested one bit in opening presents. With one house he just wanted to watch Blue, while eating M&M's, then at the other he just wanted to be left alone to watch Ratatouille. You couldn't grab his attention for nothin'! He would push you out of the way, so he could see what he was watching. We still had a great time visiting with family, as usual....ate too much, received too much, played games and waited to begin our diets (yeah, right) btw..look at my mom's tree, ain't it pretty!

PRE-Holiday HAppenings!

Finally to back to bloggin'.

First I'll share some of our "pre-holiday" happenings.

PAINTING WITH ANGELINA

Tatertot's new friend, Angel, came over to paint ornaments. They are the same age and play great together. This was the first time for Tatertot with paints. He wasn't into painting the ornament as much as the paper it was sitting on! TATERTOT, MEET THOMAS THE TRAIN

Tatertot has never been much into trains, just cars. This Christmas Carter & Lisa, got him his very first Thomas Train and Tracks. We were unsure if he would be interested, but as soon as we put it together, he had a blast! The funniest thing is that he wants to sit directly in the middle of the tracks...there is still alot to learn about playing with Thomas.CHRISTMAS WITH THE GIRLS

We went for our Annual Christmas Eve Breakfast with the girls. This year it was McDonalds, again. Ashlynn & Amberlynn, mean so much to our family. We have been babysitting them since Ash was about 8 months old (?) and then Amb came along! I am so grateful to their mom for allowing me to spoil them and treat them like they were my own, especially at a time when I was unsure about my fate of having children. And I'm so glad that they are around to be apart of Tatertot's life...he just adores these girls! enough of the sappiness.. This year we gave them books and a nativity set. They use the set to tell us the nativity story. It was so precious. As we came into the McDonalds we noticed that Santa would be there. So keeping the secret to ourselves, we acted out the nativity (in the middle of McD's, yes), drew pictures & answered a million questions, helping to pass the time. UNTIL..my mom asked Amberlynn, "What is one wish you would have today?" and she replied "I'd wish for Santa to bring toys to kids all over the world, right now", then she turned around AND THERE HE WAS! It was so funny! Ashlynn's mouth hit the floor. It was such perfect timing.