A New Barbie!

Jilli was a sickie all last week! Poor kid had a fever and just felt ucky... Her week turned around though when she received this Beautiful Barbie in the mail from her dear friend, Lucy! (Thanks Lucy's mom!) It sings when you press her necklace and it truly brightened her day (and still does!) I'm going to have the Barbie and the Three Muskateers songs memorized and I haven't even seen the movie! Yay!

Birthday Fun!

I celebrated my birthday yesterday! It was a fabulous day! Chris was home all day and he helped the kids with their schoolwork. We stopped early to go to a matinee movie (Percy Jackson and the Olympians!). We were a little disappointed with the movie (the books are SOOOO much better!) but it was fun to go out as a family! When we came out of the theater, it was starting to snow and I truly didn't think it would last long... We went to Walmart for groceries and then headed back home where the kids finished up their schoolwork before starting a Super Mario Bros. Fest! I really am NOT good at that game! Chris cooked for us (Baked Potatoes with all the toppings!) and we just kept running to the windows and screaming "It's still snowing!!" It snowed and snowed and snowed! Enough that the kids got to go out and play in it! They had snowball fights and built a snowman! It was the best Birthday present - ever! I don't know how Chris managed it... but he must know the right people!! He knows how much I LOVE snow! I did have a delicious chocolate cake with billions of candles... I don't think the kids know how to count to 21... After nearly scorching my eyebrows... it was time to open presents! Yay! I love the HUGE picture Chris had made and framed! I also LOVE the new case for my iPhone! (Now maybe it will survive being my phone!- I guess it's an amazing case... Chris' friend has one and actually ran over his phone with his car and it didn't do a thing to the phone!!! Pretty sweet!) Chris did a great job with the gifts this year - and pretty much my whole day was just awesome!! My friend, Jeanne, came over with amazing gifts and a CUTE card... (which you'll have to check out my Crafty blog if you want to see those!- Check the link on the sidebar...) My sister, Beck, sent some awesome decorative gifts too and I just felt completely spoiled! Overall, a FABULOUS day!!! Thanks for the birthday wishes, cards and gifts! I LOVED everything!! I'm ready for another year... :)

It SNOWS on My Birthday!!

The weathermen were right this time!!! We had a Winter Storm Warning for 36 hours and the snow really did fall! And it kept falling! And it stuck!! And it stayed! For my Birthday!!! It was truly the best birthday present EVER! I just love the snow! I miss my Utah mountains and the way the snow turns everything white and hides the ugly grass and dead bushes. I love that. Well, it happened here and we couldn't be happier! The kids played in it all evening and then again this morning... AWESOME!! I just really can't get over it. I think I'm going to make these snow pictures my screensaver so I can remember that it REALLY did happen!
Enjoy the pictures!

The Princess and the Kitty

Once upon a time there was a Princess... who loved her kitty....
Jilli playing dress-ups with her stuffed cat.
She is so good at entertaining herself while the kids do their schoolwork. (Thank goodness!)

French Toast Saturday!

Chris makes the BEST breakfast food!! This time it was French Toast! The picture of Jilli says it all... finger lickin' good!