New Years Resolutions

Every year I say this is the year, I'm going to loose weight.  Every year I'm disappointed.  I think back 2 years ago if I had stuck to it I would look the way I do in my head.  Last September after my mom died, I got on the fitness bandwagon and was starting on my way.  I had actually lost quite a bit of weight.  Then I fell off.  Now I'm slowly getting my ass in gear.  Hopefully this time it will stick.  Once I start seeing results it should help to motivate me.

Getting to know you- Christmas Edition.

Saw this on Pam's blog and thought I would play along.

 

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper. But I hate all the mess with the wrapping paper afterwards/
 
2. Real tree or artificial?   I would prefer a real tree. But they are super messy.  We have an artificial tree, that gets decorated with tons of stuff the kids make.
 
3. When do you put up the tree? Anytime after Dec 1st.

 
4. When do you take the tree down?  Usually boxing day or sometime that week.
 

5. Do you like eggnog?  NO!!  hate it, don't like milk mixed in drinks... Just plain milk
 
6. Favorite gift received as a child? I can remember barbies, the barbie van and a gameboy
 

7. Do you have a nativity scene?  No.

 

8. Hardest person to buy for?  Nathan my son he only like computer games.  He's 6.
 
9. Easiest person to buy for?   Faith, she's getting into all the girly stuff 
 
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?  dollar store stuff, it was before there really was a "dollar store"
 
11. Mail or email Christmas cards?   Mail cards, I like to put them around the house.  Can't really hang up an e-mail
 

12. Favorite Christmas Movie?  How the Grinch stole Christmas.
 
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?   Early December although we started end of November this year.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?   Yes, I believe in re gifting.  Just make sure you remove any gift tags

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?  Anything chocolate

16. Clear lights or colored on the tree?  Colored!!!   it's not christmas without colored lights..
 

17. Favorite Christmas song? not sure?  we wish you a merry christmas, jingle bells
 

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?  Not really, we visit Dustin's family in Brandon, but that's not really on Christmas.
 

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?  Yes!  I just have to sing the song lol
 

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Angel.
 

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?  Kids get to open one present christmas eve
 

22. Most annoying thing about this time of year?  That everything is thrown in your face.  If you don't get the "right" gift then christmas is ruined.
 

23. What I love most about Christmas?  All the colors and being with the family.  It's a great time to remember why you love them.

December 12-12-12

 Nathan turned 6 in November.  He didn't want a kids party, he wanted to go too the movies.  We saw wreck-it Ralph.  Good movie by the way!  He loves skylanders.  So I made him skylanders cupcakes for school and a portal of power.  He loved it and was so excited to eat it.

 I've been obsessed with pinterest for a while now.  I found something similar on there and thought I could make one for my family.  So I painted the wood white.  Then let the kids paint their own snowmen.  I gave them some direct as I didn't want the whole thing covered in paint.  It still "had" to look like a snowman.  This is what we came up with.

Lego is always a big thing in our house.  Faith made this, the lego people are sitting in their living room around their christmas tree.  Super cute!

Wordless Wednesday

Fun Weekend

So we went to the Penner Scarecrow Forest on Saturday.  It's near Steinbach.  I thought it was fun.  I had some doubts that my kids would enjoy it.  But really there are few things my kids don't enjoy.  My camera battery didn't charge properly, so I barely got any pictures.  They have a pumpkin farm there and ziplines.  I think the zipline was the BIGGEST hit.  Payton LOVED it.  She kept wanting to go again and again.  Nathan doesn't like heights, but he went up as well.  The look on his face was priceless.  I wish I had gotten a picture of it.

I would recommend taking your children.  http://www.pennerpumpkins.com/

Check out their link.  There is alittle bit of everything for everyone.

My Babies

My babies turned 8 on Sunday.

They had fun, we went to a movie, just the three of us.  Daddy took them to the co-op and let them pick any candy they like.  They both wore their "birthday girl/boy" ribbons all day.  We ate food they like so it was french toast at lunch and tacos at supper.  All in all I think it was a great day and they had fun.

Photo Book

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I love photo books.  I got this idea from my friend who did one for her son.  To see hers go here http://one-little-woman.blogspot.ca/2012/08/photo-book.html 

I thought it was really cool and creative.  I'm not doing one for every one of my children.  So I thought I would do a whole family one. These were taken this year; besides a few select ones; This is of our year and the wonderful things we've done as a family.  I might have to make one very year now.  It was so fun coming up with ideas for each letter of the Alphabet.