Friday Night Leftovers - Sasquatch

• Notice anything?  Yep, this is still my blog.  I just wanted something a little more personal.  Honest opinions are always welcome and appreciated.  
• This week I visited the doctor three times.  Once for me, once for Kinsley, and once for Eligh
• Eligh saw a nutritionist who is thinking he has some allergies, but the doc has to request testing.  So, another appointment for him next week 
• I had a back X-ray with no results.  Appointment next week
• Kinsley's never-ending cough landed us with a chest X-ray, inhaler, meds, and another appointment next week.  Possible asthma or reflux. 
• You previewed Kinsley's pictures which means you will see Eligh's and the twins' shots together this upcoming week.  
• The carrying cases from St. Nick (a friend hand made them) have been wonderful for all these doctor appointments.  
• It only took me three years, but I finally created and received the twins' individual baby photo books (it only has the first couple months just like Addy's). 
• Addy had a short dance show this week, which has traumatized all of these crazy kiddos.  
• Why?  There was someone dressed up as a HUGE Sasquatch handing out cookies.  It was a Christmas tree lighting ceremony.  
• Addy has her Christmas recital tomorrow evening without a Sasquatch, but the twins keep asking if Sasquatch is going to be there.  
• The last Christmas gift arrived today.  I enjoy wrapping, but am just not motivated yet.  Plus, I need name tags and a couple more stocking stuffers.  

Stop by Danifred, our lovely host, as she begins the countdown for Baby Blue.  

Kinsley's 3 year pics

When visiting family for Thanksgiving, we used our fabulous photographer to take the twins' three year pics (yes, they turned three in September, but I can't use just any one).  Here are my favorites of Kinsley.  I need one to be framed in an 8 X 10, feel free to post your favorites in order to help me out.  Ok?  Thanks.

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Wordless Wednesday - St. Nick

St. Nick came two nights ago and the kiddos were pleased to find their stockings full of goodies.

The child who was too excited to sleep and made this hiding near impossible

Pink, glittery boots - WOAH!

Purple boots?!  My favorite!

Ooooh...candy

Eligh stumbled right out of his room.  "Mom, why is this sock in my room?"

Transformer slippers?!  He wears them every single day

Grandma and Grandpa sent goodies, too?!

This is for me?!

My Little Pony - yay!

Newest games and directions for you to play along

Going to the honey:
The kiddos tell each other if they have been bad or good.  If you are bad, someone holds your hand and takes you to the spot designated the "honey."  (P.S. They have never even eaten or seen honey.)

Santa:
One person is Santa, one is an elf, and the other is the sleeping child.  Sleeping child snuggles with a blanket and pretends to sleep.  Elf makes the toys, and then Santa and the Elf deliver them to the sleeping child.  The sleeping child wakes up, opens "gifts" and exclaims they are all the gifts on their wish list even if they look nothing like them.  

Christmas Cards 2011 - the ones that missed the cut

I haven't officially done Christmas cards in the past two years and the last one I did only had the kiddos on it (Cody was deployed).  This year it was not planned to happen, but when visiting family for Thanksgiving we took a couple family pictures (rare) and by golly there was one that was cute and I decided to jump on the Christmas card exchange.  They are on their way to my home to be addressed hopefully before Christmas actually arrives.

The ones that did not make it:

Eligh doing  the splits - ouch

Kinsley's fingers in her nose - classy

Wuz up face from Kinsley

Hold on before we fall over

Side smile from Kinsley and fake smile from Eligh

Big eyed Eligh and still Elvis smile from Kinsley

Almost

Eligh, "Just one more!"

And, we lost one

Friday Night Leftovers - decorating complete

• This week involved quite a bit of health crap and next week looks to be the same with an appointment for me, Kinsley, and Eligh. 
• We have some outside lights on the house, but are missing icicle lights as the three out of four are busted and after checking out the prices, I'm just too cheap to buy them at full price this year. 
• We still have our inflatable snowman and giant military Santa, rope lights decorating the kids' play house, rope lights around the garden, light up gifts, couple signs, and light up greenery going up the posts. 
• I think it is just fine how it is.
• I'm anxious to see how the twins' three year pics turned out, should be any day now.
• I had to pull out my winter pjs and two extra blankets for my side of the bed as Cody is going to freeze me out.  (Don't worry kids are on a completely different heating system.)
• I need to do inventory of toys and see who still needs a toy or two.
• Site to store option is indeed free, but here I had to wait well over an hour because they had one person working.  She had to go dig in trailers to find everyone's stuff one by one.  There needs to be a better system.
• I have all these ideas I "want" to do before Xmas and I doubt I'll get to them all.  All you crafty people need to stop making me look bad. 

Stop by Danifred, our lovely host, she needs some ideas on getting static out of clothes.

O....Christmas Tree, O.....Christmas Tree....