In a box

Naps are the best!

And really who could argue with that?

Your tired, but your not ready to go to bed so you what?

Take a nap, you wake up and you're as good as new.

Well since Koli has been born we really love naps.

I have 90 pictures saved in my picture library of her sleeping,

that I just canNOT do without.

And maybe me and Nog are in there with her a time or two.

But ya well it is pretty much just 90 pictures

of the bean sleeping in different positions.

I had put together the best of the best pictures to print off

and to put around the house.

Since I hadn't printed any off yet since she has been born,

the total number of pictures it ended up coming down to was just below 300.

Nog said "Okay now that you have done that take it down to 50."

Me- "Ya right are you serious?

I already took out like hundreds and these are my favorite."

Nog- "What are we going to do with all these pictures?

Print them all then put them in a box?"

Me- "No I'll put a bunch in frames then ya the rest in a box

so our kids can look through them when they are older."

Nog-"They aren't going to want to see a billion of the same pictures

just in different poses"

Me- "I would!"

Nog- "Take it down to 50"...

So after some compromise Nog went through them with me

and we took the 300 down to 130.

Not bad!

I can't wait to print them off then stick the ones we don't frame, in a box.

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These are my favorite sleeping ones that made the cut.

And we really aren't faking it

like some others I have in the 90 library stash.

Tis the season

November's just about over and my favorite month is only 3 days away!

I love love December and for so many reasons

but the main ones are because,

1) My birthday

2) Christmas of course!

which also means I get to see most my family.

3) Our Anniversary

4) Last Christmas I found out I was prego,

and now a year later I have in my arms the sweetest baby ever.

For a few weeks now we have had our Christmas decorations up in our house.

If you didn't already know we really

LoVe Christmas

and like to make it last as long as we can.

Tonight we finished putting up all the decorations

by adding the lights outside. yeeehaaa!

Here are pics...

Welcome to our home

Koli was sleeping while we were putting up decorations. We didn't want her to feel left out so we put garlin around her.

Here's Nog putting up the nails to hang the lights on.
Koli was watching him work

Koli loves her moby wrap

And we are DONE!!!

Big kid stuff

Having a girl is so much fun.

She's like my little doll I get to dress up

with...

braclets, earrings, little boots, headbands, leg warmers, all sorts of girly things.

And today to add to it all I painted her toes for the first time.

I thought I was doing so good clipping her nails while she was sleeping,

she barely moved.

So I thought I'll try painting her toe nails too.

Well,

3 toes in and she woke up

but I had to finish what I started

so I tried my best,

and after applying, then removing, then applying again

I finally did it.

She looks too big with her toes painted

but, they are pretty cute.

Have I mentioned I love having a girl?

Happy Thanksgiving

We are going to make it a tradition that every Thanksgiving we will do the Turkey Trot. We did it last year for my first time ever and this year we went to one in Janee's neighborhood. It was so much fun and we even got served pancakes afterwards with fresh oranges, which tasted like heaven. We woke up at 6am, got all ready and headed down there. We were going to do the fun run which was 1 mile but then decided we'd go for the 5k instead. We walked alot of it but I didn't care it was awesome. Kinsey kept with us the whole time she did amazing, and Koli slept through all of it. :)

I love her face here

I'm so thankful to be a mama to this beautiful girl.

aNd...

I'm thankful for this wonderful family I married into,

I sure love them.

aNd,

I love how every time I go see anyone anymore

they don't even say hi to me they just want to hold this little babe.

It's the best, and who can blame them, I would too!

New Favorite

Tamra showed me how to make some leg warmers and I'm in love!

I've already made 5 pairs.

Now I just need to finish the other 3 I have all preped.

I am loving sewing right now,

I'm so glad my mom taught me how when I was younger.

This is a picture of Koli, she fell asleep on my lap while I was sewing. :)
"Yay Mom I love my new leg warmers"

2 Month Koli

Right now Nog is at a plumbing job and I am home with the little bean trying to get her to bed. Which I'm pretty sure this is the last time I will need to get up to go sing her back to sleep.

She now recognizes my voice and face,

when I walk in the room she will follow me with her eyes.

It's my favorite.

She still doesn't smile too much

but in the mornings is when she is happiest,

when she wakes up she gives me the biggest grin

and will keep grinning for us for a good half hour.

I love this little girl she makes me so dang happy.

LOVE these beautiful eyes!