Our Visit With Santa...

Just waiting to see Santa...

It's our turn to see Santa!!!

Here we go....

we are almost there...

almost convinced...

Yay!!!!!

Now it's little man's turn...

No need to beg him, he LOVES Santa!!!

Yes, those wild children that look like

they are trying to break out of the train,

 yes, they are mine...lol

It was just a fun kind of day:)

25 Great Christmas Movies & Cartoons

1.A Charlie Brown Christmas

2.Frosty The Snowman

3.Frosty Returns

4.Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer (Jacob's favorite)

5. How the grinch stole Christmas (Bailey's favorite)

6.The Christmas gift

7. The Christmas Shoes

8.Lifetime's Comfort & Joy

9.Lifetime's All I want for Christmas

10.Miracle on 34th street

11.A Christmas story

12.I'll be home for Christmas

13. White Christmas

14.Elf

14.A Christmas Carol

15.The Polar Express

16.Christmas Vacation

17.Lifetime's One Special Night

18.The Road To Christmas

19.The Nativity Story

20.The Santa Clause

21.Prancer

22.Jingle All The Way

23.A Dog Named Christmas

24.Home Alone

25.The Year Without A Santa Claus

The Tree Is Up!

This year we decided to have a real tree.

It's been years since I've had one.

My parents have always had a real

tree and I miss that.

I love the smell,

it takes me back to home... in my mind.

So on Thursday, we took Jacob & Bailey

to pick us out a tree.

Bailey wanted the cute little tree

that she could tote in her arms.

Sorry Bailey:(

Jacob wanted the tree that we would

have to rent a truck to get...lol

Sorry lil man:(

Hubby & I couldn't decide on a tree.

So we told the man that worked there to

pick us a tree.

I told him I wanted it fluffy,

short, but not to short,

and one that will last

and still be beautiful on Christmas day.

I asked him to pick the

best he had...

After all, It's for Jesus birthday.

So he went in and out

and all around.

He looked & searched tree after tree.

He disappeared for a while

and then popped out with a tree

in hand.

It was just right:)

Thanks Mr Nice Man

you did a great job!!!!!

~~~~~~`

Maybe on my next post

I'll tell you about my

fake tree and where it's at today.

25 Days of Pictures-Day 3

MeMe's little helper.

Little Brookelyn Elf:)

I think they like my snowman:)

(Bailey, Samantha, and Lacy)

Hugs for Z.

(No face pics allowed of Z at this time)

Rockin around the Christmas tree...

Oh what a wonderful time of the year!

How did you spend your day?

Baby's First Christmas

Christmas For The First Time

~~~~~

You wander in wonder,

Your eyes open wide.

You've noticed the excitement,

and you must wonder why.

It's Christmas for the first time,

through your eyes.

You hear songs about Jesus,

 sleigh bells, and snow.

You try to sing along,

the best way you know.

I can't help but stop and rejoice,

I'm hearing about Christmas,

through your tiny voice.

You look out the window,

 how I wish it would snow.

Your eyes they just sparkle ,

from the candles bright glow.

You are learning that this is a special season,

and a baby named Jesus is the reason.

I hope this will be just the start,

and the love of Christmas

 will be planted in your heart.

 I want to savor each moment with you,

Because a first Christmas is special

and you are too.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Poem was written for Brookelyn.Shae

Merry Very 1st Christmas

sweet baby girl.

Paw Paw & MeMe love you

soooooo very much.

Our Christmas Guest Has Arrived!

He arrived today and the kids are all excited about our Christmas guest. Jacob gave him the name "Elfy" and we registered him at the North Pole today. He has taken his place on the shelf in our den and he is watching everything the children are doing, so that he can report back to Santa. Check back often to see how Elfy is spending his day. http://www.elfontheshelf.com/

Where did 21 years go?????

What happened to this beautiful little baby?

She was so tiny and so perfect from head to toe.

She was better and more beautiful

than I ever imagined a child could be.

She entered my world on Dec 2, 1989

and from that day on I have never been the same.

But what happened to this little baby???

Where is she today????

She grew up!!!!

She grew up fast...tooooo fast.

But that's okay, because she is even

more beautiful and amazing today.

Happy 21st birthday Anna.

I am so proud of you and I love you more

and more every day.

I hope you have a wonderful birthday.

Love, Mom

25 Days Of Pictures- Day 2

On Dec 1, the kids took a trip to Lights Of Life

I figured for day #2 I would share those pics.

If you look below the soldier

you can see Jacob & his little friend Blake.

You can't really tell, but in this pic

you can see my daughter Ashley and my BFF Amanda.

dash away

dash away

dash away all....

The kids had sooooo much fun last night.

The Lights of Life are amazing!!!!

Sticky Fingers

Ring pops are yummy!!!!

25 Days Of Pictures-Day 1

Today is day #1 of the 25 days of pictures

 here at "One Day At A Time Blog".

With all the activities and excitement of December

I figure it will be pretty easy to capture 25 days of pictures.

I hope you enjoy sharing your month with

us, through pictures:)

Being a princess will wear you out.

Brookelyn has learned to climb up on to

 the chair to look out the window.

She is one smart 10 month old.

She goes and goes and goes

until she can't go anymore...lol

Playing with pictures...

Our Lil Frosty Princess.

Cream Cheese Tarts

My best friend made these for our family on Thanksgiving. However, she called them cupcakes, but after looking more into the recipe I believe these are better labeled as tarts. They are so good and addictive. After learning how easy these are to make, I made them for my Mom's  Thanksgiving night. If you love cream cheese then you will LOVE these.

Ingredients
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 eggs
12 vanilla wafers
1 (21 ounce) can of pie filling for topping (Cherry, strawberry,or blueberry)

 Directions:
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 35 mins

1 Preheat oven to 350°F.

2 Place a paper cupcake liner in each cup (12 total) of muffin pan.

3 Beat cream cheese with electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar and vanilla, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.

4 Place a vanilla wafer FLAT side down, in each muffin cup. Spoon cream cheese mixture over wafers filling each to about 1/4 inch from top of paper.

5 Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown on top.

6 Allow tarts to cool completely before filling. When you remove the tarts from the oven, they will be puffed up, but as they cool, the center will sink, creating the perfect well to fill with a couple of spoonfuls of your favorite filling.

7 Chill thoroughly before serving.