Play dough

Today we made play dough for the first time. The girls wanted to add glitter to make the it look pretty. We had a lot of fun.

Braces

Calvin two top front teeth were pretty crooked because they grew in after the top side teeth. He had a spacer put on in September to make some room to straighten them out. And then in November he got his first set of braces. He chose green because at school he can't wear green. It's been 8 weeks and he went in for his first adjustment and his teeth look so much better I am amazed at how fast they straightened out. He chose blue this time here is the before and after picture from the first adjustment.

Lily's date

Lily was supposed to have her date with mom and dad a couple of weeks ago but she was very sick. So we went today. She chose this colorful Panda and she named her Shiny and Bright. Then she decided to have lunch at Smashburger. We loved spending the day with our sweet Lily bug.

Sweetest Christmas present

On Christmas morning the kids woke up and came into my room and said don't come out yet we have to set something up. When we came out they were holding a big sign that said Merry Christmas mom and dad and it said caution you may have to kiss under this mistletoe. They are the sweetest kids ever.

These heating pads were a fun little winter sewing project for me and the girls.

Christmas shopping with Dad

It has been 20 plus years since we have started this tradition of shopping with my dad every Christmas for my mom. It is something I look forward to every year. I love spending time with my dad and sister, we always have such a great time.
As a little girl I would look forward to the day my dad was coming to check us out of school and we would get to spend the whole day shopping and eating out. This is such a fun tradition. And Jon has now started it with our girls.

Lashes

I decided to get eyelash extensions and I told the girl doing them that I would like them to look kind of natural. I woke up the morning after I got them and looked in the mirror and I thought they were a little bit crazy, a little longer and thicker than I was expecting. I got a little teary eyed thinking I looked kind of weird. And went out to make the kids breakfast. I asked the kids does mom look crazy? Calvin said, " no mom you look pretty." Lily said, "well... maybe a little crazy." And Ava said, "you just need some lipstick." I love my kids and they're funny personalities. Here's a picture so you can decide.

Style

My little Ava has such a fun sense of style. She's spunky and cute and fancy. She loves to get dressed for school each morning and she never fails to surprise me with her choices. She is so dang cute I just love her.