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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Shalyce had SO much fun stuffing the christmas ornament into Dave's mouth and watching him PUFF it out into her face! (plastic, not breakable glass shattering balls) My cheeks hurt watching this....but thanks for the entertainment, Dad!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
This is a wonderful example of how much I am in love with my hubby. This morning he had to go get 2 of our horses off of the corner pasture, because there is really isn't decent feed, and etc... I had to stay home & couldn't go with him, but I told him I miss my little "Duke". I haven't played with him for quite a while now. :( I told him to give him a hug for me, and he grinned and later left to go take them from the pasture to the "flat" (even further away from me). So a little later on, I was doing something in the kitchen and I hear a "knock" on the window right outside the dining room. I open the curtains and there stands Dave with Duke! I should have taken a picture. He made my day. He went out of his way to bring him back to our house, then unload him from the trailer just so I could see him. Then he had to load him back up and take him south. 
That whole scene sparked back a memory when Grandpa Allen pulled an awesome Grandpa move with me. I remember that I was probably 6 or 7 years old and we were visiting them in Kingston and it was supposed to be a short visit. A short visit= no catching & saddling of Bay :( Bummer! I remember I was crying, just brokenhearted. Then just moments before we had to leave we hear a big "knock" on the front door. I open it and there is Grandpa with Bay all saddled up for me. I remember bawling more because I was so HAPPY! Grandpa wasn't feeling good either, but he knew how much I loved riding his horse (that he gave me) :) he he...that's another story for later...:) Anyway, even though he felt like crap, which he NEVER complained about, he still went out in the weather and walked down to get my favorite horse ready for me. THAT, my friends & family, is a quality of a man that is hardly found now. My Grandpa is my hero, right next to my husband! Thanks, Hon! You're such a romantic!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Tonight we did our traditional "making of the gingerbread houses". We have NEVER used gingerbread, but always graham crackers and lots of candy! There's a little bit of fun involved with trying to be the most creative with our structures. :) Nobody reveals what they are building until someone guesses, or we just give up and they reveal their masterpieces.
This year my mom made the "Polar express" train with Santa on board...
Shalyce enjoyed destroying it afterwards:)Leisha helped Corbin build his normal little cottage :)...
Dave's is "Santa had a Mac-Attack" & didn't make it to the outhouse in time! You can see his "chocolate" trail to the front door and he FELL into the "toilet"...
Yes we do get a little "non traditional" and not so Politically Correct in our tradition...:) Can you guess what my concoction is???
Yes we do get a little "non traditional" and not so Politically Correct in our tradition...:) Can you guess what my concoction is???
HINT: think about Clint Eastwood, "____ 'em High" movie...
Tyler making his "hut"...I forgot to get a picture of the finished product before they were all destroyed. :(Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Corbin has been enjoying the snow the past couple days. He has been fascinated with making snowballs. We can't find his gloves from last year, so yesterday we used socks on his hands. While I was putting the socks on his hands I had a flashback of Grandma Allen doing the same thing for me. Maybe my mom, too. He didn't complain at all. Just as long as his fingers weren't getting stuck to the icy snow! Today he used some of my riding gloves. While I was doing some paperwork he came running inside, totally excited and yelled, "Mom, this is the Best Snowball Ever!" It was so cute and I had the video camera next to me, so I did get some footage and had him repeat the whole thing for video keepsake. When I figure out how to download it onto this post I'll do it. :) He was animate about putting it on a plate in the freezer so Dad could see it when he came home from work. So we saved the Best Snowball Ever, put it in the freezer, showed Daddy, and the world can go back to spinning now!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Corbin was so excited that we found Santa over at Stout's Home Furnishings! He was dying to tell him what he wanted! He wanted a "Mario Super Galaxy game"...which requires a Wii system, which I will not allow Santa to bring to our house at this time:( So after telling Santa that, Corbin creatively thought of "changing" his request in a letter to Santa. It went something like this..."Dear Santa, I didn't know you didn't have the super mario Galaxy game, so I want a Captain AMerica Iron Man toy instead. I have been a good helper to my mom. I helped her clean up spilled milk off the floor today. She loves me. Merry Christmas! Love, Corbin"
However, here are some pics of the first encounter with Santa this season.:)
Shalyce didn't cry, but she got off of that knee just as soon as her little boots would let her! He was fine while he was 6 feet away, just not up so close:)Afterwards, Granny, Leisha and us lounged around on the nice couches in the store. Leisha and Granny were getting thier cameras out and a little "picture happy" so I had to take some pics of them taking pics! Check out our goofy poses!
I do like the ways we bring attention to our faces...candy canes in the nostrils, magnifying glass enlarging the gum sticking out of the side of our mouths, etc...
I do like the ways we bring attention to our faces...candy canes in the nostrils, magnifying glass enlarging the gum sticking out of the side of our mouths, etc...
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