CATCHING UP!!!!

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a relaxing holiday! I know I have and it's going to be so HARD to go back to work on Monday! We enjoyed ringing in the new year with our friends Jason and Teresa in Vicksburg. We gambled, won some money, then danced to Dr. Zarr's Amazing Funk Monsters. I now finally have some time to sit and blog about what we've been doing! I've crammed everything into one loooong post, so beware! What have we been up to?? I was very busy monogramming and getting orders out for Christmas, so I am now taking a much needed rest before I begin again! Manze loved seeing Santa this year (the past two were quite traumatic = pics to come). Santa came to visit Manze (after we told her if she didn't go to sleep he would pass by her house....she immediately went to sleep)! As you can see, he left her some great things (almost all PINK, which is what she requested this year = pink presents). We enjoyed being with family and friends during the holidays and resting up for the new year! Oh, and my parents celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on the 28th! Amazing!

Manze's loot Santa left her!

Manze running in to see what Santa brought!


playing with the cash register and pizza set

riding her new Radio Flyer tricycle

playing dress up in her pink tutu and pink headband

posing in her pink princess dress and pink headband

Riding the tricycle in her dress up clothes



DINNER WITH FRIENDS

Our good friends Jason and Teresa had us over to thier house for dinner before Christmas! We had a blast and Manze made a new friend, Avery! We played Rock Star...Tommy and Caden played guitar, Jason played drums, and Doug sang (he sings in Dr. Zarr's so he was automatically handed the mirophone). The guys were very serious and the rest of us enjoyed dancing and singing along (especially the girls).

Manze and Avery

Doug, Caden, Tommy, and Jason playing Rock Star

Manze grabbed the mic and sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Caden and Tommy = so serious

Tommy attempting to sing!


WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LEAVE AN ALMOST 3 YEAR OLD ALONE

One night after dance I realized how quiet it was. Manze is a ball of energy, so if it's quiet it meand she's into something she doesn't need to be into! I found her with the contents of my purse scattered on the floor enjoying a bag of M&M's she found in my purse!

You would have thought we would have learned our lesson! Nope! Another quiet moment found Manze with my lip gloss and mascara all over her face and her doll's face because "my dollie needed make-up too!"