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I put the structure together and MG decorated the ENTIRE thing all by herself! She loved it!! :)

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We woke up this morning to SNOW!!! We had a covering of about 2 inches and it was beautiful. We Arizonans don't see SNOW very often, so no matter how little, it is always exciting. But, of course, it melted too soon!

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Tonight we had Christmas with Grandma since she is spending Christmas in Hawaii with my borther and his family!! Lucky her!! :)

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Ugh...our washing machine died last night...won't drain. But the guy came out today and fixed it!! It was a super easy fix that we could have done oursleves, but I guess we were too scared to opne the washing machine and explore. Now I know!! :)

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The kiddos dressed in their Christmas outfits for church this morning.

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On our way to "Steve's" holiday party for work.

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Today was JF's Christmas program at school. She was chosen to be Mary. So sweet!! :)

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Teacher gifts for this year...Celebration Cookie Mix in a Pampered Chef Small Batter Bowl!! So fun to make! :)

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We all made cookies for MG's class party at school!! What a mess! :)

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MG decided to make her own chore chart and has been sticking to it pretty faithfully! Yay for responsibility!! :)

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Finally got the lights up on the house...not as many as usual, but they are up!! :) Thanks, daddy.

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We went to Winterhaven in Tucson tonight to bike/run/walk our way through the lights. The kids loved it!! :) We decorated our bikes and stroller with lights and everyone loved them!! :)

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We had family pictures taken today...here is an example of how the morning went!! LOL!! :) He did cooperate for a few, at least! :) Silly guy!

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I have been busy with my Pampered Chef business... the holidays bring in good business which is great for extra Christmas money!! :)

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I am sure "Steve" will be thrilled to see this as my POTD! This is my Cricut Machine...a purchase I made last year on Black Friday that I will probably never live down because I don't use it nearly as much as I should! But, it is out and I am using it!! LOL!! :)

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My collection of snowmen.

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We had a horrible storm last night but woke up to this beautiful rainbow!

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I am wearing TWO shoes...and better yet, they MATCH!!! :) Woo hoo!! All is looking well with my foot...still minimal swelling, but that is the last thing to go. The only limitation I have is that I can't run until February...oh darn! :)

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Today is my last day to wear my "blue shoe". I go to the doctor in the morning to get the go ahead to wear regular shoes! :) RIP "Sexy Blue Shoe"!! :)

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I went away for an overnight tirp to Tucson for a girls weekend celebrating a friend's birthday. We had a fun time shopping and eating!! :) We ate at Flemings Steakhouse for dinner...AWESOME! :)

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The kids have a newfound love for playing Wii!! :) We had family Wii night instead of family movie night! :)

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I love "candy" flavored candy canes...this year I bought Sour Patch Kids and Now and Later! Yummy!! :)

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We finally got the decorations on the tree! :)

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The first day of December means the start of the kiddos chocolate advent calendars.

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We came home to cold weather and snow!! This is the first mountain snow of the season...

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Driving home from TX..."Steve" took a liking to Grandma's dog on our trip!! :)

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The Salt Lick BBQ. If you are ever in Austin, TX, you MUST go to The Salt Lick!!! Absolutely AWESOME!!! :)

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My mom, sister-in-law, and I woke up at 4:30 to go out and get some great Black Friday deals!!

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! :)

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Mini family reunion with our family, my mom, my oldest brother and his family, two of my cousins and their families and my aunt and uncle! :)

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Driving through and to TX.....

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My little stowaway while packing for our Thanksgiving trip! :)

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Yay!!! "Steve" was nice enough to get the Christmas tree out for me so I could get it out up before out trip to TX for Thanksgiving! Now I won't feel so behind when we get home. The lights are on it, but no ornaments yet!

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Today was MG's last soccer game! They played a great game and although score is not technically kept in her league, I am pretty sure they had an undefeated season! :) Here she is going through the celebration tunnel at the end of the game!

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MG was "Struck" (they are the "Lightning Bolts") at school today by her principal!! Someone (a school employee) wrote her name down for doing something safe, or respectful, or responsible and gave it to her principal. Then, the principal called her down to the office and presented her with a cetificate and some prizes! :)

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GA's new haircut courtesy of daddy! :) Handsome guy!

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So, GA learned a painful lesson today. He went out in the garden while he and some friends were playing outside and picked a super spicy pepper...the squished it in his hands...and then touched his face and eyes!!!! OUCH!! He was pretty traumatized! Poor guy! :(

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JF had her last soccer game of the season today, and I forgot my camera!!! Tried to snap some on my phone, but they certainly didn't come out well... :(

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A friend of ours went back to work today after having a baby and guess who is taking of him???? He is 6 weeks old! We are enjoying having a little one in the house again!

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"Steve" has been growing this beard out for quite some time now. He is ready to trim it up so I decided I better take a picture! :)

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MG made up her Christmas list and wanted an ipod. We certainly aren't going to buy her a new ipod for Chirstmas, so "Steve" gave her his old one and loaded it up with music for her. She was super excited! :)

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We love Cuties!!! One of my favorite things about this time of year...Cuties are in season and are often super cheap! :) Yummy! I eat at least 5 a day! LOL!

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I have been wanting a "Bon Appetit" sign for over the window in our dining room ever since we moved into our house....I finally bought one! :)

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So, yesterday when "Steve" went out to buy his video game he also brought me coffee and breaskfast and this beautiful lilly!! I think he was trying to make up for the fact that he was going to pay me no attention fo the next few days as he played!! LOL!! :)

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 came out today and "Steve" took the day off to play it all day! And that is just what he did! :)

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First fire and marshmallow roasting session of this "cold" season (although it certainly wasn't very cold!)! :) Love it!!

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The kids (and Roxy!) hanging out in the backyard! They thought they were going to get to sleep out there if they set up a bed! HA!

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Lucky us! Daddy woke up and made blueberry pancakes! They were yummy! :)

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I am always amazed how dollar store toys seem to be the kid's favorites!! GA got this little airplane launcher at a birthday party tonight and he LOVES it! :)

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The colder it gets at night, the more we see the turtle out during the day basking in the sun! Sometimes he sits on the mat by the door like a dog wanting to come in the house! LOL!