Christmas Pictures for the family

Here is a quick load of some pictures from this morning...I believe the American Girl dolls were the biggest hit! Sissy really loved the Hannah Montana Dance Mat that came with a wig and headset! Sugar has enjoyed her My Little Pony Musical Tea Set along with all the Barbie gifts.

Who loves surprises?

I know I love surprises...you know the kind you don't find out about until it actually happens. Well a couple of weeks ago we planned a huge surprise for Sissy's kindergarten teacher.

See there are eight kindergarten teachers in Sissy's elementary school and 6 out of 8 of them have reading lofts. Of course Sissy's teacher was one of the two without one. So for a Christmas present to her, all the parents got together two weekends ago and custom built her a reading loft for her classroom!

We were so excited! The dads pretty much did the physical labor of building it while the moms rearranged her classroom to make it fit. We had to move her desk of all things to make it fit. Plus we had to rearrange and move some bulletin boards that were in the way. Overall, it turned out perfect. The principal told Mrs. P--- a lie that there was a leak in her room and not to arrive until 7:30 - this way all of us parents and students would be in her room waiting for her when she arrived.

Needless to say she was shocked and at a loss for words!

The Catch up List

So I've defaulted to the ole "list" since I haven't blogged about all the fun and crazy things that have gone on over the past month and a half in our family.

1. The new Wal-Mart opened up 2 miles down the street. We're talking about 203,091-square-foot Supercenter with two Dunkin Donuts, a Coffee bar, a Sushi Bar, a Soup bar, freshly made pizza while you shop and the smell of fresh baked artisan breads. Now that's my kind of Wal-Mart!2. My mom, sistor and newphew came in town to visit. Our visit consisted of a taste of North Texas. We managed to hit Chick-Fil-a, Whataburger, Dave and Busters, American Girl, Hobby Lobby and many nights "coyote hunting". :-)
3. I've spent LOTS of time working for my very first craft show(s). I've been busy making and selling Hanna Montana and High School Musical magazine purses. They were a huge hit and I still have three more orders to fill. I also sold Bag Tags which kept me very busy.
4. Taking a rode trip to Memphis with the dogs in tow to see family over Thanksgiving. We actually missed Dallas' first snow while we were there. :-(5. Last week Sugar learned how to ride her Tricycle or she finally grew tall enough to reach the pedals. I'm not sure which one happened first.6. We cut down our own Christmas tree at the Wall's Family Farm and went Pecan picking on their 100-acre pecan farm. Sugar would of been in the pecan picking picture but her time was cut short after she stepped in an ant hill! Poor baby!

Well there is much more to post but this is all for now. I hope to post a little sooner next time for those that still stop by and actually read this little blog of mine.

So until then...Ciao!