Merry Christmas 2010

obsessed!

I can't stop thinking about these boots!

Hey! Where's the candy?

We had a rough couple of months with all that Halloween candy hanging around. I'm trying something different this month.

Christmas Spirit

We are definitely getting into the Christmas spirit 'round here! I have also blogged 2 days in a row! Woo-Hoo!

The kids had a half day of school because our awesome Bentonville Tigers are playing in the State Championship tonight in Little Rock. We chose to stay home and make chipotle sliders and sweet potato fries. We are also going to watch Disney's A Christmas Carol with Kylie tonight. Riley lasted 5 minutes! I may be having a glass of Sangria, too. Boy, this is the life!

Warning: I am not wearing make-up and my hair is still dirty from my work out today, but this is how we roll.

So, after I picked up the kids today we came home and I took pictures of them out in the backyard for our Christmas card. Ugh! I have been trying for seven long years to get a picture of the two of them smiling and looking great and it is like pulling taffy! Why oh why don't I just hire a professional to do it for me? Oh wait, I know! It's probably because I'm a procrastinator! 

I finally decided that each child will have their own photo on the card. Here are some of the shots I got. I am saving the best two for the actual card. 

After I bored them with pictures, they changed into pj's and painted ornaments that Meemaw and Essie bought for them. Riley painted two of them and I was impressed. Kylie painted more than that but I am always impressed with her! Especially when she helps her little brother open the paint bottle! Priceless!

Few of my faves

Yes- I know it has been forever since I have blogged! I will definitely go back and talk about some things that have happened this fall. The kids are doing well in school, my family came up here for Thanksgiving, and the HOGS are hopefully going to the Sugar Bowl!!

Most of all, the feeling of Christmas is in the air and I cannot wait to spend time with family over the holidays. Jesus is definitely the reason for the season and we have been so blessed by Him!

While the holidays can come and go so fast, I want to spend as much time baking, wrapping, and watching Christmas movies with my family. Here are some things that I have been obsessed with lately:

Peppermint!!

Mom bought me this sweet little set from Bath and Body Works and I can't get enough of it! The smell is sooooooo good and I feel so fresh after I shower with it. Instead of the body mist she got the hand soap for my kitchen. I just love the way it foams up!

Another sweet treat was this little carton of ice cream that Nana picked up one night when they were here. I was so surprised that I actually liked it! It was refreshing and everyone licked their bowl clean.

Football

While I am so glad that flag football/cheerleading is over, I can't get enough of college football! I seriously need more Facebook friends to share my enthusiasm/aggression over the sport! I get so excited to see ESPN's College Gameday each week that I can't hardly stand it! I do get my feathers ruffled when the Hogs don't get mentioned or someone bets against them, though. Hopefully we will prove everyone wrong and win a BCS bowl game! Go Hogs!

Christmas Movies

I definitely have favorite Christmas movies like Miracle on 34th Street, While You Were Sleeping (yes it is!), The Family Stone, The Christmas Shoes...... I could go on and on. One movie that my Dad always wants me to watch and I never have watched the entire thing because it was so dark and oldy looking is A Christmas Carol. I either fell asleep or had other plans. ha! Well, this year Alan picked up the new A Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey's voice and a super animated picture. I'm not going to say that I didn't fall asleep- I totally did! - but I watched most of it and then went back and re-watched the part that I fell asleep to. I really liked it and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone- young or old. 

Flip Video

And finally, I'm just gonna have to get one of these because our old camcorder is just ridiculous now! It's like we have one of those big cell phones while everyone else has a small flip phone. Also, because I hear it is super easy to use and download. It's all about the download these days! I also think it's cool that it comes in cool colors and patterns. Of course, Alan told me that I wasn't 12 years old so I will probably just get the basic black!