Big big-girl bed

Last week, I got a new bed and gave my bed to Brenna.  She'd been using the crib as a toddler bed for awhile and was quickly outgrowing it.  So, we used some money she got for Christmas and went shopping for a cute bedding set and transformed her room into a beautiful little girls room.  She got a pretty pink comforter with white polka dots, some cute patterned, multicolored sheets and cool repositionable stickers for her wall.  She LOVES it.  The first night, she stayed the whole night in her bed (which tends to be fairly rare) and even looks forward to making it in the morning. 

Show & Tell

Every Friday at Brenna's daycare (when she's with me) is Show & Tell. She is always very excited for this day and asks regularly if it's Friday yet. Little does she know we all live for Fridays. So, throughout the weeks, she's taken many different things. Usually when I pick her up, she'll show me what the other kids brought since it is all left sitting on top of their cubby shelves until they are picked up for the day by their parents. Last week, Brenna went to get her belongings - coat, lunch box, etc. and stopped to show me what some of the other kids brought. Among the stuff was a rubber lizard ("mom, feel it, it's squishy"), a small plastic bug of some sort, and some other things I can't remember right now. Lying among these random toys and things was what my daughter chose to take to show her friends.

Not the shoes, just the sparkling, sequined purse. Yes, I have the girliest four year old on the planet. Prior to leaving for the morning, I had to remove the following from the purse so that she didn't over-show at Show & Tell: $2, coupons, a Hello Kitty watch, carmex, a bracelet and a barette. A ring and chapstick was left in the purse (she wore the ring most of the day and needed the chapstick because of her chapped lips). And she would've worn the shoes if I let her.

Merry Christmas and Happy 2010

We had a wonderful holiday season this year! Jam-packed full of traveling and visiting family, but so much fun. We are so lucky to have so many wonderful people to visit :)

Christmas was celebrated at Aunt Jamie and Uncle Josh's house this year. We enjoyed lots of puzzle and game time, Christmas music and FOOD. Unfortunately, I gave in WAY too much to the food part, but it sure was fun. Brenna recieved lots of great stuff from Santa including the two things she specifically asked for: a pretend blow dryer and a Cinderella Barbie (a miniature one). She also got a makeup case with new makeup (read lipgloss and nail polish), jewelry, games, books, Barbies, clothes, new jammies, a princess book w/music player, and a kiddo mp3 player. She must've been a really good girl! Although Rylan was sick and kinda grumpy for a lot of the trip, she had a blast spending time and playing with him. They cracked us up whenever they cracked up - nothing more contagious than laughter. Especially when it's the laughter of children! It was really nice to have a wonderful, relaxing LONG weekend to celebrate Christmas. Too bad about those peanut butter M&Ms though....they just weren't meant to see more than one day after the bag opened. Or really more than a few hours. Anyway.....

We also had a great New Years weekend visiting cold Show Low. The snow that was already on the ground made it nice and pretty and the roads nice and safe. We celebrated with a quiet ny eve and watched a bunch of great movies with more great food. Uh oh, do we see a pattern here? Good thing I can chase that wagon down and climb back on after the holidays! We got to visit with more friends and had a great weekend. And although I took my camera with me and even loaded new batteries into it, I took no pictures. Zero. Zilch. None. Ugh. Regardless, we had a great time and loved spending lots of quality time with the family!