We saw Santa!

"Uh oh, my sock came off"



We bought a few wallets and a 5X7 of a picture that came out well. Mark was smiley as always...not afraid of meeting Santa for the first time at all. But honestly, does he ever meet a stranger? :)

Happy December 1st!

Being Crafty

My attempt at being crafty last night. These are stocking holders Lily and I bought at Hobby Lobby on Saturday. She thought it would be fun to paint our own. I definitely love painting and doing crafty things, so I had a lot of fun with it. She was excited when she woke up this morning :)

Black Friday

Happy Black Friday!

This morning Mark and I were up at 3:40 and out the door by 4:00 a.m. Our first stop was Walmart, then over to Target and Toys R Us. After that I was able to get Mark an earlier appointment to get his final shot.

Tonight we went to Dave & Cindy's for another Yummy Thanksgiving dinner! After that we trimmed the tree. It was a fun night.



Another exhausting evening for Mark :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope everyone had a Great Thanksgiving!

We had a great one! First we went over to Jim & Reno's then went to Judy's for pie. We were a bit too full for pie, but it was great to visit. Here are a few pictures from the visits.

First bite of banana

Mark wore himself out.

Happy Wednesday!

Haven't had a picture of Lily up in a while. Here's a picture from tonight and a video of Mark laughing at the dogs.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Quick update on Mark and Lily

I called Lily and she is feeling a "little" better which probably means I'm so much better but want you to still baby me :) which i'll give her lots of love as soon as she comes home tomorrow!

Mark is not doing as well. Turns out the second and stronger round of antibiotics didn't take care of his infections, so we are now trying a third and even stronger round of shots. He got his first one tonight and did well. He was so smiley and happy at the dr. no one could tell he was sick. I took this video of him because while we were playing on the table he figured out how to clap. It was absolutely adorable...he is a pro at clapping items together, but never just hands. Well we were playing and he sat up and clapped and looked at his hands and smiled the biggest smile like he was so proud of himself. I Wish i had my camera! I scurried to grab my phone and got the end of him clapping (darn!) but you can see how happy he is :)

Hey Mom - I'm sorry I missed your call. I will try to call you tomorrow morning. We had Girl Scouts tonight and didn't get through until 8 p.m.

Love you!

Since its been so long, here is an update...

Weekend:

Our weekend was great. Jim had Saturday and Sunday off, so it was a great family weekend. I was sick, but started feeling a little better and was able to go shopping for a bit. Lily got sick and is now down with strep and a sinus infection. We have meds in her as of last night, so hopefully she'll be feeling well soon! I did get an early Christmas present. I really didn't want anything, but if I was going to get something it was going to be practical.

Dyson DC 17 animal

It's awesome! I lost a breath at the price, but since I like to vacuum everyday, it's just the best solution for me. I love it!

Monday was a great day. I was feeling like a new person. I had to bring Lily to work with me for a bit, but Grandma Judy was so nice and picked her up for me even though she is also sick. We went to the dr and now she's home sick. Mark is also going back to the dr. today. Dr. Rosser is awesome by the way. I can't say enough about him! Tonight is Girl Scouts. Since Lily is super contagious, she'll stay with Carl and Jim and I will go as planned. The girls collected items for a Children's home, so we'll be delivering that stuff.

We have great Thanksgiving dinners planned. I love spending time with family and eating turkey...nothing is better :)

Friday I'll be one of the crazies out shopping at midnight. I know Kohls opens at 4:00 a.m. for sure. Hopefully I'll catch some great deals!

This weekend will be more shopping and then some charity work. We have a woman's battered home that I'm buying for and we're making Christmas Garland tonight for a Christmas tree in town square.

I can't believe it's the last week of November! I hope each and every one of you have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Love you!

Happy Friday!

I sent out most of my Thanksgiving day cards this past week, but the rest were sitting in my car waiting for stamps. I know you will all receive them by Thanksgiving :)

I went to the dr on Tuesday and it turns out I have walking pneumonia. I have been laying low all week. I had a chest xray today and i'm not completely over it, but I'm a lot better than I was. Thank you to everyone who sent me get well wishes! I really appreciate you thinking about me. I had a shot of steroids as well as an IV with stronger antibiotics today. I will be feeling better real soon!

Mark isn't over his ear infections and cold. Dr. Rosser gave us stronger meds, but went ahead and gave him his boosters and flu shot. I can't risk him getting the flu.

I will post some pictures this weekend!

Much love to everyone!
<3

Mark on the computer.

I had a really cute video of Mark pounding the keys of my new laptop, but I had to share this one. I took about 3 subsequent videos and this was the last one. He cracks me up. He isn't phased by the fact that I took it away, he just sees it as a challenge. Kind of like "Oh yea, Mom? Watch me"

Weekend Fun

Lily had a fantastic weekend. When we arrived home from school and work on Friday, she had a Giant activity book in the mail. She was very excited! Thank you, Grandma Grandma :) On Saturday, we started the morning off going to a consignment sale. We planned on going to a Christmas Village, but it was a bit too cold, so we headed off to Chuck E Cheese's so the kids could play inside. After that we went to a birthday party for a classmate of Lily's. After that, we came home. Mark wasn't feeling that great.

Sunday we had pancakes for breakfast and then went shopping. Mark didn't sleep well at all Saturday night and his fever spiked Sunday morning. Poor little guy. We have a follow up appointment scheduled for Tuesday already. I may have to call tomorrow if his fever doesn't go down. I took this picture about 30 minutes ago. Smiling as always!



I hope you had a great weekend!

Love to all!