Newest Happenings

My hair is red now. Santa put some Cinaberry hair dye in my stocking, so I used it. It is temporary, although will last longer than the 28 washes the box says, because it is darker than my natural color. Although, my hair is a lot darker naturally than it once was. Just something new for a change.

Alice is teething. She has been for a few weeks. Lots of drool, loves to chew on things, especially blankets, and is sometimes cranky just cuz. But that is being a baby for you. She has managed to keep sleeping through the night most nights though, Woohoo!

Simon is making real progress in potty training. Yippee! We shall vanquish the pullups yet. He is at a stage where he looks for a lot of approval. He is always saying "Like this?" when I tell him to do anything. It is kind of funny. He still loves to says prayers, always wants to say it at dinner and our family prayer. The other night I was helping him say family prayer. I said, "Please bless Nana" (my grandma), and he repeated, "bless banana." Not all he says is always intelligible, but we all heard banana, and boy did that take a lot of discipline to get through the rest of the prayer without laughing. Eli and Joe were no help, trying to muffle their own snickering. But we did it and Simon didn't even know he had said something amusing!

Here is a new word I learned at church today. "Voluntold." As in, you were volunteered to do something. Compulsory volunteerism. You were "voluntold." I think it is very appropriate in certain situations, and parents do it a lot to their kids, and teachers to students. I am adding it to my vocabulary.

Christmas Fashion Show

Alice is so much fun to dress up. Here are pictures of all the Christmas outfits she got to wear. Some are hand-me-downs, and some were new to her, because she is the spoiled princess and everyone loves to buy her clothes! She had an outfit for everyday of the week!Her Granmama couldn't resist this pretty dress, so Alice got dressed up for church.
And her Auntie (my sister) found this one while she was back east visiting my parents. (It says "All I want for Christmas is my Auntie")This one says "Baby's First Christmas."This last one wasn't a Christmas outfit, but she did get the bow in her stocking. And I just thought she was so cute dressed up in gold for church, I couldn't help taking her picture.

Also, I want to say thank you to all of you for the support and faith you have in me for my new calling. It sure makes me feel good and helps buoy me up!

And, as promised, a video of Simon's horse, whose name is Brownie.