A New Year...

Well, it's a new year & I just LOVE a new year! It's a time of year to motivate us to set goals, and make some changes in our life (or at least try).

This year brought us a few new things...
like, A NEW PUP!

Awh, can we keep her Dad!?

Rylee Jo got her little baby!

And boy, oh boy, did she ever BABY this little Pup!

Here is little Bailee in Rylee's little bag, & in the basket...
So darling!

Rylee Jo just loves her little pup!

She is a sweet little thing, and a dang good sport cuz Rylee thinks she's her baby doll...
a new kitchen...

before...................................... after!

and also, TRUNDLE BEDS!

We did a little Re-arranging of the rooms... Milly picked out some new "Kinka-Bell" sheets & now shares a room with Rylee! I love trundle beds because my sister & I shared one growing up:) Oh, the memories!

Looks like we kept ourselves busy through the long cold winter... I guess you just do what you gotta do?!

How 'bout them Jazz!

December 10, 2009

We had a way fun time together at the Jazz game!

Daddy loves that his girls will cheer with him!

Our girls did great at the game, even though it was a late one!

*FUNNY MILLY MOMENT:
Amelia saw a few people around us with these tall cups full of BEER! Well, in Milly's eyes, they were tall beautiful glasses of APPLE JUICE!... Mmmm... So, Milly, looking at the man next to her and his alcoholic beverage, starts asking Mommy & Daddy for some Apple Juice! But when we were not giving her any of this "Apple Juice", she began begging us louder and LOUDER!- "I WANT SOME APPLE JUICE!" The people around us were just dying laughing as they saw this little baby crying her eyes out for "apple juice"! The poor little thing sees all these people around her with what she thinks is her FAVORITE drink, and NO ONE will give her any! ha ha ha:) It was hilarious.

EaSy-BaKe time

The girls LOVE the Easy Bake Oven Rylee got from Santa*.
But Even more, they love HANNAH, who came to play for the day! It's always a treat when we get Hannah over, the girls are in heaven!*in fact, Rylee loves her Easy Bake so much, that she decided she wanted an Easy Bake birthday party this year:)

Skiing Sweeties!

FIRST TIME SKIING!!!

Our little girls are totally AWESOME! We took them skiing a few months ago for the first time, and they did great!

Amelia jumped right onto the those skiis and headed straight down the little bunny hill with no fear at all!

Rylee Jo was fearless as well, and was really good at making a pizza with her skiis, and turning down the hill!

They seriously ROCK!

Daddy's 'lil Huntin Buddy!

This winter, Rylee Jo went duck hunting for her FIRST time! (a day her Daddy has been waiting for quite some time:)

Here they are in their Duck Blind!
Look at my darling baby girl in her Camo Gear:) Rylee loved the quality bonding time she got to spend with her Daddy.

Daddy says, she's the best huntin' buddy he could ever ask for!

Welcoming the New Year!

A great way to ring in the new year!

We had our own little late night party new years eve!
What more could you ask for, right? :)

Rylee was Rockin out the show, Banging on pots & pans!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

SUCH a tender moment!

Ok, I know Christmas is LONG over, but I forgot to post the Sweetest moment of my Christmas Season...
This is how I found my girls playing one afternoon:

They kept asking me to put different pieces of clothing on them, cuz I knew they were pretending to be Mary & Joseph; that was their new favorite kick this year. But when I saw how they had wrapped baby Jesus up, and were just standing over the "manger" playing pretend... Oh, it just melted my heart. Look at that little Mary just looking at her baby ever so sweetly:)

I stood around the corner and had to just listen to Mary & Joseph act out their parts. It was so sweet... then I had to grab my camera fast, cuz I heard this little exchange:

Rylee: "Now Milly, come sit next to me and give me a kiss, because we are married!"
Milly: "No, Ry Ry...",
Rylee: "Milly!? You just come sit right here, and give me a kiss- you are my husband!"

So, Milly obediently walked over & sat next to her and played the part! I had to peek around the corner, & I TRULY caught this candid moment on camera:) Isn't that so funny? A little strange, yes, but CUTE as heck! I loved it.

Christmas Shirts, Dresses & Jammy's... Can't get enough!

Rylee & I made a few Cute Christmas shirts for the cousins!

We love Pretty Christmas Dresses:

These ones were from a wedding & still kinda fit them-


& Some Comfy Matching Jammy's from our Grandmas!

CHRISTMAS... Came, & Went:(

Our Christmas Eve Checklist:
#1- turn over the last day on the advent calendar! CHECK

#2: Beautiful Christmas songs & story of the Nativity by Rylee Jo & Amelia! CHECK

#3: Lay Baby Jesus in the Manger! CHECK

#4: set cookies & milk out for Santa! CHECK

#5: Last item on our list- lay out the stockings! CHECK

*tender moment- I found the girls watching out the window to see if they could see Santa's sleigh, and they were reminding him what they were hoping he would bring them!


And then, a sweet, unexpected... little Cindy Lou Who at the end of the hallway so innocent, with her sippy & blanky... havin a hard time sleeping:)

And at last... Christmas Morning Came! Santa did not forget us!

And Santa brought the girls JUST what they both wished for...

Amelia: Mr. Potato Head & Rylee Jo: Easy Bake Oven & a BARBIE JEEP!


Then it was off to Grandma & Grandpa Ralphs for a brunch & presents!

Fun times with Cousins.


OVER THE RIVER & THROUGH THE WOODS...


Last Stop~ Grandma & Grandpa Smith's
for a wonderful Christmas dinner & gifts!
Grandpa let the kids help pass out the presents.

The cousins got matching polka dot PJ's...
"COUSINS FOREVER"!

We are so incredibly blessed to have so many wonderful family members and friends.
We had such a great Holiday Season.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL & TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!