SpEaKiNg of BIG girls..

Did I mention Jillian has two, not one, TWO wiggly teeth?!?!?! UG! I'm counting more and more gray hairs.... She's growing TOOOOO fast!

she bugged me ALL day to do it... so we went....

She wanted to get her ears pierced. We always told her whenever she wanted to go, we'd take her. So I told her we'd go to Wal-Mart and get it done later that day, after Daddy got off work. (Wal-Mart Jewelry is my "piercing place of choice" because I worked for Wal-Mart, and did it MANY times DAILY, and I know they use a smaller guage earring which hurts less and does less damage to the ears/cartilage) Anyway, I sat her down and explained the entire process....

FIRST you'll sit on their Special seat.



Second they clean your ears...



THIRD they put a LITTLE purple dot on your ear to mark where they're going to pierce it...



FOURTH They take the little piercing guns and line them up on the purple dots...(I made sure there were two people to do it, otherwise I know we'd be walking out with one ear pierced...I've seen it many times!! LOL!)



Buddy was a showing her they're about to pierce...


FIFTH...we plug our ears!


SIXTH they'll show you your beautiful earrings in the mirror. (she picked pink flowers)


SEVENTH they'll give you a sucker and a sticker.



OK I didn't say it QUITE tell her that we'd have to "plug our ears" lol! but I did tell her that they will put a hole in her ear but that it wouldn't bleed. (she was worried it would bleed everywhere)
She was really excited to do it...and I REALLY thought she'd chicken out at the last minute. But she did it!! and She LOVES it!! She looks at the mirror about every hour to check them out. My baby has pierced ears!!! *wipes tear*

Merry Christmas

Well Christmas was long awaited, and just like that! It came and went... Jillian and Lucas had a WONDERFUL Christmas! Jillian loved her "Teach and Talk Laptop" and Lucas loved his Radio Flyer Big Wheel. Lucas wanted to play with everything instead of unwrap stuff, and Jillian was amazed that Santa knew she liked Hannah Montana!

Sprinkling Reindeer Food on the walkway





Left out Cookies N Milk


Good Night!


Santa CAME!



He even left goodies for Molly & Jim!


Filled up the kids stockings...


Wake up!


Checking out the goodies


Lucas is excited that sister's wish came true... A hula hoop for her brother!





Jillian's getting the stockings

Santa got her some eyeshadow!


Playing their harmonicas


Jim's checking out his stocking...treats and a new collar

Molly got a new baby!


Her Teach and Talk Laptop




His Radio Flyer Big Wheel


Dora Toothbrush station.. (Lucas got a Spongebob one)




opening...



a little overwhelmed...


DART GUNS!!



Jillian got a new camera


opening gift from Sissy...a book and an orange recorder....(aka flute)


opening gift from brother...an easy bake Frosting PEN!!!


My gift from Shaun and the kids...riding goggles and gloves!! finally I don't have to wear someone else's smelly ones!!! :o)


Playing with her new Hannah Montana mic

Reindeer Food

After Gingerbread houses, we made Reindeer food, so the reindeer had something to eat when Santa stops by. We sprinkle it out on the walkway Christmas Eve.

First we put in 9 Marshmallows.



Then we add a bunch of oats...



Then we add sugar sprinkles. This way The reindeer can find the "sparkley" food from the sky...



Then we SHAKE IT UP!!


You too can make Reindeer Food in less than 5 minutes!!

Christmas fun

We made a Gingerbread house. Betty Crocker left LOOOOng ago...LOL! so we bought a store made kit, and put it together our selves. We left it out next to their "Christmas Lists" for Santa to see, when he picked up their lists.

Getting ready...


Let the decorating BEGIN!


Jillian looking a little confused... Why is brother eating it?








Notice Lucas has another piece in his mouth?


Back (this was my section..)


Front


Jillian's Side


Lucas's Side