Snow Sparklers

Mother Nature does the best firework show I have ever seen.

Birthday Present...

 My Birthday present...An old wooden ladder!! I love it!!!

Christmas Family Ideas...

Got this idea from Skip To MY Lou.

50 Family Activities

1. Go Ice Skating
2. Make Christmas cards
3. Go Christmas caroling or sing Christmas songs at home
4. Give everyone manicure & pedicures
5. Let each child choose a favorite dinner
6. Push the furniture back and dance
7. Watch It's a Wonderful Life or the How the Grinch Stole Christmas
8. Play a game
9. Decorate Christmas cookies and share with neighbors
10. Have a special friend for dinner
11. Make Christmas ornaments
12. Make hot chocolate and read Christmas stories
13. Make a Gingerbread house
14. Make a simple pine cone bird feeder
15. Have a special breakfast
16. String popcorn and cranberries
17. Play cards
18. Make a paper ring garland
19. Have a fireside meal (we use this and make grilled cheese and apple pies in the fireplace)
20. Cut snowflakes for the windows
21. Make and hang beautiful wrapping paper stars
22. Drive around to see neighborhood Christmas lights (put hot cocoa in to go cups and put on pjs)
23. Go to a holiday movie
24. Roast marshmallows in the fireplace
25. Offer to help an elderly neighbor with their Christmas decorations
26. Work together as a family to make some handmade gifts
27. Make decorative sugar cookies
28. Purchase gifts for a needy child or family
29. Invite friends over in their pajamas to read Christmas  stories
30. Play in the snow, build a snowman
31. Go for a walk at night and look at the stars
32. Try out these printable crafts
33. Make paper candy canes
34. Make some yummy peppermint candy covered popcorn
35. Make gift tags and wrapping paper
36. Make super simple sugar cookies
37. Make snow paint
38. Make homemade stickers
39. Make homemade playdough
40. Make a pie and take it to a friend
41. Have ice cream sundaes with this special ice cream topping
42. Make a candy wreath to give to a friend or decorate your own home
43. Make shrinky dinks
44. Have breakfast for dinner (serve smiley pancakes)
45. Make glittery snowflakes
46. Make Candy Cane Mice
47. Make Candy Cane Reindeer
48. Invite Santa for breakfast and serve snowman doughnuts
49. Hand write letters to  friends that live away.
50. Write something nice about each family member on a slip of paper and place it under their pillow

More Birthday Fun...

 Sweet Roman and McKenna

 Marnae, Dennis, Russell and little Roman came to see me for my birthday and of course, Dennis decided to go buy a puzzle so we could all do one together. He cracks me up!

My birthday!!!

 For my 37th birthday, my mom wanted to go shooting. 

She hadn't been since her and my Dad divorced. 

Wow...that is a long time.

 I got slack for wearing the boots. I wanted to be sexy shooting guns LOL

 Tyler, my brother) shooting a real gun for the first time.

 My mom is so beautiful as is my daughter.

 This was difficult...I had to hold the gun and try to focus the camera with one hand... sheesh.

 He was proud of knocking down the targets...show off

 Taisha is a good shot!

 I grew up shooting my mom's 22. I love revolvers!

 Love the clip in Taisha's back pocket!

 My dad made this holster and belt for my mom when they were married. It has pretty roses on it.

 Skyler of  course is a great shot! Takes after me...LOL

 Taisha took pictures of the girls throwing leaves and having fun!

 Taisha accidently hit Alisha in the nose...ouch McKenna will hug you better.