A Fun Christmas Quiz!

Macie's first, second, and third Christmas.

 

CHRISTMAS QUIZ

 

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? I'm not sure I've ever tried egg nog, but I LOVE me some hot chocolate!

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Oh he most definitely wraps them.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? We only have them on the tree and they're white.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Nope, but I should--maybe I would get some more kisses. ;)

5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually I have everything up and going, but this year we hardly even have a tree....it's quite sad and pitiful actually.  I have no energy!

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Oh, I love it all!  I especially love sitting around eating on all of the snacks {i.e. jalapeno jelly on cream cheese, fruit w/fruit dip, cheese balls--pretty much anything with cream cheese!}.

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? Spending every Christmas Eve at my Grandparents' and waiting on "Santa" to ring to doorbell leaving our stockings.  Such a fun memory!!!  We're continuing it with our kiddos.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? The year that my mom "hid" a Barbie in her van and I ended up getting it for Christmas from Santa.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? At my Grandma and Grandad's house.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? It's an artificial tree that has white lights and I always have lots of red and green everywhere! 

11. Snow! Love it or dread it? LOVE it--except when I am not able to make it to family Christmas {for example, Christmas two years ago}.

12. Can you ice skate? I used to like it, but I'm not sure I could balance myself at the moment.  Baby belly might make me a little unstable!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? When I got a sweet little red wagon.  My grandma still has it at her house and Macie rides around in it when we are over there!

14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you? Getting LOADS of family time and just enjoying making memories.

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Any and all of them!!!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Our newest are two--a gingerbread party and riding the train on the North Pole Express!

17. What tops your tree? This year will be a bow if I ever get around to making the darn thing!!!

18. Which do you prefer: giving or receiving? I love GIVING!  It is so much fun to pick something out for someone else.

19. Candy canes: yuck or yummy? Yummy!

20. Favorite Christmas show? Love Elf, The Santa Clause, and now Macie's new favorite is The Nightmare Before Christmas {a little weird, I know--it was on TV one day and she loved it}.

21. Saddest Christmas song? I didn't know there was such a thing??

22. What is your favorite Christmas song? Macie's is "Jingle Bells" and I like "Carol of Bells".

A day to myself

And what do I do?
I lay around ALL DAY!

I started out productive.  Dropped Macie off at school then went grocery shopping. 
I guess the Walmart trip did me in because when I got home, I hardly had the energy to put away the groceries!

I had so many plans for today.  I needed to finish decorating the Christmas tree {because it's pretty pathetic as of this moment}, I wanted to start organizing baby clothes, study for my final on Thursday, and do the prenatal yoga video that I bought last week.  **None of these were achieved**

Instead, I sat down in the recliner, got comfortable, and caught up on my DVRed shows that I can't watch with Macie around.

About mid-morning I started to get a little worried because baby wasn't moving at all and she is usually up and at 'em by then.  So, I poked around on my belly and still nothing--then it dawned on me, I hadn't eaten breakfast!  I ran to the kitchen and made a little something, ate it, and the activity began.  This little girl has some painful jabs!

The most productive thing I did today was take 32 week pictures of the belly.

I feel HUGE! 

I went yesterday for the 3d/4d sono, but we had no luck getting a good view of her face.  About the only positives from that appointment were that we CONFIRMED girl for sure and saw a TON of hair on that stubborn little head.  I go back next Monday when, hopefully, we will get a picture and video that doesn't look so smooshed!

Also, I now know what is jabbed into my ribs causing so much pain--her tiny foot--and her head is stuck in my pelvis, which doesn't feel that great either.  I honestly have no idea where the rest of her body is going to go as she grows over the next 8 weeks.  And I know she is growing because today for lunch, I wasn't satisfied until I had two PB&J sandwiches.  I think it's a growth spurt!

Well, now that I've wasted most of my day I guess I will try and get something done....

Gingerbread Party 2011

I think I might just have the best MIL in the whole world.  No, I know I have the best!

This past weekend, she threw a Gingerbread Party for Macie. It was actually the 2nd annual decorating extravaganza because we decorated some last year, but this year she a had big, FUN, party. 

She had everything down to sweet little aprons with each girl's initial on them.  There were gingerbread shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and everything was gingerbread!  She definitely has a great talent!  I'm thinking she just needs to take over all of my children's birthday parties----hint, hint. :)

This party was all Macie talked about for weeks!  She was ready and was a great hostess.

She invited Macie's little girlfriends, Brittan and Lilly, and Brittan's little cousin Axel came along too.  We needed a boy in the mix!  He's just too cute!!!

Lilly cracks me up.  She's 6 going on 16 and has the funniest attitude.
She's beautiful and such a sweetie, nonetheless.

Getting started!

I asked Brittan to smile and this is what she flashed me.
Super model pose!

Anita help Axel with his house.

 Macie had fun decorating her house.

If you look really close at Macie's forehead, you'll see kisses from her Meme.

The finished product.

 I think they all had fun.  The after about 15 minutes of decorating, the 3 and under crowd hit up the toy room.  Lilly was good and kept decorating--I think she's the perfect age (6 years old) to do something like decorating gingerbread houses.

I think it's so neat that Macie is such great friends with her daddy's best friends' little girls.  It's truly special.  AND all three of them look just like their daddies!!!

After everyone had left and it was just family around, Ashley and I started playing around with the gingerbread men.  This one, we made for Chris.  He's a rock n roll gingerbread man.

Don't be jealous of our artistic abilities.  Although, it doesn't really compare to Ashley's gingerbread house from last year.  Seriously, that one might go in the hall of most unique gingerbread houses.  I actually found a picture of "Mr. Droopy Face".

 She might kill me for that one.  Or she might just laugh really really hard like I did. :)

We all had fun and I can't wait to do it again next year!!!