Merry Christmas!!!

The adventures of Yaya and Dint

I haven't updated on "Yaya and Dint" (Alaura and Caiden) lately

Getting ready for the adventures of Yaya and Dint!!!

Yaya and Dint's water adventures!!!

Yaya and Dint's digging for treasure adventure

Yaya and Dint's Cheesy smile adventure

Yaya and Dint's "aren't we cute" adventure!!!

Yaya and Dint's traveling adventures!!!

For those of you who don't know Alaura started calling herself "Yaya" and Caiden "Dint" a month or so ago. While she doesn't do it anymore, I thought it was too cute so...

We got elfed!!!!!

I've been meaning to do this for a while, i just never got around to it. It's pretty funny!! Alaura makes such a cute little elf!!!!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1436549487

Here are three favorite little people!!!
Alaura Caiden and Daphne. They're so cute!!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1437164658

look who else got elfed!!! Mimi Papa and Brittany!!!

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1445673724

Guess what time alaura woke up this morning!!!! 6:00!!! which means I had no time to workout shower and get ready before she woke up...She goes through phases, she'll sleep really well for a week or two(11 hours or more), then horribly for a week or two(10 hours or less, usually less)...during the week of no sleeping...she gets sooo grumpy and whiny..but I love her.
On a lighter note, I'm getting ready to do a baking day so i can get my goodie bags or plates out. I'm looking for some good recipes if any one has any. The easier the better..but if it tastes good I'm willing to put some time into it.
We're going to be going to see Santa (this time it's Papa) again tonight, hopefully she does as well as she did last time. She was so excited to get up there she went and sat on his lap while I was getting the camera. Then while other kids were taking their turns I practically had to hold her down so she wouldn't jump into the picture. Huge change from the first time she saw Santa this year...Camie and I took her to see Santa at the Mall. She did not like him at all. I had to "push" her to get within a few feet of him, she hugged onto my legs saying "Hold you" (hold me, I know i should correct her, but it's soo cute, and she says everything else correctly) and "go" and "don't like it" He offered her a candy cane, and after a little persuading she stretched out as far as she could, while still holding on to my leg, and grabbed it out of his hand and ran and buried her head in my legs. Hopefully tonight will be like the first story.
Please send me any recipes you think would work well for handing out.

Catching up

Alaura on Black Friday. Bright eyed and bushy tailed...at 7:00

Putting up the Christmas lights.

Alaura's Santa and Snowman

Olive Garden

Alaura in her pretty dress

Family Christmas Pictures

Caiden

Alaura

Mommy and Alaura

Alaura and Caiden with Santa

"We Be Pirates"

My Hcg levels are down to 8!!!

Broccoli

If I dont keep an eye on her she'll do the same thing at the grocery store!!!

Pictures, pictures and...more pictures

Well, I figure if i don't post pictures of the house now I never will. I keep wanting to wait until i get the last picture hung up or until it's completely clean or until all the Christmas decorations are up... but I'll post them how it looks now...

The front of the house

Living room

Master bedroom...

Alaura's room, it looks sooo much cuter in person.

The main feature in our extra bedroom right now...Our Total Gym!!!

The "formal dining room"

Alaura's toy "room"

My kitchen is taken over by pumpkin bread, pot pies and cookies right now so I'll post those pics later


Thanksgiving at our House

Isn't the table pretty? And the best part...it's ALL disposable!!Everyone at Thanksgiving dinner

Alaura enjoyed the jello most...can you tell?

ALL of the food...3 turkeys, 2 stuffing's, 2 mashed potatoes, whipped sweet potatoes, candied yams, Green bean casserole, 3 jello dishes...

Everyone watching Shreck 3 and going into turkey comas Camie and Juan announced that they're pregnant...


Alaura and Caiden got to lick the whipped cream off the beaters

Wait, Camie and Juan are pregnant?!? Yep, and they're due June 4th!!! Congrats you guys. I'll post pictures of Camie's growing belly...

Speaking of growing bellies...it's pie time!!!

We had a great Thanksgiving thanks to all of the wonderful food and company. Thank you everyone who made this such a great Thanksgiving!!!