CUTE giveaway!!!

I just have to share this *adorable* giveaway over at Jessica's blog! I recently discovered Jessica's cute blog, and have been following it ever since. She is a girl after my own heart - loves vintage things, throwing parties, and is crazy in love with her sweet little ones. She's always posting fun things, so check her out!

She is having a super sweet giveaway here - you must see this one!

Look at this little lamb! You really must go over to Jessica's blog to see all of the cuteness!

Want a free computer???

Then you must enter this awesome giveaway at www.kellyskornerreviews.blogspot.com - Kelly's blog at www.kellyskornerblog.com is one of my favorite blogs out there. Her little girl Harper is just about the cutest thing there is, and you'll freak out when you see all the cute clothes and hairbows she dresses Harper in. Kelly is a perfectionistic (is that a word?) mom like I am, and she's very down to earth and a Christian as well - love her!!!

Even though *I* really want to win, I had to share this awesome giveaway - go check it out!!!!

Elves on the Brain!

Can you tell I have elves on the brain? With three kids, we need several elves so everyone has their own. The Elf Magic elves (www.elf-magic.com) are absolutely precious! I just entered a great giveaway for one of the new elves over at Susan Heim's blog (link here: http://susanheim.blogspot.com/2009/11/celebrate-christmas-with-elf-magic.html) Click on over and enter to win!

Jingles the Elf - Great Giveaway!!!

Ho!Ho!Ho! Jingles the Elf is looking for a home, and he'd like that home to be yours! Christmas is almost here, and he needs a place to stay before it gets too cold. Angie at 5 Vinez Monkeys is hosting a special giveaway to help find Jingles a home. One lucky winner will receive a Jingles the Elf Hide and Seek Adventure Keepsake Kit. You won't want to miss this giveaway! Stop by before 11:59pm ET on November 20th and enter to win!

Portfolio Breakfasts

Lindsey and Emily both had portfolio breakfasts this week. I use the term "breakfast" loosely, because there was no actual breakfast there. Emily said it was "because of the economy" and sort of shook her head. I think she's been listening to Daddy and Bapop lately! I brought my camera to both girls' breakfasts, but was only able to take pictures at Emily's breakfast. I won't go into all the details about why I didn't take any at Lindsey's, but just know that it involved tears (hers), begging (mine) and me walking out of there without a single picture! Anyway, Lindsey showed me her work, which was mostly writing samples. I loved hearing her voice in her writing - she is very creative and very conscientious in all she does. What a joy that little girl is to me. She warms my heart.

Emily allowed a few pictures, only because Daddy wasn't there to see her work. She was so excited for me to be there, and to show me her journal. I can't believe how much her reading and writing has improved this year. It's astounding, truly. Here is her journal the first day of kindergarten (sorry for the dark picture - notice there is no writing, just a bunch of scribbling and a sticky note her teacher put on there telling what the picture was about):



And here is a recent entry - it continued on the next page, too. It was about Ballerina Bunnies - too cute! And take a look at the difference a year makes!!!



Here's my sweet girl showing off some of her work (notice a pattern here? She writes about bunnies alot!). I am so proud of her! She has come so far, and I love her enthusiasm for learning!

Two Months Old!!!

Carter is two months old today. Impossible. Here is what he is up to lately:

*Smiling alot more, and most importantly, smiling at MOMMY alot more! Yay!

*Still sleeping alot during the day, but having many more awake times in between naps.

*On the verge of moving to size THREE diapers! The boy is big - he's 14 lbs, 12 oz (95th%) and 23 inches long (50th%). What can I say, he still loves to nurse, and does so just about every two hours during the day.

*Sleeping 4-5 hour stretches at night - hallelujah! - but not going to bed until late - around 11:00 or later most nights. Gotta work on that.

*Cooing, and "talking" to us alot more - he has been saying "ah-goo" alot lately. Pure genius, I tell you!

*When he gets in his bouncy seat, he kicks like a crazy man to make his "babies" move - he loves when those babies move. He acts like the kicking is his job, he's so serious about it.

Here are his 2 month old pictures, taken by Mommy today:

Bathing Beauties

Nothing too exciting happening today - but seeing my girls come walking downstairs today looking like this - just made me smile. They are both so beautiful and becoming so grown up!