Christmas Tag!

Leslie tagged me, so here goes...

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? I LOVE hot chocolate with marshmallows! I drink it year round! I've tried Egg Nog, but am not a big fan.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Unwrapped under the tree

3. Colored lights on house/tree or white lights? We just have white, but I can appreciate the colored too. Everyone should do what makes them happy...go Clark Griswald!

4. Do you hang mistletoe? Haven't found any, but would love to!

5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually the Sunday after Thanksgiving

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? I love it all!

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? Going to church on Christmas Eve...it's still my favorite part of Christmas.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I remember starting to wonder in 2nd grade... I think Elisha Sutton had something to do with it. Or maybe it was Mandy...thanks again Nathan!

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes, Jerid and I get an ornament every year for eachother and we also get one for Layne. I also get Layne Christmas pjs that she opens Christmas Eve and wears.

10. How do you decorate your tree? We got a real tree this year and I love it! So, all our ornaments that we have bought for eachother are on it. We also have a huge tree in our front window that is decorated with ribbon and bulbs.

11. Snow! Love it or dread it? I love it if I don't have to drive in it.

12. Can you ice skate? Never been, but I am dying to try.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Everyone in my family knows this one...MY LAKERS JACKET!

14. What is the most important thing about the holidays for you? Being with our families and friends and celebrating the birth of Jesus!!!

15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Fudge

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Going to church and watching Emmit Otter's Jugband Christmas.

17. What tops your Christmas tree? A beautiful Santa

18. Which do you prefer-giving or receiving? Giving...seriously. I never open my presents until after all the kids have opened theirs because I love watching their reactions to each gift!

19. What is your favorite Christmas song? I love all of them, but probably Silent Night. This is the one we light the candles to at church. It is such a peaceful song and it always reminds me of what Christmas is all about.

20. Candy Canes-yum or yuck? They're okay.

21. What do you want for Christmas? There is nothing that I just really want. I like lots of things.

22. Do you attend an annual Christmas party? We usually have one or two, but this year we didn't go to a single party...kind of sad, huh?

23. Do you dress up on Christmas or wear PJs? PJs...who dresses up???

24. Do you own a Santa hat? Yes, but I don't wear it.

25. Who do you normally spend Christmas with? Both of our families.


Okay, I tag Kandace, Amanda U., and Hilary

Flashback Friday

These are pictures from last Christmas...Layne's first Christmas. She was about 11 months old. I can't believe how much she has changed in the past year! The first picture is of her tree which was rearranged by her on several occasions. Merry Christmas to everyone!!!

6 Random Things

I have been putting this off because I am extremely busy and don't really have anything interesting to say about myself. But, since Mandy tagged me I figured I better post something...

1. I love Christmas!!! I love sitting in church on Christmas Eve, giving gifts, the sights, the sounds, and especially the excitement of children!

2. I believe the 80's is the best decade of music and will continue to be so for the rest of time.

3. I love to make white rice and then mix in some Italian dressing and...EAT IT!

4. I would rather eat a fruit salad than a piece of chocolate

5. I sleep in socks even though I end up taking them off during the night.

6. I watch shows that I am way too old to be watching for example...The Hills and One Tree Hill.

Thanksgiving...FINALLY!

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving! I love this time of year because I get to spend time with some of my favorite people...my family! We went to Jerid's Grandparent's farm on Thursday. They have several little kitties and Layne loved holding them and kissing them! She also got to spend time with her cousins that she doesn't get to see very often. It was so much fun watching them play together! On Saturday, we had my family over to my house. So, I didn't get many pictures...I was busy cooking etc. But, we had a great time! Unfortunatly, Lance couldn't make it because he had to work. Bedlam just wasn't the same without him, but he'll be home in a few weeks for Christmas! Hope you enjoy the pictures...










I think Layne is going to take after her Aunt Jill...she LOVED the kitties on the farm!




POOR KITTY!



Layne and Carson



Layne with her cousins Kassie and Autumn

A Birthday, Festival, Halloween,and Game Day...We've Been Busy!

We have had an extremely busy couple of weeks. So, I have posted on several different things. Sorry about the lengthy post and the amount of pictures, but I figured if I didn't post now...well, you might never see any of this!




As most of you know, my nephew recently had a pirate birthday party and asked everyone to dress in their pirate attire. Well, Layne doesn't really have anything like that, so this is what we ended up with...thanks Uncle Stoney for the bandanas!!



C.J Larue fixing to blow out his candles...Happy 4th Birthday Bandit!!! I love you to pieces!





Layne's school recently had their Harvest Festival. They had games, food, and a silent auction. Layne had a lot of fun even though she was a little young to understand the games. Jerid and I won the "Family Game Night" basket at the auction. So, if anyone wants to battle the Patterson's in Dora Memory just let us know!




I helped with Layne's Halloween party at school on Friday. She was not very cooperative. Once I showed up, she wouldn't let me put her down. Annie... I think I have a little Lily on my hands!




When Layne got home from her Halloween party at school, she carved a pumpkin with Dad. She mostly supervised and played with the matches, but she was still very proud of her accomplishments!





My beautiful little witch! I thought my mother did an amazing job on her costume...thanks Grandma!!





Hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween!





Jerid's parents invited us to go to the OSU football game with them on Saturday. We thought it would be fun to let Layne experience her first Cowboy game and she was a trooper! It was very hot, but she had a great time. Thanks Mammy and Dar!!!


Family pic at Layne's first OSU Football Game...GO POKES!!!





Layne with her Dar and cousin Carson before the game.





Layne with her Mammy enjoying the snacks at the game.

Flashback...Thursday?

I hope it's okay that I am posting my flashback on Thursday instead of Friday. I have today off, so I had a little time to post. Since Halloween is a week from tomorrow, I thought it would be appropriate to flashback to Layne's first Halloween. She was only 10 months, so she didn't really get it. She couldn't figure out why so many kids were ringing her doorbell! This year she understands so much more, so we are looking forward to taking our little witch trick-or-treating!!! Of course, she will just be going to a few of our neighbors homes and maybe stopping by to see her cousins, but it will still be a lot of FUN!!!




My precious little peacock!





This is a picture of Layne and her good friend, Riley Haynes.

It's The Great Pumpkin...Charlie Brown!

Fall is such a special time of year for my family. It really kicks off the holiday season for us! We love creating memories as a family and starting traditions with Layne. So, last Sunday we were off to the pumpkin patch. Layne was so excited to get some "mumpkins". Before we left, she checked her Halloween Calender for a "kitty" which is her term for Kit-Kat. We then left for the patch and she had an amazing time amongst all the mumpkins! She even picked some of them out all by herself. We ended the day with icecream from Maggie Moo's...YUM!!! Hope everyone is enjoying their Fall! p.s.- I posted 3 times in one sitting...Mandy, have you ever done that??? Be sure to check out the other posts. This is all you will be getting for a while.