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Monday, December 30, 2013
Day 364 - December 30
I feel like I should have something super special for the last couple of days of the year. Instead, I just have the only pictures I took for the day. But they're funny.
And I'm using two because neither one tells the true story all by itself.
So I was talking to Mom on the phone this morning. I sat down on my bed and Cate promptly "asked" to come up with me.
She climbed into my lap and, the next thing I knew, she had gotten very quiet and still.
Because she fell asleep like this.
And I'm using two because neither one tells the true story all by itself.
So I was talking to Mom on the phone this morning. I sat down on my bed and Cate promptly "asked" to come up with me.
She climbed into my lap and, the next thing I knew, she had gotten very quiet and still.
Because she fell asleep like this.
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Day 363 - December 29
I no longer have to go totally and completely out of my way to get Dunkin.
The new one opened here in Mobile just before Christmas, and there was much rejoicing in the Dorval household. Especially since it's pretty much right next door to the ballet studio, so Jason will be able to go every single week when he takes Michaela to ballet. Happy man.
I don't get down to that part of town often, but a highlight of going gown shopping today was knowing I'd get to drive right by it on the way home. I needed the pick me up after gown shopping. Happy girl!
The new one opened here in Mobile just before Christmas, and there was much rejoicing in the Dorval household. Especially since it's pretty much right next door to the ballet studio, so Jason will be able to go every single week when he takes Michaela to ballet. Happy man.
I don't get down to that part of town often, but a highlight of going gown shopping today was knowing I'd get to drive right by it on the way home. I needed the pick me up after gown shopping. Happy girl!
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Day 362 - December 28
Back in November, we got crafty with buttons at my MOPS meeting. I then framed this about 3 weeks ago, and it's been leaning against the wall in the office since then.
Oddly enough, it took about 5 minutes to hang it today. Go figure.
Look how crafty I am!
Oddly enough, it took about 5 minutes to hang it today. Go figure.
Look how crafty I am!
Friday, December 27, 2013
Day 361 - December 27
Obviously the younger sister gets to see her older sister dress up a lot. And, apparently, dressing up looks fun.
Which is how this ended up happening today.
The face, well, that's just Cate.
Which is how this ended up happening today.
The face, well, that's just Cate.
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Day 360 - December 26
We got to extend Christmas a little, thanks to a box of gifts getting here today.
And, my goodness, did we have a VERY happy girl on our hands!
(Well, two girls. But Cate got her big gift from them already because they shipped it directly to us. I took the picture of that yesterday, but I figured I'd give them both fair play.)
The quote of the day:
"I finally got my tail!!"
And, my goodness, did we have a VERY happy girl on our hands!
(Well, two girls. But Cate got her big gift from them already because they shipped it directly to us. I took the picture of that yesterday, but I figured I'd give them both fair play.)
The quote of the day:
"I finally got my tail!!"
Day 359 - December 25
Merry Christmas!!!!!
I'm fairly certain that, due to a small child deciding she didn't want to sleep for a while sometime around 10pm-ish, therefore pushing back our entire to-do list on Christmas Eve, this picture was taken just after midnight, technically on Christmas.
And, because I couldn't choose one, or even two, pictures of the girls from Christmas morning, I'm going with this one.
I'm fairly certain that, due to a small child deciding she didn't want to sleep for a while sometime around 10pm-ish, therefore pushing back our entire to-do list on Christmas Eve, this picture was taken just after midnight, technically on Christmas.
And, because I couldn't choose one, or even two, pictures of the girls from Christmas morning, I'm going with this one.
Day 357 - December 23
Not a bunch to say about this one...
Lulu's last ride for 2013. We'll see her again next year!
Day 356 - December 22
Every once in a while, Jason is a genius.
Like tonight, when he put together Michaela's bike instead of waiting until Christmas Eve.
Smart man!
Like tonight, when he put together Michaela's bike instead of waiting until Christmas Eve.
Smart man!
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Day 355 - December 21
Holy cow! Only 10 days to go!! Once again, the question is, do I try to keep going or go back to a regular blog and hope I keep up with it. I've been so crappy about staying on top of this over the last few months that I'm not sure I want to attempt it just to fail. Ugh. We'll see how I feel on the first.
Meanwhile, the year's not over yet.
I was a busy girl this morning. Jason took the girls to the park so I could finally get to wrapping presents. They've been hanging over my head and it's been driving me nuts that I hadn't gotten them done yet.
So in his hour and a half or so away from the house, I knocked it all out. Santa gifts are wrapped, gifts from relatives who nicely shipped stuff to us directly for me to wrap, and even Jason's gifts all got wrapped.
This picture is the before and after of the Santa gifts. I'm just glad we've paired back to the whole "something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read" method of giving because it makes for a much smaller pile of stuff!
Meanwhile, the year's not over yet.
I was a busy girl this morning. Jason took the girls to the park so I could finally get to wrapping presents. They've been hanging over my head and it's been driving me nuts that I hadn't gotten them done yet.
So in his hour and a half or so away from the house, I knocked it all out. Santa gifts are wrapped, gifts from relatives who nicely shipped stuff to us directly for me to wrap, and even Jason's gifts all got wrapped.
This picture is the before and after of the Santa gifts. I'm just glad we've paired back to the whole "something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read" method of giving because it makes for a much smaller pile of stuff!
Day 354 - December 20
I found this dress at one of the consignment sales I went to this fall and couldn't resist getting it for Michaela. It has about 700 layers of petticoat tulle and, of course, is the most twirly thing in the world.
If you'd paid attention at all, you know that Michaela's criteria for how much she likes a dress is how twirly it is.
This one wins.
If you'd paid attention at all, you know that Michaela's criteria for how much she likes a dress is how twirly it is.
This one wins.
Day 353 - December 19
I couldn't choose between pictures tonight, so I'm doing three.
We went to Bass Pro to go see Santa, taking advantage of Jason's day off and getting the low crowd levels you get on a weekday versus the weekend.
We had a lack of desire to go near Santa on both children's parts, but, after going through once, we went back around and Michaela decided to brave it alone (our first picture has Jason, holding Cate, along with Michaela in it). Cate maintained her death grip on Daddy, so there are no solo pictures of her. I think kids crying on Santa's lap pictures are hilarious, but I just can't bring myself to do it to my own kid. So we'll hope that, in three years, Cate will be over the fear, too. Otherwise, we'll just have the one picture with her as a baby like we'd had of Michaela up to this point.
For those who haven't been before, Bass Pro does a whole big winter set up in their Santa area with toys and games for the kids to play with, tons of cute decorations, and, of course, the big guy himself. So at least I had another opportunity to get a picture of Cate in her cute outfit and a Christmas-y looking scene. And, to round things off, there's a picture of Michaela testing her ability to shoot (it's not good).
We went to Bass Pro to go see Santa, taking advantage of Jason's day off and getting the low crowd levels you get on a weekday versus the weekend.
We had a lack of desire to go near Santa on both children's parts, but, after going through once, we went back around and Michaela decided to brave it alone (our first picture has Jason, holding Cate, along with Michaela in it). Cate maintained her death grip on Daddy, so there are no solo pictures of her. I think kids crying on Santa's lap pictures are hilarious, but I just can't bring myself to do it to my own kid. So we'll hope that, in three years, Cate will be over the fear, too. Otherwise, we'll just have the one picture with her as a baby like we'd had of Michaela up to this point.
For those who haven't been before, Bass Pro does a whole big winter set up in their Santa area with toys and games for the kids to play with, tons of cute decorations, and, of course, the big guy himself. So at least I had another opportunity to get a picture of Cate in her cute outfit and a Christmas-y looking scene. And, to round things off, there's a picture of Michaela testing her ability to shoot (it's not good).
Day 352 - December 18
It was school party day for Michaela today.
I won't go into my long rant about the choice of McDonald's for their party lunch (ugh), but at least she had fun.
Who doesn't like decorating a cookie?
I won't go into my long rant about the choice of McDonald's for their party lunch (ugh), but at least she had fun.
Who doesn't like decorating a cookie?
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Day 351 - December 17
Cate woke me up by kicking me in the side this morning. She woke up at about 6:20, looking to nurse, and Jason wisely just left her in bed with me as he got ready for, and then left for work. She very kindly slept until 7:45, at which time she promptly started kicking me and crawling on me. Then she pointed to the door in her way of asking to get down and go see Michaela.
I helped her down and she came back a few minutes later with sunglasses that she wanted me to put on her. And she wanted to get back on the bed, probably because her pacifier was still there.
Cate can be cool, even first thing in the morning.
I helped her down and she came back a few minutes later with sunglasses that she wanted me to put on her. And she wanted to get back on the bed, probably because her pacifier was still there.
Cate can be cool, even first thing in the morning.
Day 350 - December 16
Today's picture is a picture of a 16 year old picture.
In a facebook group I'm in, we were telling the stories of our engagements. So, of course, I had to dig this one out. And take a picture of it because we didn't have digital cameras back then.
This is moments after we were officially engaged, in October 1997.
We look like kids. Probably because we mostly were.
In a facebook group I'm in, we were telling the stories of our engagements. So, of course, I had to dig this one out. And take a picture of it because we didn't have digital cameras back then.
This is moments after we were officially engaged, in October 1997.
We look like kids. Probably because we mostly were.
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Day 349 - December 15
Ten days until Christmas. WHAT?!?!!?
I think I'll just take in the glow of the Christmas tree instead of thinking about how much I still need to do. Otherwise I might flip out.
I think I'll just take in the glow of the Christmas tree instead of thinking about how much I still need to do. Otherwise I might flip out.
Day 348 - December 14
Jason and I are giant suckers. A Disney show pops up in our email anywhere locally, and we jump through hoops to try to make it work to go.
This time around, it was Princesses and Heroes on Ice.
I got presale tickets a few months back and then promptly forgot how close our seats were. We were so surprised by how close we were that we sat in the wrong place at first, figuring we couldn't possibly be any closer.
We were about twenty feet from the ice. I took these pictures with my 85mm lens, but it was pretty much what our actual view was. Michaela and Cate were both fully entranced.
This time around, it was Princesses and Heroes on Ice.
I got presale tickets a few months back and then promptly forgot how close our seats were. We were so surprised by how close we were that we sat in the wrong place at first, figuring we couldn't possibly be any closer.
We were about twenty feet from the ice. I took these pictures with my 85mm lens, but it was pretty much what our actual view was. Michaela and Cate were both fully entranced.
Day 347 - December 13
Technically, I took this picture Thursday night. But she wore the same thing to school on Friday, so I'm counting it for then.
Michaela's class was told to dress up as any part of the Nativity scene for school on Friday. Because I'm not at all creative or crafty, the best I could come up with was a blanket and a ribbon to make her into Mary. Oh, and a doll wrapped in a blanket.
I'm going to have to step my game up, I think. Thankfully, Michaela is still too young to notice what a slacker I am. She thought this was the best thing ever.
Michaela's class was told to dress up as any part of the Nativity scene for school on Friday. Because I'm not at all creative or crafty, the best I could come up with was a blanket and a ribbon to make her into Mary. Oh, and a doll wrapped in a blanket.
I'm going to have to step my game up, I think. Thankfully, Michaela is still too young to notice what a slacker I am. She thought this was the best thing ever.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Day 346 - December 12
This is what your Christmas "wrapping" looks like when you're a Coast Guard family.
FedEx was happy to see me coming with my two giant IKEA bags full of all these boxes.
Merry Christmas, family!
FedEx was happy to see me coming with my two giant IKEA bags full of all these boxes.
Merry Christmas, family!
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