Well, I guess this will be last post for the year 2010! It's hard to believe that another year is coming to an end but I am excited to see what 2011 will bring our way.
2010 has been a pretty good year for our family. I'll do a little recap of some of the highlights :)
~ We were able to go to PEI for a visit with our families during the summer. This trip included attending 3 weddings for some of our dearest friends and family. Cameron and I were also very fortunate to be able to spend almost 2 full months in PEI and Cory was able to join us for almost 2 weeks. It was a great summer!
~ We got to go on our first "real" family vacation to Orlando, FL. We had so much fun and made so many memories while we were there. Although our trip was jam packed and was very busy, it was all worth it. Cameron had so much fun and we can't wait to go back.
~ We made a big announcement in November that we are expecting baby #2. Many of our family and friends were quite surprised to hear this news as we had led them to believe that we didn't plan to have another baby. I think we did an excellent job of fooling them. We are still in the early days of this new part of our lives but we know it's going to make 2011 an exciting year!
Overall, 2010 was a great year for our family. We seem to grow closer together with each passing year and we love making new memories that we'll cherish always. I wish all of our family and friends, both near and far, a healthy and happy new year!
Bring on 2011!!!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Baking is done!
After much procrastination, I have finished my Christmas baking. I didn't do much baking this year and I decided that whatever I could get done in one day was all that I would do. So, this past Sunday I spent the majority of my day in the kitchen. Baking, doing dishes, baking, doing dishes, baking, doing dishes...it's doing the dishes that really isn't too much fun. I decided to keep things pretty simple with my baking choices and I made peanut butter balls, ginger cookies and Skor fudge. Everything turned out great! I packed the majority of the baked goods into the cute little boxes to be delivered to our friends. We only kept a small amount of treats for ourselves because lets face it; the more we have in the house, the more we'll eat! Everyone got their little box of goodies yesterday and I hope that they'll enjoy :)
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Christmas Baking
Wow, I can't believe that it's only one week until Christmas 2010! Where has the time gone? Not only that but I am slightly disorganized and therefore behind this year. I'm usually very much on the ball and ready for the holiday season in advance but this year I seemed to have a little trouble. I'm sticking with the fact that the little bundle I have growing in my belly has caused me to be more tired than usual and is taking it's toll on my energy level.
With all that being said, I have managed to get all of my Christmas cards and gifts in the mail...hopefully in time so that their recipients will receive them before Christmas. Although, I have to admit that a couple of our friends who live in the North may not get their cards until after the holidays...oops!
The past couple of years at Christmas time I have done lots of baking and made up little tins of goodies for our SK "family". However, this year I've been struggling with whether or not I would do this again because I just haven't had the energy. After thinking it over and over and over and over, I have finally decided to take the bull by the horns and tough it out for at least one day of baking. I figure if I don't go overboard and just make a few different treats that I should be able to handle the work. I've also instructed Cory that his assistance will be required. So, tomorrow will be my one and only baking day. Whatever gets done tomorrow, is all that I am doing this year. To be honest, it's not the baking that I find so tiring because I very much enjoy that part...it's the cleaning that goes along with it that I despise.
My goal for tomorrow is to bake 4 different kinds of yummy treats and put together the Christmas gifts for our friends. I'm confident with a little help, that I can get it all done in one day and I hope that our friends will be pleased with the outcome. So, here's to Christmas baking!!
With all that being said, I have managed to get all of my Christmas cards and gifts in the mail...hopefully in time so that their recipients will receive them before Christmas. Although, I have to admit that a couple of our friends who live in the North may not get their cards until after the holidays...oops!
The past couple of years at Christmas time I have done lots of baking and made up little tins of goodies for our SK "family". However, this year I've been struggling with whether or not I would do this again because I just haven't had the energy. After thinking it over and over and over and over, I have finally decided to take the bull by the horns and tough it out for at least one day of baking. I figure if I don't go overboard and just make a few different treats that I should be able to handle the work. I've also instructed Cory that his assistance will be required. So, tomorrow will be my one and only baking day. Whatever gets done tomorrow, is all that I am doing this year. To be honest, it's not the baking that I find so tiring because I very much enjoy that part...it's the cleaning that goes along with it that I despise.
My goal for tomorrow is to bake 4 different kinds of yummy treats and put together the Christmas gifts for our friends. I'm confident with a little help, that I can get it all done in one day and I hope that our friends will be pleased with the outcome. So, here's to Christmas baking!!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
The Ellen Show - Can Andy Say That?
I was perusing my friend Amber's blog and I came across a very funny video clip from The Ellen Show. I laughed my butt off so I just had to share and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did! I love The Ellen Show but unfortunately I don't get to watch it as often as I would like. I suppose I could take advantage of the fact that we do have a PVR and I could record it every day. Maybe I'll make that one of my New Year's resolution ;) Enjoy!!
"I'm running away!"
So, I knew it would happen eventually but I honestly didn't think we'd hear the phrase, "I'm running away" from Cameron at the age of four. However, it has been said a few times this past week.
The first time I heard it was pretty amusing. You see, I had let Mr. Cameron stay up late to watch a couple of shows on TV...G.I. Joe and Inspector Gadget so you can see why he didn't want to miss those! Anyway, it was 10pm when I finally told him he had to go to bed. Of course, because he was then overtired he started to put up a little fight. He then said that if I didn't want him anymore that he was running away. I certainly didn't tell him that I didn't want him. I simply explained that it was way past bedtime and that he had to get ready for bed. "I'm running away" was the next phrase out of his mouth.
I refrained from laughing and explained how much Mommy and Daddy would miss him if he ran away. I then asked him where he was going to go if he didn't live with us anymore. To my surprise, he had a plan already in place. He informed me that I had to take him to the airport in the morning and that he was going to live with Nannie (my mom)! I asked him what he was going to do if he lived there and he then said he was taking a big box of toys with him. I decided I should break the news that Nannie has to go to work every day and I asked him who would look after him while she was at work. He looked at me like I was a complete moron and stated, "I'll stay with Grampie while Nannie is at work."
I thought he was very inventive and had quite a plan for being such a tire little boy. I managed to get him settled and into bed with the promise that he could call his Nannie and talk to her on the phone the next day. He seemed pleased with this idea and decided he wasn't going to run away after all...until the next day when he didn't like being told to pick up his toys and he stormed off to his room while yelling, "I'm running away!" The joys of children :)
The first time I heard it was pretty amusing. You see, I had let Mr. Cameron stay up late to watch a couple of shows on TV...G.I. Joe and Inspector Gadget so you can see why he didn't want to miss those! Anyway, it was 10pm when I finally told him he had to go to bed. Of course, because he was then overtired he started to put up a little fight. He then said that if I didn't want him anymore that he was running away. I certainly didn't tell him that I didn't want him. I simply explained that it was way past bedtime and that he had to get ready for bed. "I'm running away" was the next phrase out of his mouth.
I refrained from laughing and explained how much Mommy and Daddy would miss him if he ran away. I then asked him where he was going to go if he didn't live with us anymore. To my surprise, he had a plan already in place. He informed me that I had to take him to the airport in the morning and that he was going to live with Nannie (my mom)! I asked him what he was going to do if he lived there and he then said he was taking a big box of toys with him. I decided I should break the news that Nannie has to go to work every day and I asked him who would look after him while she was at work. He looked at me like I was a complete moron and stated, "I'll stay with Grampie while Nannie is at work."
I thought he was very inventive and had quite a plan for being such a tire little boy. I managed to get him settled and into bed with the promise that he could call his Nannie and talk to her on the phone the next day. He seemed pleased with this idea and decided he wasn't going to run away after all...until the next day when he didn't like being told to pick up his toys and he stormed off to his room while yelling, "I'm running away!" The joys of children :)
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