Jessie's EARLY Christmas!!

So Jess got super lucky this year, and got to open up some early Christmas presents! Her grandma and grandpa Orgill asked if she could open them up when they arrived so that she would have a chance to play with them before she got all of her other stuff.

The box FULL of gifts.

I couldn't resist this picture. I love the hand over her chest! SO cute!

Do you think she was excited about getting this?

Here's a little video, if you want to hear it, pause the music down at the bottom of the page!

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Orgill! You guys are awesome. Jess could not have been happier with the gifts. Merry Christmas! We love you!

Christmas time and.....SNOW?

So, Jess has been really excited for Christmas this year. It's really getting fun with her now that she understands more. So we put a Christmas tree in her room this year, and she could not be happier about it.

So here's the finished tree, covered with her favorite thing...Candy!

My dad got this Santa hat and door hanger for a white elephant gift at his office Christmas party. Jess thought that it should be a beird!!

She has been playing with these little things every day. She can entertain herself for hours. It's a beautiful thing!

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So the other morning we woke up to SNOW! I don't know how long its been since it snowed in Cali, but its been a long time. It didn't last all that long, but we sure enjoyed looking at it while it did.

Goodbye snow! See you again in 10 years.

Tiff's B-day and Ornament Making Night

So Monday the 30th was my friend Tiffany's birthday. She and her husband Joe spent the Holiday in Utah as well, and had just returned home Sunday night. So naturally we had to do something fun, considering it had been a week since we had all seen each other. So we started the evening with BBQ (which was way good by the way), and then, I was introduced to the tradition of Ornament Making Night! So let me tell you how this goes. We start by going to the Dollar Tree and each purchase 5 items(side note-apparently the goal is to get the most ridiculous items possible that you would never imagine turning into an ornament). We then went back to Joe and Tiff's and combine all of the purchases.

The table full of all of the randomness that we bought.

We then assign each item a number, and put all of those numbers in a bowl. Then we went around the table and drew one number at a time. So you may not end up with any of the items that you actually purchased. Which by the way, I did not. Then with the 5 items that you have, you create some sort of ornament. It doesn't really matter what you do, the only rule is that you have to use all 5 items, at least part of them.

Cute picture of Joe and Tiff (don't mind Matt in the background). So by the way, the 5 things I ended up with were; a weird mirrored Christmas tree, a roll of gauze, a GIANT red comb, a tacky orange negligee (yes they sell those at the dollar store), and a blue foot massager.

The Felt Family

Here's baby Tay holding Matt's ornament.

Leave it to Tiff to come up with something beautiful out of so much crap. Her tree was awesome.

Andy's thing actually turned out kinda cool too. He made something that looked like a propeller out of safety pins and red hots! Can't see it very well from the side view, but pretty sweet.

And here's mine. Scary I know, but honestly, I did not know what to do with that. I probably stared at my stuff for 10 minutes before even starting anything. But its all good! Now I have some weird creepy tree thing, that I guess I'm supposed to be hanging on my tree!

Yay for ornament night!

Thanksgiving Trip!

So, for Thanksgiving this year, Jess and I went to Utah! I'll be honest, I was not all that stoked about this trip. No offense to the good people in Utah, but it was not exactly the ideal setting for a holiday. It was Jessie's Dad's holiday with her, and so I was going to be all alone. :( Plus it just meant that I had 20 hours in the car with only a 3 year old to talk to. Really?? Anyway, in the spirit of Thanksgiving...

I am so thankful for the sweet little lady that I have to keep things about life in perspective for me! This is our little turkey craft that we did together the day before we left. The feathers are her hands, and the body is her foot. We spent a few hours on this, and that time was precious to me. All I have to do is look at her sweet face, and I remember why I'm here!

So I know this picture is fuzzy(sorry, I was still driving when I took it), but if you cant tell the mileage is 666.4. That's how many miles it is from my on ramp to Scott's off ramp. But I am truly thankful that the weather treated us well. It is always a fickle time of year to be traveling, especially along I 80, but for the most part, everything was clear. If you thought that traveling with a 3 year old in the car for 10 hours sounded bad, try doing it in the middle of a storm! Not fun.

I am thankful for good friends, and babies! This is little Gracie Sue, my friend Tara's sweet baby. Tara was good enough to let me crash her families Thanksgiving. She is so good to me. She has always been such a wonderful friend that is there for me when I need her. And having Gracie there to hold made me feel a little more at home. Since I couldn't have my "baby" with me, I was so grateful that I had her. Plus, apparently she doesn't really like anyone to hold her that isn't her mother, but she was pretty content with me!

I am also grateful for my awesome friend Sheryl who let me crash at her house the whole time. She is so sweet, and patient with me. I'm usually pretty frazzled, and flaky when I'm in Utah, but she just says "I'm here whenever you need a place to stay", and even with only a few hours notice apparently :) thanks Sheryl!

So this picture does not at all capture how beautiful this sunset was, but you get the idea! I was so grateful to have this to stare at for a while on my way home. Jess was asleep, and I was alone with my thoughts, some good music, and this gorgeous site! Wow.