330/365 Fuyu Persimmons

Ok so I don't actually love these fruits (pronounced fooey), they are hard like apples and they taste weird to

me but I do love the way they look on my counter and the tree is beautiful in my yard so I can put them in

the love category, right?  Maybe this week I'll take a picture of the tree.  We have a super busy week next

week and taking a picture each day is going to be tough, but I'm getting towards the end and sometimes it

helps to have something in mind.  Now I'm rambling, sorry.  Without further ado...the Fuyu Percimmon!

329/365 Say Cheese!

Who's idea was it to do pictures after staying up all night shopping?  BROWN!!!!  Any how it was pictures

day for my Christmas card.  I thought I was going over to Kristin's to set up her studio with some props and

snap off a few pictures of the girls an that's it.  Not even.  Kristin took an entire shoot of the girls and did an

amazing job.  I will have tons of pictures to choose from.  And unlike when I take them they will be in

focus, and gorgeous.  Wahoo!  I don't know how she does her job?  Look at my girls they look like

squirmy little worms, wiggiling and making weird faces.  Thanks Kristin, I almost forgive you for having

pictures on Black Friday.  I can only post this picture because I don't want to give away my card entirely!!!

328/365 Shop Til' You Drop

So instead of the pictures I didn't take of the dinner that took me all day to cook.  You will get to see

what I did after dinner...That's right Black Friday.  Do we call it Black Friday, because we are out

shopping in the black of night?  Now this post qualifies for today because all but the last photo was taken

before midnight.  We had a laughing experience when we attempted to "quick run into Walmart."  The

crowds and barricades set us straight.  But the mall was just our speed.  We waited until the mall doors

opened at midnight.  Then we ran (yes ran) to Abercrombie Kids.  Thanks to Sophia's young legs we

were first in line when they opened.  We hit a couple more stores after that then decided around two to

call it a night.  I think Kristin hit Walmart on the way home, but Sophia and I turned in.  Thanks Vanessa

and Kristin for a fun filled night!

327/365 Christmas Card

I love and hate Christmas cards.  I really love them when they're done, but I spend so much time getting

them just how I want them.  And the pressure seems big...  This year will not be any different I will

resign myself to that.  So today I needed to go shopping for outfits for the girls for the Christmas pictures.

It didn't go as well or quickly as I had hoped, but 14 stores later, I think I have something.  Of course I had

to buy each kid about 5 outfits to get them back home to see what would work.  Now I will be returning

clothes all next week!

326/365 A Little Birdie Told Me...

I finally got my Halloween decorations down today, so I didn't really bother to put any Thanksgiving

stuff up.  I just felt like it would be weird to eat turkey dinner with bats hanging over the table.  In a

week or so we'll be decorating for Christmas.  So I just put out my normal red and blue everyday stuff

(which I love!) and will hold off for the next holiday season.  That being said, I did put a couple harvesty

looking items on my island tray.  This little bird came from this past weeks big red barn trip.  It was a

smokin deal at 12 bucks!  Now if I could just get this turkey thawed out...

325/365 Packing Up

I took a few pictures of the kids messing around this morning while we packed up the campsites.  It rained

like crazy last night, so the kids were collecting worms and jumping in giant puddles!  Fun trip.  Don't they

look a little homeless?

324/365 Camping and Daytime Smores!

We are having such a blast camping with all our friends.  It's a little chilly today and looks like it might

start pouring any minute, so we've had a fire going all day.  Which, of course, means daytime smores!

The kids are riding bikes and Alayna even learned to ride without training wheels today.  Madison seems

to be an expert at teaching that now, she should have little business cards made up or something.  What a

great day.