Working Close

I love my job, especially when the photo shoots are close to home.  Today the ones I had were at the entrance to the neighborhood.  A drive down the mountain and I was at work, one mile exactly.  If I could do every session there that would be amazing.   Today it was great and so much fun. I need to take my boys around the neighborhood to do some pictures.  Maybe one day I will get it together enough to get it all done.  That is actually part of my 2013 goals, which I am working on now. 

It's Beginning to Feel A Lot Like Christmas

This morning started with a trip to the Legacy Springs clubhouse, which is like 7 houses away from my front door.  The neighborhood was doing a Toy's for Tots Drive and Santa was coming to visit.  I was taking pictures of everyone with Santa, which was a lot of fun.  The boys came up and saw Santa and Mrs. Claus. Danny hung out with me to help me out, which was super awesome.  I love it when my boys help out.

I headed home after we were done and Santa was headed back to the North Pole.  I walked in the door and got to work cooking for the Christmas party.

This is my favorite party of the year and it is simply because there is no stress, it is just fun for everyone.  Next year I am going to be even  more ready.  I already have some ideas.

I was making Taquitos, Coctail Wienies in BBQ sauce, mini corn dogs, and other quick and easy finger foods.  I also made some cookies and fudge.  The elves made some super cute snowmen faces and left the boys the ingredients that they needed to make more.  They were super cute, easy, and yummy.  Definitely three of my favorite things.

The party was a lot of fun, it was great to get together with friends and family and just have a good time.  I am considering making it an ungly sweater party next year, but we will have to see.  I am going to be asking for opinions on Facebook at some point.  I did not take near the pictures that I wanted to, in fact I did not really take any which pretty much was not what I had in mind, but it was nice just talking to everyone and making the rounds.  To those who did not make it you were all definitely missed, maybe next year you can make it.

It's Happening

So today is the day I have been waiting for all week and it arrived and was awesome!

We are building a house! It has been back and forth for a while on where we were going and what we were going to do and now it is happening. This is going to be great for us and for my mom. Brandon and I found a house a fell in love, we had no idea what mom would think and she loved it too. Today we picked out a lot and signed the papers! It is official and we could not be happier!

After school, which was at 1:00 because of the weather, we took the boys to see the house that is like the one that we are going to build. They loved it and then we told them we were going to build one just like it with mom and I have to say I do not know if I have ever seen them more excited. We showed them the lot and they cannot wait. I am so ready to see progress starting. Stay tuned to here for more as it happens!

My dad wanted us and mom to move in together after he died. We told him okay but it never happened. Neither house was what we all needed and we could not find another one that would work. We even looked at land to build but there was nothing that was what we needed. After the tornado in January we were not sure what was going to happen and then this house, which is perfect in a neighborhood that is perfect just sort of appeared. I am so excited and I do not think that I can say it enough. I also think that my daddy is happy which makes happy.

We came home and hunkered down for the storms. While it was rough we were all safe and with all of the crazy weather that happened throughout the country we were thankful to say the least.