End of 2011

    Wow well there's just about 4 hours and 7 minutes of 2011 left and then it's January 1, 2012... We get double to get used to, a new month to write and a new year! :)
     2011 has honestly been one of the worst and best years of my life! we've gone through some really crazy tough things I never dreamed we'd experience and yet this year has really been a year that I think I've grown up a lot and learned a lot about myself and others and more about God and what life means and what I believe.
    Met some new people, saw some people leave... isn't that the way it goes, people come, and people leave and maybe we don't know how we touch others and how people will touch us but they all do, sometimes subtly sometimes obviously.
     I don't know, I guess it's traditional to make New Year Resolutions, but I don't know if I'll make any this year. I wonder sometimes, what the point is if half the time we don't keep them anyways, but then if we never made resolutions we'd never improve right? But really we shouldn't have to wait for the new year, each day is a new start and a new opportunity to improve!

     Well I hope your new year is full of blessings and you grow closer to Him, and find true joy in each new day! Don't get so busy you forget to take in the little things in life! Take time to marvel at the intricacy of a rose, or the beauty of a sunset or the joy in a baby's laughter! Hope this year you find God's grace and  love and joy in a new way in each of the 365 days ahead!! 

 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

My verse for 2011: 

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. - Philippians 4:13

This is My Now - Jordin Sparks

( Just the lyrics here: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jordinsparks/thisismynow.html)

    

Davie (pictures)

I love this little boy to bits!! I miss him so so much!! =/ <3

Want my tippy cup? 

Okay I'll keep it! 

Ooh let's get into uncle Johnny's money chest! ;) 

Makin noise... yup! He's boy! <3

Hmm wonder if it tastes good! 

Someday... I'm gonna paint like great-grandpa! (=

Candy cane smile!

This is amazing Auntie!! 

Little angel finally went to sleep! =)

Christmas Eve pictures

Okay there are like 97 photos I went through and deleted some and captioned them so if you want to take the time to look at them you can go to my picasa web album through the link below.

https://picasaweb.google.com/105904803734651631354/ChristmasEve?authkey=Gv1sRgCOm4meTagunXywE

My camera is not the best quality but it captured to an extent the memories and that's what they're for. :) 

Hoping you all had/are having a fantabulous Christmas!! Last night we celebrated with my Grandma Barb Smith and I'm hoping to get some pictures up of that soon. 

Remember, He's the reason for the season! =) 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Christmas Prep (pictures)

Making Bonbons for Christmas Eve... Peanut butter, coconut, almond bark (Rachael can't have powdered sugar which is the main ingredient in the 'dough') and white chocolate (almond bark for dad)... Had lots of help and fun but I'm thoroughly sick of bonbons! =P Here are some pictures...

The coconut dough

Ready to be dipped

Dipping them

Some of the first dipped bonbons ready to freeze. They had a little extra chocolate around the edges but still tasted pretty fantabulous! :) 

My lovely helpers, Ruth, Mary and Sarah :) 

Went outside to get some pictures of the falling snow but the camera wouldn't pic it up. So here's a picture of Ruthie and Toby Mac. 

Toby trying to steal the camera.
This cat is actually a girl, Sarah gave it it's brilliant name when we thought she was a male, so now Rachael says we need to name it Sophia after Tommy Trattle's wife from David Copperfield by Charles Dickons... but I like Toby Mac! ;) 

Mary helped me dip half the bonbons once I was sick of it. Rachael finished them when Mary went 'to wrap her presents' :) 

Caught in the act! =P But I guess cooks have the right to snitch. :)

Dipping them... they made less than I remembered making last year, but maybe it's my imagination. I think we'll have plenty! =P

John found it necessary to 'help' ya know lick the bowls or taste test.... those jobs we are incapable of  doing... ;) 

Adorable, mischievous grin! =]

Peanut Butter bonbons mmmm!!! I LOVE peanut butter...

...and coconut!! =] this is just the start of the bonbons... this whole bucket at least is filled. =)

I can't wait for Christmas Eve when we celebrate with Grandma... which reminds me, I still need to wrap my gifts! =0
 Merry Christmas to all and a happy new year! 

New Blog

Okay, well I've decided to start another blog, I'll still be posting on this one too. My new one will be stuff I've written, like poems, essays and stories, if you wanna check it out, I'm not gonna say any of it is that impressive, but it's who I am. The blog is called

Scribbles of an Aspiring Writer

here's the link: http://annaaspiringwriter.blogspot.com/

I hope to post on here again soon, it's been way too long... haven't been on for a week 'cause of some things going on, but I'm back and I'll update soon.