Wednesday, December 22, 2010

STRANGER DANGER

Well folks, today we took Amberly to see Santa!  We were hoping for a cute pic like we got last year....and I think we got one for the record books! 

Everything started out nicely, waiting in line to meet the Big Man
Ambs enjoying her crackers and watching the other kids...
...lifting up her dress lol...
And then it was our turn......Danny preparing her.
She walked up to him like a big girl, stood in front of him and shook her head NO.....
and mayhem!!!!!!!  Poor baby!!!!  She wanted ZERO to do with him
Sweet girl holding onto daddy tight waiting with Mimi while I paid for this pic....

yep, we got a good one this year lol

Hope you all are having a good week!  If I'm not on before Christmas, I hope you all have a wonderful holiday with your families!  

xoxox

Monday, December 20, 2010

Mimi's at it again

A few days ago Mom came over and gave us the quilt she's been working on for Amberly for her Christmas gift.  I think it turned out so cute and the back is red minky fabric, so it is really soft!  Thank you mom!


a little brunette angel - just like Ambs
Each white square took about 60-70 minutes to stitch out!

She also made Amberly this adorable Christmas dress!  She's going to wear it this week when we go see the Big Man in red.

 I love that red and white polka dots

Now, how about some random pics....

so sweet!  a tired hubs and a tired monkey
This pic is from the UF/FSU game over Thanksgiving but I've forgotten to blog about it.  So, while UF was losing, Devoni said "Dang it!" and kind of threw her arms, well Ambs got the biggest kick out if it, so since then that's kind of been a new thing for us to say and she does the motions lol 
Ambs always empties my make up bag while I'm getting ready
We went to Target yesterday and Danny wanted to try out a new seating arrangement lol  She def liked it better than being in the seat
Finally, yesterday I mailed out the last of our cards, so here it is, the 2010 Wardlow Family card.

This week is going to be so busy!  I really don't know how I am going to get everything done?  I work 4 days at PB {I didn't get scheduled Christmas Eve or the day after wahooooooo} and still have to finish shopping, wrap everything, see Santa and get ready for our company Christmas day.  We are having Christmas at our house with mom and dad, Devoni and Tom, my dad's friends Jim and Mia and their son as well.  I can't wait til Christmas, just hope the next few days go by fast and smoothly! 

Friday, December 17, 2010

cookies and cupcakes

As yall know, last night was our 4th Annual Bake Fest!  We had lots of fun, food, and made memories!  Here's Bake Fest 2010 in pictures....

The girls gifts I had lined up for them.  Nikki and Sarah's on the left and Kelly's on the right.  That's Jason's penguin ornament from Amberly lol  He loves penguins.
Up close....see the girls names on the cookies!!!  Inside the bag was hot chocolate mix and a pair of Christmas socks
All ready to go....or so I thought.....
Dinner started kind of late as Kelly was stuck in horrible traffic and Sarah's work schedule.  We went to Escalante's and it was delish, minus our crappy waiter!
Kelly's gifts!
Danny was our photographer for the night!  Love Nikki and Sarah in Ambs' chairs lol
Opening their gifts!
We always have to have a sock pic!
Kelly doing the "Risky Business" scene LOL
Kelly have us pics from her wedding and pretty scarves, she said the pics have to go on our nightstands LOL
Sarah trying out a new style lol so cute
So after some dinner and pics, it's time to start baking....at 10 pm! We opened the fridge and the eggs hit the floor.  Great.  Danny being the SWEET husband he is, went to CVS to get us more eggs.  Love him!  He got back and handed us the eggs and said he felt like he was "chaperoning a kids sleep over" and was going to our room and to let us know if we need him haha  He stayed up and read George W's book.....which is great btw {we've been taking turns reading it lately}
bffs baking
Dancing to Mariah
The dough, as usual, was giving us some probs so I called Devoni at 10:45 to see what I was doing wrong.....and prob solved and we were back in business!
Nikki and Sarah saying "NO!  Not bad dough again this year!"  hahahaha
Sarah making the cupcakes...so much easier
Nikki and her green thumbs.....we dyed the dough colors.  She got green...
....and I got red
Ornament exchange time!  On the way back from dinner Sarah realized she forgot about the exchange and needed an ornament....so her and Kelly stopped by HEB to see what they could find.  Sarah came in with a brown sack and a "gem" of an ornament lol
Sarah's "ornament" was a festive color of nail polish LOL
Kelly's numbering system for the order
pretty ornaments and nail polish
Since Ambs was sleeping,  I went on ahead and opened her gift from Kelly and Jason.  It's the cutest little box that's one side chalk board the other dry erase.  The chalkboard side slides off and holds things {inside was chalk and magnetic letters}  Thanks Auntie K and Uncle J!
All in all we made about 10 cookies and a dozen cupcakes.  We didn't get to the decorating of any because it was late, so I decorated some cupcakes this morning with the stencils I bought!  
Think they turned out really cute. 

ok, here's our final cookies and cupcakes....idk why it uploaded upside down?!  But you get the point :)

How cute are these babies.  Ambs and Eli went with their grandparents and Danny to walk around the subdivision and look at lights while we were at dinner.  Love these kids! 

Even though bake fest didn't turn out quite like I had imagined, I was so happy to have a night with my girls to celebrate Christmas and our friendship!  Love u girls!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

4th Annual Bake Fest

Tomorrow night is the 4th Annual Bake Fest with the girls, and I am hosting this year!  We started this tradition in 2007 and every year it is so much fun.  It's a reason for us to get together, have dinner, listen to Christmas music and bake cookies.  Sometimes the cookies turn out, sometimes they dont....but nevertheless, it's fun time with best friends. 

2007...seems like SUCH a long time ago!
2008
2009 with 2 new additions to the group....baby Amberly and baby Kane in their matching outfits.  Jamie, we are SO sad you can't come this year {she now lives in Cincinnati with her family} 
We will def be thinking of you!

Here's some of the things we will be doing tomorrow!  Can't wait girls!  Love u!
 
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