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What a fabulous giveaway!! My list for Santa just got bigger, including a FREE x-Box Kinect!!

Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme

TodaysMama and GameStop are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

1. What is your holiday wish for your family? That everyone would get their wishes granted, and that we could have plenty of money left over. but an xbox kinect would be FABULOUS!! plus games to go with it. They would think they were in paradise.

2. What is your Christmas morning / Hanukkah Nightly tradition? Christmas Morning, the girls are not allowed out of bed until we are up and ready. They wait patiently while the camera is set up and cinnamon rolls are place in the oven, and then we open stockings. after that, we try to eat a little sweet roll, then finish with the gifts.

3. If you could ask Santa for one, completely decadent wish for yourself, what would it be? I would ask Santa for an unlimited bank account. I would be able to take care of all of our needs, plus get a little 'Nip/Tuck" for myself.

4. How do you make the holidays special without spending any money? We make alot of hand made gifts for everyone. We all help bake and wrap and deliver gifts. Plus, on Black Friday, we go out and see Santa at the Bass Pro Shop, and spend time together.

5. What games did you play with your family growing up? Growing up, we didn't play a lot of games. I do remember playing UNO. and Pictionary.

6. What holiday tradition have you carried on from your own childhood? Everyone is together when we decorate the Christmas Tree.

7. Where would you go for a Christmas/Hanukkah-away-from-home trip? I would love to take everyone to a tropical island, or a trip around the world. One Christmas growing up, we went to Berchtesgaden, Germany and stayed at the Eagle's Nest, and went to ski school. Learning to ski at the base of Neuschwantstein Castle was the best Christmas I can remember. I would love to be able to give that trip to my children for Christmas.

8. Check out GameStop and tell us, what are the three top items on your GameStop Wish List this year? a Nintendo DSI, a Wii fit, a Wii rhumba game.

Halloween

So, I love Halloween. What a fun holiday. I love making costumes. I have made costumes for 10 years now. Starting with a 1.5 month old dressed as a PEA Pod, thinking that each child would wear the same costumes as they grew in to them, thus saving me time. hahah. I was so young then, and unaware that my 3 girls would end up looking so much a like, and that each scrapbook page would be identical.

Each year, we start looking at books and discussing the possibilities of Halloween starting in August. One year, I was able to purchase wonderful costumes from the Disney Store, just because we hit the sale just right. This year, however, after 30 yards of Tule, we came up with some fun costumes. can you guess what they are?

other than absolutely BEAUTIFUL??
OK, Emma's is a giveaway. She went as Cotton Candy.
Sophie is a Jelly Fish, Marin is a little Fairy.
Emmaline had Gorgeous Nails for the occasion.

And Gorgeous Eyes.
And a darling smile. of course, we cannot forget the Bling.

She wanted everyone to see her wings.........
Which were lost shortly after we started our Treck. and, yes, we Trick - or - Treated on Sunday.
She was so excited to have candy given to her... What a perfect day!!
My favorite picture of the 2 girls. Sophie's costume was a hit all over the neighborhood. Emma was just so cute and fluffy!! Halloween is fabulous!!

Fall Festival

This October, we went to a little Fall Festival at a farm here in Louisville. There was a little pumpkin patch, Hay rides, a "petting farm", bouncies, games, food, and pony rides.

Marin loves to see horses. She was excited to get on this pretty one.
And then, about half way around the SMALL arena, she started to get upset, nervous, worried,

Until it was full out hysterics. The teenagers running the pony rides stopped after one go 'round, and refunded us $2 of the $3, since she still went around 1 time. It is currently November, and she will not even get on the horse at the Kroger. Trauma.

My cute Sophie and Emmaline.

After the fun and excitement, the girls picked out pumpkins, and home we went.

Free Christmas Cards from Shutterfly

Well, for the maybe 1 person who visits this blog, I just wanted to pass along the fantastic news of 50 Free Christmas Cards from Shutterfly!!

I mean, how exciting is that!! That will save me $$ and time. I am not quite sure which is worth more right now, since both are short.

Free Card Link

I want to thank Abby for sharing this juicy tidbit. Now here comes the hard part of finding the perfect picture..... the search is on.