SparkleShan

We are all moved in with Bobby! I am so excited to finally be here offically. I am seriously the happiet I have ever been. I have a wonderful little girl and I have found the love of my life. Things couldn't be better. Emma took her first shower here today and this is what she wrote on the shower door. TO cute!

SO much for knitting gifts for Christmas this year! Between work, getting ready to move and the holidays I was only able to manage knitting one Christmas gift. I finished it on Christmas Eve. I spun the yarn myself from batts by my friend Brittany ( Bohoknitterchic ) and the pattern for the cowl was designed by her also. This was for my mom because she has to get up and go to work at 5am and it is often cold on her bus from opening and closing the door all day!

Christmas Eve we spent with Bobby's family. There was lots of yummy food and LOTS of presents. Bobby's mom bought Emma the cutest ensemble to wear that night and Little Ray and RJ had suits! To cute! Emma was so excited to get the Wii that she had been asking for! Then later on, Santa came on a fire truck and brought all the kids presents. After the festivities at the Manfield's, Emma and I went and slept over my mom's house. I didn't have a tree at my place because I was in the process of moving right after Christmas. Normally every year I have to wake Emma up to open present at about 8:30 am. This year she woke up so early at like 6am!! Unfortunately I had to drop Emma off at her dads at 11 :(. Then my mom and I cooked a great meal of Ham, roasted chicken, twice baked potatoes and other yummies. Kellie made her first cheese cake the night before, which was really yummy too. it was really nice to get to spend Christmas with family and people I love this year instea

On December 23rd my mom's side of the family all got together for a dinner and exchange of gag gifts. Craig's wife, Lea, was in visiting from Germany but unfortunately he is in Iraq. The Gag gifts were so funny. My mother was NOT thrilled with the surprise gift that my sister got!

We had the big snow storm of the winter, which brought about a foot of snow or so. So the next day Bob and I decided to bring Emma sledding. it was fun watching the two of them go down the hill. After sledding we went out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse to get warmed up. Emmaa doesn't want to sit next to mommy anymore :(

We did not get a Christmas Tree at our apartment this year, because I am moving this month and I am never there anyway. So we went with my mother to get a tree for her house and help decorate it. We saw Santa the Maple Lane Christmas Tree Farm. Emma was such a ham while decorating the tree!

I am support excited! Emma lost her 3rd tooth, but its the first one I got to witness (I missed the others because of deployment). It was so wiggly, my big brave girl pulled it out all by herself! We left a door and pixie dust so the tooth fairy could get in to the room. The tooth fairy left her a 5 dollar bill!

So since I am not good at keeping on a my blogs as I go along. I am about to post a few yearns that I have spun over the past few months. Hopefully once I move and get all settled in I can start posting more regularly!