First NFL game for Cole. My husband presented his father, brother and son with Cardinals/Rams football tickets for Christmas. His brother is a huge Rams fan. They planned such a fun day. The second gift for my son, was a new Cardinals tee-shirt. Grandpa planned their little tailgate party. I'm glad they did, tailgating is great fun. Because of arriving early for their tailgate, they got great parking. However, once they were inside, they realized that their box seats provided all of the food and drinks they needed. They had so much fun.

I dreamed of a "Pink" Christmas. I'm uncovering my office today - all day. Tomorrow is my reward. I've picked up our Christmas photos and plan to scrapbook tomorrow. I thought I'd show you my new pink Christmas tree in my favorite chippy white urn. My desk is never this clean. It's just waiting for me to play.

Christmas at Grandma and Grandpas was a big sea of wrapping paper, lots of laughs and mountains of cookies. Taylor and I baked for two days straight, bringing seven types of cookies and candies. My daughter and her cousin Laren are both big collections of Webkins. Whoever thought up Webkins is absolutely brilliant. Cole received a nautilus set from his Grandfather and Daddy. They spent the next two days cleaning out the third bay in the garage and setting it up. Now we can all get in shape. Can't wait. Taylor can't wait until her Daddy and Cole start putting together her dollhouse.
I'll keep you posted on that one. It could take months! It's also all about the WII at our house. Cole received the new wireless guitar and Guitar Hero III, the WII zapper and game, My Sims and Super Mario Galaxy. Fun, fun.
Taylor has been quiet as a mouse, listening to her new IPOD and working on this beautiful piece of art. If you're looking for a great girl gift, I found this set at Walmart and she's loving it.

Merry Christmas! I was so moved when I found this Christmas card that my wonderful Father sent to his parents during World War II. I was looking for something in my Grandmother's scrapbook and found this in an envelope. My Dad was 17 years old during the last year of the war. His parents gave him permission to join the war. There was such a tremendous feeling of patriotism then. Still, I can't even imagine. He was their only son, a star baseball player, super brain that had planned to move to California to live with his Aunt and Uncle to attend college. They had no children of their own and wanted to put my Dad through college. My Dad's life reminds me of George in my favorite movie, It's A Wonderful Life. My Dad did not get to go away to college when he returned. His Father had an accident and my Dad became the sole provider. He had no regrets, was an eternal optimist and also lived a wonderful life. I miss you Dad!

It snowed in Arizona. Of course it didn't snow in Phoenix. Notice everyone's lightweight jackets. However it has been snowing in the mountain towns in Arizona. The Toyota dealership where my sister-in-law works brought in truckloads of snow for a party last night. My kids had a ball.
We couldn't get them to leave and I could not take any decent photos. They were moving too fast! My husband and I are always so surprised when they so love the activities that we took for granted as kids. Me, playing in the snow in Iowa and my husband, playing on the beach in California. Go figure.

Happy Mail Day! I received my order from Jenny and Aaron today. Even the box is as cute as can be. I've been wanting these ornaments since last year and couldn't wait a minute longer to place my order. I know, they're cute. Now you all want them, don't you???
I always refer to her as "Jenny Cupcake". My husband is lucky that our kitchen decor is Tuscan/French Country or we would have cupcakes everywhere. I love their work.

My friend and neighbor, Debbie, hosted a cookie exchange over the weekend. Not only did we exchange 3 dozen cookies, she served us a delish brunch and we played fun holiday games. Are these little mouse cookies just the cutest?
As if she didn't spoil us enough, Debbie presented each of us with a darling copper cookie cuter with a message attached for the real reason of the season.
Her tag read "May peace, joy and His love surround you this holiday season and always". Well said!