Merry Christmas To ALL!

Ok.... wow! Christmas is just around the corner.  I think I'm as ready as I'm going to get.  Looking forward to Christmas morning with my family and having my brother home again this year, he wasn't able to be here last year.  Carmen is going to have SO much fun opening her gifts this year.

She is changing DAILY.... I can't hardly keep up.  She's a very busy little girl.  Repeating things we say all the time.  She loves to dance and sing.  At night she always has to say "nigh nigh" to her brothers & daddy & give kisses & "huggies".  She is always making us smile.

The boys were really glad we got some snow and have been having fun riding their 4-wheelers in it.  We need a lot more to go sledding.  We'd love to take them skiing this year too, I think they'd really have fun.

A couple things have changed in our lives since my last post.... For starters after 9 years with my Yellow Explorer we decided it was time to trade it in before we invested money into many repairs.  Now I drive a Blue Explorer, with more bells & whistles than I need, but it is fun & the boys really like it.  

The second change is that I've started my own Thirty-One Business.  I'm really excited about it and eager to make it a success.  It offers me the flexibility I need to stay home with the kids, yet earn some extra money that we so desperately need.  Plus I get to help people organize their life in style!!!  What could be better?

If you'd like to see the products available you can view & shop my website at: mythirtyone.com/julesg.  OR if you'd like to host a show or a catalog party let me know!!!  Amazing deals in January! (the new spring line will be available to view January 4th).

We had fun going and picking out the perfect Christmas tree!!! We even got to take a hayride back through the woods to search for it!  Wish it had been snowy, but it was still fun!  The kids were very helpful.

Carmen enjoyed helping Morgan and I with our Annual Christmas Cookie day this year!  The boys got to help after school.  They made sure I'd have some left for them to frost when they got home.  Not a problem because we always make a BUNCH!  And the help is always welcome.

Dominic and Gino both enjoyed their parties on the last day of school and were eager to start their Christmas break.  We were all ready for it to begin this year.  Andy also had vacation time to take so he is off with them... it will be nice to have some quality family time over the holidays =)

Carmen loves going to their parties.... she always makes herself at home in Gino's class, thinking she should be in Kindergarten (but her mommy isn't ready for that!).

Our Elf, Boomer came back again this year after Thanksgiving and has been busy hiding all over our house.  Carmen gets SO excited when she spots him!  She gets a big smile on her face & points to him saying "BoomBoom"  It's so cute.  Than she likes to point him out to her brothers if they haven't spotted him yet.

FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOUR'S MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!