"BUT MARY TREASURED UP ALL THESE THINGS AND PONDERED THEM IN HER HEART." LUKE 2:19

~ things i love with a capital P ~

PERSPECTIVE, pottery barn patio furniture displays, practically all track jackets, putting my hope in Christ alone, photography, pistachio nuts, parenting as a privilege, pairs of cute sunglasses, painful times deepening friendships, pink bubblegum ice cream (by the pint), perseverance, practical jokes, people, people i can trust, plumeria flowers, pearl earrings that were my grandma's, pantene smooth vitality conditioner, plopping clutter into the trash, pigtails all messed up after naptime on my girls, purel hand sanitizer, painting walls with color, pouring into people's lives, plush blankets, prioritizing, polished nails, pharmacies with 24hr drive-thrus, places where palm trees survive winter, packing away my 2009 "calendar", pacific northwest mountains & rivers, pie plates with fluted edges, purpose, puppies named bronson, preferring the word pacing vs. procrastinating, people who love to say i'm sorry more than they love to hear it, pocket-sized butterfingers, phone calls with special friends, piano music, patterned scarves, practicing not to presume things, planting flowers in pots, passion, penne pasta, panda bears reminding me of my love for HK & japan, pillows that are just right, praise & worship freeing people of pride & insecurities, paying for starbucks coffee with gift cards, putting on my running shoes, pomegranate mixed drinks, putting off dishes till company leaves, purses filled with lipgloss, people who can be vulnerable, parties for every occasion, politeness, plane rides to far away places, popcorn that's air-popped, paul marrying stephanie, pedicures, peaceful homes, price tags with a clearance sticker on them, pre-recorded tv watching, poverty prompting compassion, pieces of angel food cake & strawberries for breakfast, peeking in on my girls while they sleep, products from bath-n-body works, packs of trident spearmint gum, people who can laugh & be witty when life gets hard, paper plates in bulk, papa murphys garlic spinach chicken artichoke de-lite pizza, pretending my girls and i wrote 'put your arms around me' by natasha bedingfield for each other & singing/dancing to it each night after work to remind me to put grace & humor in EVERYTHING (towards myself & them) or it will feel like a really long work week, a very short life, and an inevitable amount of colorful language exposure that i couldn't possibly blame all on the playground...............

we're. crazy. about. these. songs.


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Thursday, February 5, 2009

Our Christmas Eve & Morning...2008

When I was Eden's age I was lucky enough to actually have my two front teeth out during Christmas and I love that I have a video of Eden (couldn't get it to load-too long) just like me singing on Christmas Eve "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth"

Cookies for Santa...Carrots for the Reindeer...Not too much milk ???? Because they wanted him to be able to drink the other kids' milk too!

The creatures weren't stirring...

Not even my little "mouse"

Waking up to check out how hungry Santa was....Funny thing is that Eden has known forever about Santa not being alive anymore; but she begged basically to still get to pretend to believe in him. I think she believes a bit still about the "magic" and surprise behind Santa and gift exchanging because we told her how Santa was a real man and all the wonderful things he really did in this cool book in Leavenworth on one of our annual Tree Lighting Trips about Jesus and Santa and the history behind it. So basically in our home...Santa "worked" for Jesus. And that gift giving is "working" compassion into the world with this tradition and the celebration of Christ's birth...
They definately still believe in reindeer and listening for the hoofs and bells! The Tooth Fairy is very alive in their minds....as well as elves. Elf people are who make all the toys for them and they make them at Big Toy Factories!
Stocking Un-Stuffing

LIIIIIIIBBBBBB STICK! (lip gloss)

Sissy let's kiss and taste each other's flavors...."hmmmmm mine no want mine libstick all gone!!"

Helping Hands and Heart?.....or.....She just couldn't wait to see?

Thank you Daddy for my Care Bear (Char Bear she calls them) Puzzles!

Hallé opening her huge Sleepy Time Care Bear (Char Bear) that Eden picked out and helped pay for to give to her...She LOVES it ans sleeps with it everynight (good pick Eden).


The girls giving Daddy his gifts they made and the Tackle Box with the right dividers he wanted.

Thank you Daddy; Muuuuuaaaaaahhhhhh!

Hallé helping Mommy get all her new frames out that she wanted.

The Polly Pocket Mega Mall that Eden didn't ask for and had never seen....but freaked out about! Mommy keeps saying that she wishes she was a polly pocket sometimes. They have hot tubs in the back of their cars, amazing pool parties, and to die for wardrobes!!!

~Thank you Grampie and Grammie for loving on us all the way from Florida.~

The Doll that Hallé did actually pick out off the computer; she loves the 60 sayings and that it's a "pee pee in the potty singing doll!"

My awesome $6 Craigslist find for Eden to have her own Blonde locks for the Hannah Montana Highlighter to show up on and so she can learn to braid!
~Off to Go-Jo and Papa's House~

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