Christmas morning...

Here are some pictures I got of Jalyn on Christmas morning opening her presents.I'm pretty sure she had a good Christmas. Below is a picture I got of her this morning on her pony. I laughed so hard! She is too silly.

She loves that bike helmet. She'll put that on herself and just walk around with it. It's so funny!

I hope everyone had as good of a Christmas as we did! Happy Holidays!!!

I'm back....for the moment....

I know it's been awhile since I've posted anything, but I just haven't really had anything to post or even the motivation to do so. We had our Christmas party for my side of the family on Thursday night, so I thought I'd post some pictures from that. Duke.Jimmy.Me. :)

Jalyn got this pretty little thing from Mamo and Papa and she absolutely loves it!!!!! Look at her go! She's got the whole basement to play with this car! :)

Thanks Mom and Dad for a great Christmas! It was a lot of fun!

Kisses, kisses and more kisses...

Jalyn is the biggest sweetheart I know. Yeah, she has her terrible 2 moments, but for the most part, she is such a lover! I love these pictures of her smooching on her toys.

I've been wanting to get a rocking chair for her and Jerry just informed a little bit ago that he had a rocking chair when he was little and his dad still had it. Soooooo... he brought that home last night and Jalyn absolutely loves it! Here are some pictures of her sitting in it for the first time.

Even though it's just right for her size, she's still a little hesitant to get in and out of it by herself because it moves when she tries. So for now we help her, but it's so stinkin' cute when she's in it. She likes to rock her baby dolls.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!

Man, I can just feel the cold going through my bones when I look at this picture. It makes me shiver. I feel cold today. I just want to cuddle up in a nice warm blanket, drink some hot chocolate and be lazy today. Does anyone else feel that way too?

A fun Letter Game...

I got this from Leslie (www.jlcollins.typepad.com) and thought it was a cute idea. RULES: *Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following … they have to be real places, names, things … nothing made up! *Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial. You CAN’T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

What is your name? Julie
4 letter word: Joke
Vehicle: Jeep
Show: Just Shoot Me
City: Jackson
Boy Name: Jerry :) (if I can't use my husband's name then I'll use Jaden)
Girl Name: Jalyn :) (if I can't use my daughter's name then I'll use Jenna)
Drink: Juice
Occupation: Janitor
Something you wear: Jacket
Celebrity: Jennifer Garner
Food: Jelly Beans (is that considered a food? If not then
Something found in a bathroom: Jobby....Grandma Collins' "decent" word for poop. :D
Something You Shout: Jerk!

This was fun! Thanks for posting it Leslie and giving me the idea too.

Christmas picture time!!!!

Well, it's that time of year again....the time to send Christmas cards. I wanted to try and take a cute picture of Jalyn myself for the Christmas cards like I did last year. She doesn't do too well going to get her picture taken because it's intimidating and scary for her. She always cries now. So....the other day I got her all dressed up and here are the best of the pictures I took. I need help deciding which one to put in my Christmas cards. I'll number the ones I'm trying to decide on. Let me know what you think!


Look at how she's looking at the snowman like she's playing a game with him! :)


Picture #1This is the most traditional one, although it's not quite as clear as I would've liked it to be.

She loves her Christmas Puppy! She just had to give him a big kiss.

Awwww.

Picture #2I like how this one is a little bit more candid and it shows her pearly whites. :)

I guess I just like this one because it shows her whole outfit. Too bad she's not looking at the camera.

Picture #3

I like this one too because of her smile but I just don't know which one to choose! So tell me, Picture #1, #2, or #3???? Help me decide!