Yum

Alyssa ate her cheezits with her toes today at lunch time.

Apparently they are better that way.

Just a sneek peek into my everyday.

The Donut man is still around!

Alyssa woke from her nap one afternoon and the first thing she said to me is "I want to eat duncan" (spelling?). For those of you who are not familar with the donut man it's a christian video series that has a little donut character named Duncan, it's been around forever!. For me it tends to be annoying and I tend to think any kid shows with grown men doing it is rather odd. But anyway, she must've woke up wanting to have a donut. I thought it was funny because I never buy donuts. But she was so cute that I ended up telling her that next time we went to the store we could get some "Duncans". Well a few hours later I needed to run to the store to pick up a prescription and told Alyssa where I was going, and Daddy was going to take care of her while I went. "To get Duncans?" she asked me with a questionable look. I couldn't believe she remembered! Needless to say I ended up taking her along to pick a "Duncan" out. She picked this blue and white sprinkled donut, and said "that makes me happy." Oh the days where a blue sprinkled donut could make things happy.

More cookies...

Here are some pictures from the cookie bake with the family. Every year before Christmas we have both grandparents, my Aunt Brenda, Mom and myself get together all bringing several kinds of pre-baked cookies. Then we bake sandtarts together. Ending the day by making up trays for special occasions, and all our neighbors. It's a tradition we started a long time ago, and a great way to get a ton of different kinds of cookies without baking them all yourself. This year I made Spritz dipped in chocolate, Monster cookies, Brownie surprise, and gingerbread boys. Alyssa wanted to help too of course. She made a little sandtart for her and one for "Giana", even trying to decorate them with pink sprinkles which got a bit out of hand. I was able to grab the camera before trying to "save" the rest of the cookies from a pink sprinkle death. We ended up with a ton of cookies! Don't miss the "eyes" on the cookie table.~

I blinked...

So I woke up this morning and realized I blinked and Alyssa is a little girl! She had been up with Daddy until he left for work. She had put on her shoes and was playing upstairs in her room. She had put a cd into her cd player and was dancing to it and "building blocks." She was just being content and doing her own thing. She doesn't really need me anymore. So cute.

She's almost 27 months old and has quite the personality. She can reconize and knows her alphabet and numbers. I even caught her counting to 15 the other day. Her newest trick she's tried on Mamaw has been while she's supposed to be napping or sitting with her in church, she'll tell her "I'll be right back". Doesn't usually work but is still adorable. I find she's copying alot of what I say, Oye. Usually in the morning when she's done with her milk she'll hand it to me and ask if I "can hold it for a minute." She loves Sunday School and Neighbor's together. Her best friends at the moment are "Emily and Boy", Mom's puppets. She likes to watch the wiggles, and The donut man. She's just growing up so fast.

Giana is only 3 1/2 months old and she is growing up so fast too! She loves to be held and talked to and will even talk and coo back to you. Her smiles are breathtaking and her new favorite thing is blowing bubbles.

Hope you enjoyed the little update on the girls. I think I could go on and on about new things they are doing, but time is short this morning. Giana is hungry and we are off to NT.

Up goes our tree

Saturday was just one of those days. I made waffles with sausage gravy or syrup for breakfast. It was nice to sit down as a family first thing and enjoy each others company. Phil took a day off and was able to spend some time with the girls. The first snow of the season began to fall in huge puffy flakes. It continued all day and we had a tiny acculation...just enough to cover the ground. Then I made spritz cookies and started a pot of chili. We then had Mom and Dad over for chilli (Dad came late because he was out on the roads salting) and a wonderful salad. Alyssa had insisted that Mom bring "Boy and Emily", the two newest additions to the family, so they all played together for a while. :-) We then put up our tree and decorated it. It was alot of fun because this was the first year Alyssa was able to really participate. She was really busy "helping mommy and daddy". Most the ornaments found their way to one spot on the tree...just her height no less. Mom (Nancy) and Alyssa played a little game of hide the ornament (there is a video on youtube), which was quite commical. If you watch the video be sure not to miss the hidding her eyes while "looking at mamaw". Anyway, it was a great day and great evening. I love my family and miss the rest of them. :-( Wish you all could be here.

COOKIES !

Well I have quite the little helper this year! We both put on our "bibs" (aprons) and got to work. Monster cookies (check out Alyssa's new "cheese" face, and then on to spritz dipped in chocolate with sprinkles. A few more kinds to make before our cookie exchange this week but a good start.

Upstate

We again headed upstate after Thanksgiving like we have ever since Philip and I started dating, to visit family and do some hunting. Cousin Brittney was home for the weekend with her new kitten "Neman" and we got to visit Loren and Leah Martin too.Uncle Larry and Edna enjoyed loving up and tormenting the girls. I enjoyed some relaxing and Phil hunted Monday and Tuesday with no luck. All in all it was a great weekend.

Delp Thanksgiving

The whole Delp family gathered for Thanksgiving this year at Mom's. It was nice to spend some time together. Even though we all live close by my Aunt's and Uncles don't get to spend too much time with the girls. Nancy and Uncle Mike had alot of fun with these two puppets that Alyssa adores! Mike has the puppet that Alyssa so affectionately calls "Boy" and Nancy has "Emily". Unfortunately Hannah and Jeremiah were scared of them. Hannah and Alyssa shared a cute little table and the rest of us sat together. Yummy food and great fellowship.