A Triple Sleepover!

Hello!

Thank you so much to my new follower, MyInnerStarUStudios!

I haven't posted for so long!!  I am so sorry, my lovely followers!

  On Friday, Lindsay's friend J (I won't be saying her name for her privacy) and her family came up for the three-day-weekend (Happy MLK Day!!) for vacation.  We went skiing with them all day Friday.  J and her little brother had never been skiing before, so it was fun to watch them learn.  I got to help J with some basic skiing stuff, and my dad helped her a lot with turning.

J had decided that she wanted to go to dance with Lindsay, so I went into town with them to get some stuff from the grocery store.  Lindsay had made some special dessert requests, so I needed some ingredients!  When I got home, I set up a fort for them to sleep in (per Lindsay's request), and started working on the popcorn ball mixture for them.  By the time the girls got home from dance, the mixture was ready, and they rolled up the balls.  They turned out great, and were quite delicious!  Lindsay and J enjoyed playing Barbies, watching movies, hanging out, and getting dressed up all weekend!

Pillow fight! (You can see the fort behind them)

On Saturday, I made a special cinnamon roll hearts breakfast for them.  I got the idea from Pinterest.  I also made them special mini sundaes.  It was a lot of fun!

The inspiration.


Our cinnamon rolls!


The popcorn balls.  Pretty cool, right?

They turned out really well, and I was super happy with them!  J was only suppose to stay one night, but of course the girls never wanted to separate!  J ended up being able to stay for three nights!  She went home around noon on Monday.

I had started getting a sore throat on Sunday, and by Monday morning, I did NOT feel good.  Ick.  Unfortunately, we had to drive 2 hours to go to my orthodontist appointment, and then meet with our Educational Supervisor from our charter school.  I really didn't want to go, but I had to.  It was a tiring but productive day.  When we went to Target, as always, I looked in the dollar rack for AG sized things.  I actually found these cute little bins that are great for storage, and an adorable AG sized laundry basket.  Lucky finds!  I will post pictures soon.

Lindsay had lots of fun, and was totally overjoyed to spend 3 and a half days with J!

Have a great night!

~Grace

P.S. Post tomorrow on ice skating Donner Lake!!

Haha!  I just HAD to put this picture up because it is just
SO FUNNY!!! (Plus, that's kinda what I feel like right
now =P)

Happy 14th Birthday, Claire!!

Happy Birthday to my very special friend Claire!  I hope that you are having a wonderful day!  You are such a great friend, and I miss you so much!  I hope to see you soon! (Please check out her YouTube Channel here.  She is super creative, and she does AMAZING videos! :)

Aaaaaaaah.  It's finally the weekend.  FINALLY!!!!!  WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, WEEKEND?????  YOU'VE BEEN HIDING FROM ME!!!!!!!  Haha.  This week has been exhausting for me.  Anybody feeling the same way????  I am just feeling totally over done.  But, it's not over yet, because I still have two (yes, two) Algebra lessons left.  Uuuuuuuuuugh.  Plus, today, we have a big shopping day.  And I'm not talking about clothes, or anything FUN; I'm talking about groceries.  Since we don't live nearby big stores like Wal-Mart, Costco, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, etc. we have to make BIG shopping days about once a month.  Let's just say I am NOT EXCITED.  Oh well... what can I say?  It's an unfortunate part of life.  But, aside from that, I SHOULD have a nice Sunday.  I pretty much plan on skiing, or just doing NOTHING.  I haven't gotten to do that for a good 5 days.  And now it's going to be 6.

Ok, I'm done ranting now. =P

I had a good week, it was just tiring.  I actually got to go skiing on Thursday, which was fun.  The only thing was that my hands got TOTALLY frozen!!!!  I don't know why, but it was very painful.  They literally had to thaw out, and it HURT.  So, when we go to Costco today, we are going to get the 100 pack of hand warmers.  Yay!!!  We got some to try out last year, never used them, and just tried them out a few weeks ago.  They work SO WELL!!!

Lindsay and I did a video on our YouTube Channel of what we got for Christmas + reviews.  Please check it out here!

The kittens are doing really well, and of course they are super adorable!!!  They are super, super sweet, and the dogs are actually hanging out with them!  They love to be around us, and they play with EVERYTHING!!!!  Kooper still isn't quite sure about them, because he is not used to having other animals be the center of attention.  He still gets a lot of love, but he now has to share the spotlight.  :D  He is being very sweet about it, though.

Our cats are actually acrobats!  We have a ladder that goes up to our loft (playroom) and they have been climbing on it!!!!  It is so funny!!!  Maggie is much more coordinated (and smarter; no offense Jack :), so she is a lot better at it.  Jack is working on it, and he is doing pretty good.  We are trying to train them to do it, and so far, the best lure is the treat bag!

Well, we have got to get to our shopping, so I've got to go.  Have a great day!

~Grace

Christmas Day!

Hello!

Thank you so much to my 2 new friends, Wendy and Janna-Mandy!

I hope you've had a great couple days.  I have been skiing, and I am really, really loving it, and I actually got to go on some more advanced runs yesterday!

Ok, onto Christmas!  We had a very relaxing, beautiful day!  We actually had a white Christmas, and on the day after Christmas, it snowed like CRAZY!!!  We got 2 feet!  We had a very nice morning, opened gifts and cards, and had our traditional DELICIOUS cinnamon roll breakfast!  Yum!  We hung out the rest of the day, played with our new AG stuff, and started making a video for our YouTube Channel.  We had an amazing dinner of Ham, Green Bean Casserole, Cheesy Potatoes, Pineapple, and Cranberry Sauce.  It was super delicious!!!!!  We ended the day with the classic movie "White Christmas."  It was a wonderful movie, and we all enjoyed it very much.

I realized that I never posted a picture of our tree!  Here it is:

Here is what I got for Christmas:

Of course, my favorite gifts of all!  Jack...

...and Maggie!


Here's the story: Daydream Doll Boutique was having their Holiday Giveaway for my dream doll, Hailey.  I love her short curly hair, and I had wanted her for over a year.  Lindsay's doll, McKenna (check her blog out here) won!!!!!  As a Christmas present, she gave Hailey to me!!!  I love Hailey, and she is a beautiful doll!


The Reindeer PJ's!  I have really, really wanted these, so I was super, duper excited.  They are so cute, and I love the little thumbprint design!

The Sweat Treats PJ's!  I have also really wanted these, and they are ADORABLE!!!  Now Audrey has some pj's!

The Sporty Sandals!  These have been on my list for a few years now, and I was so excited to receive them!  They are SUPER realistic, and look exactly like Keen shoes.  I love them!

The Raspberry Hoodie!  Lindsay and I each got one in our stockings, and they look super stylish on the girls!

The Our Generation Home Accessory - Kitchen Baking Set!  I love this set!  Elizabeth now has some really cool baking tools!

Review of the AG items coming soon!

I hope you had a very wonderful Christmas, and that you are having a great day today!

~Grace

Skiing + TONS OF SNOW!!!!

Hello!

We have TONS of SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!  It is SO AWESOME!!!!!!  We have almost 2 feet!  I LOVE SNOW!!!!!!!  It was pretty blizzardy earlier today, but it is lighter right now. :P

Now that we have a ton of snow, skiing is going to be great!  I am learning how to ski this year (I went twice last year, but that doesn't really count, because they were about 3 months apart and I didn't progress much).  It is soooooooo much fun!  I love it!  I was able to ski twice this past week.  I started out on the baby hill, and then went to the bigger bunny hill.  On Wednesday, I got in about 2 1/2 hours, and then danced for 3 hours after that.  Thursday, I skied for 3 hours, and then danced for 1 1/2 hours.  Needless to say, I was tired, but it was so much fun and well worth the extra tiredness.

I am now ready to take the lift further up the mountain and ski some runs the next time we go.  I have gotten turns down pretty well, and I can't wait to get on a more exciting hill. ;o)  I love being out in the snow skiing, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of the resort's terrain.  It will be so beautiful.  I love going down the hill, and feeling in control!  Now that I can control my speed, and stop quickly, I can go faster, which is SUPER FUN!!!!!  Skiing has been a total blast so far, and I can't wait to go again!

I hope that you are all having fun skiing, or doing other winter sports, or just enjoying the beauty of God's creation!  Have a great night!

~Grace