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

Jack and Maggie

Hello!

If you haven't read my last post, this is a "part 2" to that; so you may want to start with yesterday's post. :o)  A little recap if you don't want to read yesterday's post:  We adopted two kittens from a rescue!  My mom and sister drove over 400 miles yesterday to go pick them up.  They are about 6 months old, sweet as can be, and super adorable.  We feel so blessed to have found them.

So...... their names are........ drumroll please.......... Jack and Maggie!!!!!  Isn't that adorable?!?!?!?!  We named them after my great, great grandparents because they were very special people, and they exposed us to our favorite place in the world!  We also think that the names fit the cats quite well, because they are spunky and sweet, and so are their names!

They are rambunctious little cuties, and they love playing with us and each other!  They look like little twinsies.  At first (before we got to know them), it was really hard to tell them apart!  Now, we can, but we still got them little collars with bells on them!  Jack has a blue one, and Maggie has a pink one.  It was really funny, because they could hear the bells and were trying to figure out where the sound was coming from (not realizing it was from them)!  After a few minutes, they were just fine, and have no worries or concerns about a collar or the bell jingling.

They are very sweet and adaptable cats.  When they got home, they got out of the kennel immediately, and acted like they had known us forever.  We love them SO much!

They are in the bathroom right now, and will be for the next few days, so that they continue to get used to their litter box and new family and home, a little at a time.  We are introducing them to the dogs today.  We have a gate at the door, and the door is open, so the cats and dogs can see and smell each other, with the safety and security of a little see through barrier between them.  Jack actually tried to jump over the gate!!!!!  We were very surprised that he was that bold!  We don't want them to come out yet, so we had him get down.  Ok, I'm sure you want to see some pictures!

Aren't they ADORABLE?!?!?!?!  We love them soooooo much! {Jack on the left, Maggie on the right}

Meet Jack!  He is so cute!  We love him so much, and he is such a sweetie!  He loves to be pet, played with, and held!  You can see his little blue collar in this picture.

Meet Maggie!  She is adorable!  She is the more rambunctious one so far, and loves to play!  We love her so much!  You can see her pink little collar in this picture.

Playing with their feather toy.  They are best friends, and LOVE to play together!  {Jack above, Maggie below}

Attacking the feather toy!  {Jack above, Maggie below}

They love to hang out on this bench, and they have a little blanket and bed underneath it.  {Maggie on the left, Jack on the right}

Jack and Maggie.  We love them so much, and they seem like the perfect kittens!

Have a fantastical day!

~Grace