Mixed Prints Life

I LOVE ornaments and I love that we have so many now that I actually get to select which ones go on our tree and keep others for years to come. My mother-in-law started a neat tradition for me in which she buys a personalized ornament for us each year to commemorate what we are usually celebrating or what happened… View Post

How far along: 36 weeks! Total weight gain: 9 lbs Maternity clothes: A mix! Sleep: When it’s good, it’s good; when it’s bad, I’m awake at 4:30 a.m. – almost daily now.Best Moment this week: See Baby during the ultrasound!! (6 lbs, 2 oz. as of this past Tuesday!) Movement: YES! And BIG hiccups now. Gender: Sister this week. Labor signs:… View Post

This is a public service announcement for those that read my blog. Apparently, I have hit my space limit for photographs for Blogger and Picasa (thanks, Google!) after trying to upload some decorated tree pics. As a result, I am investigating some avenues to work around this and will be back to regularly scheduled blogging SOON! Please stay with me!… View Post

Since Charlie is at such a fun age for Christmas this year, we are really trying to enjoy every moment! After dinner, Daddy headed out to choose the best looking tree for our family this year (thanks, Home Depot!), while I put Charlie in his jammies & baked some cookies to share and enjoy in front of our newest decoration!… View Post

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Theme: Christmas CarolsDate: December 5, 2010House participants & menu portion: The Southsiders – O’Connors (Desserts FIRST – SHOCKING!); Vales I (Entree); and Vales II (Soup & Appetizers) The O’ConnorsThe O’Connors filled the tables with a wide variety of goodies from pumpkin pie to cupcakes to “figgy pudding” brownies and traditional Wassail. Each food item represented a Christmas carol and these… View Post

The boys enjoyed some time in the snow today…isn’t he cute?!

How far along: 35 weeks! Total weight gain: 8 lbs…and there are days when I feel like the baby IS that big…. Maternity clothes: Still a mixture! Sleep: Interrupted and entering the insomnia stage…gotta love it! Best Moment this week: Busting out the Christmas decorations and entering the month before the baby’s due! Movement: YES! Gender: I’ll say a little… View Post