Flip Video

Jon received a flip video camera from his students this year. Just trying to see how easy it is to upload them to a blog. Here is a video of my gma when he was trying out his new toy. Oh I love her :)

Christmas Parties...

Well, I can't believe Christmas is officially over. I don't know about everyone else, but for us it went by WAY too fast. Now, for starters, I was horrible at taking pictures this year so this is just a little taste of what our last three days have been like...

Wednesday Night: Christmas with Mom and Dad

I am pretty sure Diesel left with more gifts than anyone else :) As you will notice, all I took pictures of was him. Oops. Below is a picture with him and Jeff. We finally bought them a tug-o-war toy so they wont rip all the other ones. I am not sure who had more fun, Jeff or Diesel. :)

Grandma Barr bought him this Michigan toy. My mom bought him a toy, treats, and a pet massage thing... oh my!
We all had a great night. From my mom I got a bunch of gift cards for Jon and I to go on dates :) I got some clothes, a cricut cartridge, and some other goodies as well. Oh yeah, the cutest wine glass in the world. I will have to take a picture of that too. Jon and I also did our gifts that night for each other. Jon got me a digital camera and some other stuff. I got him 8 million things for hunting. Not very exciting but he loved them!


Thursday Afternoon: Scholma Christmas

My Lovely nieces and nephews (minus Grant)

They made a pyramid but it didn't last long :)

This Christmas turned out wonderful. We ate lunch, opened presents, and spent quality time with family. At this party I got a bottle of cool waters perfume. Thanks Shel :)

Thursday Night: Steenbergen Christmas

Jill and I

Cousins :)

Jon and I --- Love him!

Court and I with Gram and Gramps

This party too was a ton of fun. Dinner, gifts, and family time. At this party Julie had my name and I got a super cute bag, gift card to Hobby Lobby (for cricut supplies) and a gift card to Panera Bread.

Thursday Late Night: Cuzy Christmas Eve

We had a giant sleep over at our house. Since we no longer sleep and Gma and Gpa's we have the cuzys sleep at our house. We still wake up extra early though to head to their house. Only 1 pic from the night. Me and Brittners...

Friday Morning:

The alarm went off at 7A.M. I love getting to Grams really early in our jammies so it still feels like the good ole' days. As soon as we get there we open our stockings. After that we wait impatiently like little kids to open the rest of our presents. I got lots of good stuff :) Again, only 1 picture from today too. Oh man, my hubby and uncle with their matching cozy hoodies.

I also got one of Mom and Dad with their new North Face coats from us and Court but they didn't turn out the greatest. They are sure cute though. It's about time my Dad owned something styling :)

Anyways, Christmas is over and we are moving on to the year 2010! Can you believe it? World... you need to slow down. I'm so excited to see what is in store though!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

~Party posts will be up later :)

"An Angel said unto them, Be not afraid; For behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people; for there is born to you this day in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord." Luke 2: 10-11

Lindhout Christmas

On Monday I celebrated Christmas with the Lindhouts. So fun! I had missed them so it was good to see them again. This Christmas was one of the best ones yet. The boys made me a list of things they REALLY wanted a couple weeks ago when I stayed at their house. It made me extra excited to give them their gifts because I knew they would LOVE them... and did they ever. I got the most ginormous hug ever from Lukie. The gift they gave me was awesome too and has a little story to go with it. (See under pictures below).

Me and Lukas with his Robot and Mountain Goat webkinz. Let me tell ya, that robot is the most annoying thing ever, and knowing their dad, it will probably be in the trash in a couple weeks but he just had to have it :) Also, he has a thing for mountain goats right now, so the webkinz was perfect. He named it Jake. Why? Who knows ;)

Me and Tyce with his Star Wars Legos. This was basically the only thing on his list. And this particular one was basically the only one I could afford. These things are a rip off. Well anyways, he already had this one so we went right away to Target to exchange it. Everywhere we went, they were totally picked over with the lego choices so he ended up with hockey cards and a catfish webkinz. He named his Copper. (After the rock)

Me and Noah with his tackle box filled with lures. This was my favorite gift to buy. This past summer the boys were obsessed with fishing. Every day they asked to go to Sandy Pines so they could fish. Noah showed me some lures that he wanted so we picked out a few to put inside. (The rest he will get for his birthday when it is closer to fishing season)

Me and the boys. Love them!!!

Lastly, me opening my presents. I got a very fuzzy pink North Face coat. I was shocked. The story to go with this is when Noah and I were shopping at Dick's for fishing lures I saw this coat. As we walked by it I stopped to take a look. I mentioned that I loved it and was going to tell Jonny I want it for Christmas. He remembered all weekend until his mom got home and then told her I wanted it. I thought that was so sweet. Look at his face in the picture... he looks so happy that he remembered and that he knew I really wanted it. This coat is a little bit different than the one we saw and he made sure to tell me. But this one is thicker than the other one so Cally thought I would like it better. This way I can wear it this time of year. I love it!!!! I also got an adorable hat and ear muffs, and super cute paper with my name on it for school. They sure spoil me!

I am now looking forward to all the other parties we have this weekend! Tomorrow we are having Christmas with my parents. Thursday is Jon's family and my Dad's family. Friday is my mom's side of the family. We will be very busy but I absolutely love all the festivities!

Grandma Great Christmas Party

The annual Grandma Great Christmas party was last Sunday. Yes, my Grandma Great has been gone for years now but I still call it her party. This is the party where all my moms Aunts and Uncles get together. Us cousins make it fun though. This year we all met at my house and crammed into my car and headed off. The car ride alone was hilarious. Overall the party turned out great and just about everyone made it!

Court and Britt in the way back of my car.

The Barr Cuzys. (plus the boyfriends)

Brittners and I

Me and CoCo

Gram and Me

Christmas Vacation....

... and I have 2 weeks off!!! I love my job!!!

ElfYourself

This caught my funny bone when I watched it on Kari's blog so I decided to make one too. I have been laughing all night :) Jon thinks I'm a dork but he likes it too. He even wants to show his students at school tomorrow! Everyone should make one and post it! It's hilarious... and so easy.
Okay, so this is not working, try seeing it from this link:

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/etoILJbFLLo4GAoq

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Just Because

Well, Our laptop crashed.. I got it booted up enough to at least attempt to retrieve my BILLIONS of pictures. While doing so, I found these old videos... Enjoy :)

Snowed In!

Today is snow day number 2 for me, and number 3 for Jon. Today is the kind of snow day that I don't like but is good for me. It's the kind that doesn't let me leave the house. I am such a Grandma driver in the snow anyway so when its blowing and slippery, I will stay home. Last Friday's snow day was perfect. I was at the Lindhouts so I was so excited to be home with them all day. We played outside for hours and then ventured to the mall for lunch and to make Christmas lists. It was so fun. (See pics on my facebook page, I am being a lazy blogger today.)
Anyways, as for today, ALL my presents are wrapped and waiting under the tree, and my house is super clean. I am just finishing the last couple loads of laundry and organizing my movies. Jon is out snowblowing and cleaning the garage. Deisel is out, in his doggie boots ;) playing in the snow. What a great day!!! However, I have run out of things to do and now I am going a bit crazy! I really should take the time to add pics. However, I think Jon and I might try to go to Target a little later, just to get out. :)

Happy Snow Everyone!!!

December???

Really? It's December aleady? I can't even believe it. Time sure flies!!! I just updates my facebook too... If it is December, I am ready to see some snow. Christmas music is one of my favorite things around the holidays and it is so much more enjoyable with some white fluffy stuff on the ground.

Also...

My Christmas cards as sealed and ready to be mailed out. So, time to post it on here.

I am so proud of my card this year!!!(and my parents) Hahahah I know it sounds cheesy but I made them on photoshop. With the help of Katie of course. So, here they are...