Wordless Wednesday - Parent Magazine Win

Ruby Tuesday - Through The Years

Christmas Eve 2007

Ballet Class for Boys

A few weeks ago the dance instructor in Goddess' class asked if my son wanted to come into the class; after all he spends the entire hour glancing through the door.

He said yes and headed in. When I peeked in at the end of class, the girls and Handsome were all standing in a line facing the mirror doing a routine. He had all the moves and every once in a while he glanced over to Goddess who had her arms crossed around her chest and appeared to be thinking, "Oh hell no! This is my ballet class."

Whenever he looked at her, without missing a step he would say, "dance Goddess, dance."

At the end she walked out and was ready to go. He spent 10 minutes saying bye to everyone. Cute!

Since then he has gone into the class two more times and he loves it. I really can't afford to send him to one other thing but if the teacher wants him in there and I don't have to pay that is fine with me. This can only help his coordination.

• Chassé (sha-SAY): when you “chase,” one foot following the other
• Pas de bourrée (PAH de boo-RAY): when you move quickly with small, linked steps
• Relevé (reh-leh-VAY): when you go up on tiptoe
• Rond de jambe (RON de JAHMB): when you circle your leg around, on the ground, or in the air
• Cabriole (ka-bree-OLE): when you jump and clap your legs together and apart in the air
• Pirouette (peer-WET): when you spin like a top on one leg
• Jeté (juh-TAY): when you leap forward from one foot to the other
• Sauté (soh-TAY): when you jump straight up in the air
• Assemblé (a-sahm-BLAY): when you leap in the air, bring your feet together, and land a ways away
• Chaîné (sheh-NAY): when you link turns together
• Plié (plee-AY): when you bend your knees
• Arabesque (ar-a-BESK): when you stand on one leg with the other leg stretched out in the air behind you

Ruby Tuesday - Even Santa Knows The Reason For The Season Part 2

Monochrome Monday - Santa Burner

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This is a photo of an incense burner that was given to me about 10 years ago by my sister-in-law. Santa, is sitting in a chair with a cup in one hand and a coffee pot in the other. Lift up the chair, place the cone incense and the smoke comes through his coffee cup.

My husband and I were big with the incense and candles before kids. Now, Santa just sits next to my wood stove year round.

Sepia Scenes - Snow Bunny

I love this picture of my daughter. I love the coat which she only got to wear about 3 times. I love the fingers in the mouth and the big wet lip. This was 2006 and I can't believe how fast everything is going.

Wordless Wednesday - Little People Visit Santa

Ruby Tuesday - The Pantry

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I truly love this door. It is the door to my pantry. I love the latch and the handle it reminds me of my grandparents house in Upstate NY. Even if we were to update the kitchen I can't imagine ever changing the door.

As for the hearts. I painted them when I was pregnant with my first baby and planned on putting my kids names on them but still have not done that.

Wordless Wednesday-Christmas Card Photo Shoot

Ruby Tuesday - On the Santa Line

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1st Watery Wednesday

This is my very first Watery Wednesday and I am doing it on Thursday since this is the day I found this meme.

ABC Wednesday - T

ABC Wednesday - T Stands for Train. We have always had a train around the tree. This tradition started long before we had kids. We enjoyed it and so did our animals. Watching the kids excitment over it is so much better than watching it with a cat and dog. They watch it go around and around forever.

T also stands for Toys. My daughter is a one women wrecking crew. You know exactly where she has been by the line of toys leading to her.

Wordless Wednesday - Little Boy Blue

Ruby Tuesday - Baby's First Christmas = 3 Stockings

The Christmas of 2005 was one of my favorite Christmas'. Seeing my son's stocking next to ours was such a moment for me. I always loved my husband but never felt like we were "family" until we had a baby.

I remember when I took this picture. It was so important to document the 3 stockings next to each other. For so many years it had been just the two of us and now we were 3.

Christmas has always been a favorite holiday but my son reinvented it for me.