Angel's Baptism

I took this very quick photo of Abbey and her cousin Angel after his Baptism today.The sun was so bright and there were tons of extra people at the Church because of the service that I didn't have time to get a good shot. Even still they look adorable. After mass we went to lunch with the Garcia side of our family. Daniel's mom, dad, 2 sisters and their children ... 13 of them (3 were missing) and 3 of "Us" ... we are so out numbered. lol Well, I guess we are "them" too. :-) Anywho, we filled the back of the restaurant. The service took forever and the food was eww. I'd never had enchiladas with cold tomato sauce from a can smothering them, the Spanish rice was white rice cooked in tomato sauce with peas in it .... for a Mexican restaurant. they don't know how to prepare Mexican food. ugh yuck. Daniel is such a sweetheart and kept bragging about my cooking and how we had soft chicken tacos, refried beans, Spanish rice and guacamole last night for dinner. :) Abbey of course had eggs Just like her Papa would have. She can eat eggs for breakfast lunch or dinner. She reminds me so much of him it breaks my heart sometimes. Ugh ok before I get all emotional, lol I'm off to watch The season ending of Stargate Atlantis with Daniel and a bowl of popcorn. Yippee.

Abbey and Apple the Kitten

I love this photo of Abbey and her little kitten Apple. They were snuggling a bit before bed and Apple was walking all over her purring up a storm. Then suddenly she climbed up on Abbey's chest, reached over and bit her bottom lip! Crazy cat!! Normally, Apple will leap from the bed over to anyone that walks in the room, for a quick trip around their shoulders and a purr that tickles like crazy in the ear. Tonight, however, she thought she'd have a quick nibble ... Abbey was giggling so hard and Apple was totally enjoying her snuggle before bed.

Michael's

I did a little bit of shopping today. Yay. I was supposed to be looking for next years "Special" ornaments but I didn't find anything I liked so I bought a few scrapbook goodies instead. :) As for the glue runner, I just can't find one I'm happy with so this is yet another one to try and see how well it works for me. I think I'm just a glue tab kind of girl. I also found some super cute chipboard albums for a steal so I bought 10 of them. They also had this pack of mini Christmas stamps marked down from 20 to just under 5 dollars. Oh and the felt squares were too cute to pass up and for a dollar ...I had to get a few. Of course I never leave Micheal's without a few of their fabulous dollar stamps. Even though I didn't find the ornaments the trip to Michael's was worth it. Tomorrow .... Hobby Lobby!

My Scrap space.

These are a few quick photos of my scrap area. I get a little crazy about how things are organized so once I start I can't stop until I have it just right. I think I reorganized this space and all the things in it 4 times. Some good things about these storage cubes are they hold a lot of things, store 12 x 12 papers with ample room, and the drawers are large enough for even my largest punches. If they came assembled I'd be happier. :)lol I have 3 more to put together ... So once those are up this space will change again and not look so cluttered. But not today since Daniel is off and I'd be crazy to take that much time away from us. Have a great day everyone!

Science fair project.

So ok, it's a lousy photo but Abbey was too excited to sit still. Here she is with her Science fair project grade and letter to let us know she was selected to present her project to the parents at the PTA meeting next Tuesday with the 3 other kids that scored over 90 . Side note ... I straightened her hair this morning before school and she was really excited to tell me all her friends loved it, more so than the good grade and the upcoming presentation. lol

SAT's

I decided to take a photo of one of Abbey's workbooks for the SAT's since it's been the focus of our thoughts lately. Duke University is paying for her to take her SAT's this January as part of their 7th grade talent search. She and about 70 other kids in the state have qualified to take it based on their math and science classes and grades. She'll be taking the whole test but they are mostly interested in the math portion. Since she is seriously a math whiz I know she will do well. At first we were hesitant about letting her take it at her age (12) in a room full of high school seniors also taking the test, (talk about some serious pressure!) but after taking to one of the representatives at Duke, her counselor, Math, Science and GT teachers we decided to let her have a go at it and see what happens. If she scores well enough she will be invited to attend specialty camps hosted by Duke this Summer and even start taking online courses. We are trying to make the prep for it all more like a game but sometimes I can see the stress it causes her and I wonder if I'm doing the right thing.

New year's eve

Normally we ring in the new year at my mother in law's home with about 200 dollars worth of fireworks. Silly I know, but worse still is the fact that Abbey and I are pretty much scared to go outside for a good 3 hours while the neighborhood goes wild. And I mean wild ... I tell you their fireworks displays are almost better than at the AFB! It's crazy. Anywho ... lol That was the main reason we chose to stay home this year. That and Abbey asked to have a few girls for a sleepover / New years eve party since she received some fun sleep over books and games for Christmas. So here is a photo of Abbey (third from the left) and her friends after they screamed and played with huge sparklers for 5 minutes and woke up the neighborhood. LOL jk most were up. Thankfully!! It was nice to exchange new year greeting right on the dot with our neighbors this year ... a first in the 6 and a half years we've lived here. I'm hoping this will be the start of a new way to celebrate the new year .... toned down a lot but really nice!