A Merry Early Christmas & A Winter Formal, Too

  We are in Kansas for a few months, hanging around for Christmas and something FUN!!!!  More details later.   ;)

  Because we are home so short, and because majority of the things the kids want cannot come to Florida with us for the rest of the winter, Dale declared a very Merry EARLY Christmas at our house, so the kids have time to use, wear or play before we take off.

    We don't like to give a lot of toys and stuff, we like experiences better, but if they need items, Christmas is a perfect time!  So we did some shopping :)

Destiny wanted a one piece fuzzy jammie, a soft robe and some nail polish.

Avery wanted non toxic nail polish, so mommy would let her polish again, ;) and even got a nail dryer to go with.

Paxton has a track he needed more pieces to, to make a huge track upstairs, so he got a pack of track and some new cars to drive on it.

He and Ty also got some lazer guns to play with together in the apartment. (bye bye nerf darts, hello lazers!)

Tylan watched everyone open in curiosity. We pretended his second gift hadn't arrived yet but it really had, stay tuned......

So we clean up wrapping paper and Dale hollers from the front porch, that the UPS man had arrived with Ty's final gift.  (We had purchased it a few days before and hid it away actually)

  A new AWESOME NEW BIKE!!!! (his old one was literally falling to pieces)
​He was thrilled and immediately took it around the block.

  And the kiddos that had outgrown their roller blades got new ones, but those WILL go along with us to Florida.  It was such a cold, snowy day we decided to let them blade in the house since the wheels were so clean and new!  And yes, momma skated too, until the tight circle made me DIZZZZZY!  ;)

  Now, on Christmas day we can focus on Jesus Birthday party and make it a great day, even without all those gifts under the tree.  (I did save a few family fun things back for that day!)

  Destiny got invited to her first Winter Formal with a group of friends from 9 to 11 pm this past weekend. 

  Before we decided to go dress shopping or not, we dug through my formals from high school and work parties.  Velvet is BACK baby, so she was particularly interested in those. 

  1998 throw back! (MINUS the straps I had to add to be in school dress code) I was thrilled she wanted to wear it.  We made plans for hair, nails and make up and all the fun girlie stuff to happen that day.  

  Nana brought over the old photo albums with the velvet dress pics and we laughed and laughed as we looked through my highschool days!

  Sadly, at the last minute things fell apart, a fight happened, and the group going to the dance dissolved.  As did sweet Destiny, in tears!  Ugh, I hate that.

  We made chocolate, planned a movie night, gave lots of hugs....

  At 9:10, she gets a text from the friend she was going with, Hey, can you please still come? Even if the other girls don't?  

  We leapt into action, and without any hair or makeup help as planned, and had her ready in 30 minutes.  We had to skip hair, but she made it in time to still enjoy the evening with her friend, Dominic.

I leave you with THIS. Oh my. What a treasure in time, tucked into that album! LOL

My very bestest friend was going through beauty college and wanted to practice on my mane of hair, just adding a "few" blonde highlights. LOL! Needless to say, after the tears, it grew on me and I had a blonde summer before dying it all brown again.

  You are welcome for the chuckle.

  Until next time!  :)

Hugs, T