Deck the halls...

I made some Dex.ter Christmas ornaments this year.  

LOVE THEM!!

Such a big girl

Gianna, December 9, 2010

Just a lil baking

  

My friend Annie and I baked a ton of goodies last weekend.

L-R: Christmas Cherries, Toffee Squares, Brownies, Cake Batter Chocolate Bark

I was craving apple pie so I made a couple mini pies ♥

Thanksgiving 2010

Jason and I did Thanksgiving at our place this year, just the 2 of us.  We lounged around, ate around 2:00, lounged some more, ate some more, and pretty much repeated that cycle all day....

It pretty much was the best day ever =]

Christmas tree status

Day 7:

7 piles of cat puke with pine needles in it

4 knocked down ornaments

1 restringing of garland

42,000 times of me threatening the cats

I'll do it all over again next year, cuz that's how I roll =]

Back in action

Dang it's been a crazy couple of weeks! 

I'm back though and will have pictures soon

(hopefully, we had to get a new computer). 

Life is good

* We (Jason, myself, Justin, Annie, and Gianna) went up to Sp0kane for a Y0GabbaGabbaLive concert.  My niece Gianna is a huge fan and had a blast at the concert.  My SMom was very excited to see Gianna, and Gianna was excited to see them all.  Jason and I visited our friend Cameron and we also went and visited my friend Karissa and her baby. We were also able to visit with Jason's parents and brother.  I got to spend time with my sister Josie and do some shopping.  It was a jammed packed weekend and I didn't get to do everything I wanted (like always) but still a great weekend.

* We just found out that Jason got approved for a displaced workers grant program and will be starting school January 3rd, 2011 for his CDL license.  YAY!!!  It's official, my husband will be going to school to be a truck driver.  I'm not gonna lie, I'm terrified yet ecstatic at the same time.

* I'm really really really excited for Thanks.giving.  I'm having our turkey smoked this year, oh how I love smoked turkey.  Here's our menu for the big day.
-Smoked Turkey
-PW Stuffing
-PW Sweet 'Taters
-Mashed Potatoes
-Turkey Gravy
-Herb-Topped Dinner Rolls

- Homemade Pumpkin Pie

* Most of my family are not exchanging gifts this year for Christmas so even though I'm not behind I keep feeling like I am.  I'm super excited for Christmas and gotta admit that I've already listened to a couple Christmas songs =]  I LOVE Christmas music!

Spooktacular

Last weekend I had some friends over and we made

  Hall0ween Lanterns.

Super easy, very cheap, and adorable.

  This is my lil' family I made.

L-R: Pumpkin, Ghost, Frankenstein, Vampire, Pumpkin

I love Halloween

My SIL Annie and I made Candy C0rn Wreaths last weekend.

I love it so much.

A much needed baking date

Couple of weekends ago Annie and I got together and did some baking.  We baked Macar00ns.  They were not the hardest but they were not simple either.  All said and done, they are cute and very good but I don't think we'll be making them any time soon. 
Sorry my pictures are so horrible....

Random pictures ♥

Jason, 9/2010

 

Gianna, 9/2010



Josie and Stella, 5/2010

W0lf and diamond bracelet I wore to the New M00n premier =]

Gianna, 9/2010, waiting for candy at the parade

Stella and her crazy raccoon tail, 9/2010

Vinnie, 9/10

Dying to bake

My WMom got me a lil goody and I just had to share because I love them so much......

"Blood splatter" cupcake liners ♥

Birthday goodies

Jason got me the kitchen aid ice cream maker attachment for my birthday. 

So far I've made one batch, white chocolate and it was delish. 

Jason already has a list of flavors for me to make. 

This is my first ice cream maker and I really like it.

 

 

Most favorite cup ever

Since my sister Josie couldn't make it down this weekend she sent me my birthday gift and I got it yesterday.  OMD, my sister knows me well and I couldn't of asked for something better.  

Thanks Josie.

Once the cup has something hot in it, the color changes and the blood spot appears.  

Bl00d Blocks

I've been working on a new craft project for a couple weeks now and I finally finished it.  Earlier this year I made Twi.light blocks for my New M00n party (scroll to bottom) and loved how they turned out.  Since the season 5 premier of Dex.ter starts soon I knew I wanted to make Dex.ter blocks next

Blocks have several pictures of Dex.ter by himself, Dex.ter in his kill outfit, the cast (season 1 promo shot), several Dex.ter quotes, and a couple sides with just "blood" on them.  I love love love these blocks.  Thank goodness I love my sister so much because I actually made them for her.  She's gonna freak!!  

Total bummer

Well, we're down to a 1 income household and no I did not kick
my husband out....yep that's right Jason was laid off yesterday.
 Total bummer, but we'll get through it like we always do.

My Vincent Andrew

It's been such a craptastic week and it's only Wednesday!! Last Wednesday night I noticed my oldest cat, Vinnie, wasn't eating or drinking & was puking. When I woke up Thursday he still had not eaten so I took him to the vets. 3 hours & $300 later, I'm told that the blood work came back normal and the DR didn't see anything wrong. We took him home and he went right for his food. He seemed fine all weekend, then Monday he's not eating again. I decided I was going to switch his food and see if that would help. I got some new food and ever since he seems to be doing fine. I'm still doing puke patrol and watching him like a hawk but I'm hoping everything is a-ok.

It's been fun

I can't believe it's already September, this
summeryear has flown by!

Early in the summer we took a trip to Spokane. Jason went fishing with his dad and brother and I had lunch with my dear friend Karissa, I went and checked out my sisters new place (CUTE), we swam A LOT, we had friends over for dinner every night (thanks Mom =), we drank our fair share of adult drinks, we visited friends, we shopped, we lounged, we laughed. It was a great trip and a much needed get away.

We celebrated Gianna's 2nd birthday.

My mom and the family came down from Spokane for Gianna's birthday.

We took a day trip to Yakima for my brother Devin's 13th birthday.

We took another trip to Spokane. While my sister Josie and I attended my friend Karissa's baby shower Jason golfed, we again swam A LOT, had friends over for dinner every night (your the best Mom, THANKS), visited friends, and of course shopped. We're planning 1 more trip before the summer ends, I can't wait! 

My sister Josie came down and stayed a couple days with us.

Other then going out of town and working) we've been running through the sprinklers, enjoying Popsicles while sitting outside in the hot sun, eating lots of fresh watermelon, eating LOTS of pico de gallo, baking zucchini bread like crazy, watching tons of movies/shows on Netflix, spending time in my garden and tending the yard, hanging out with friends and family, golfing, fishing, swimming, gaming, having lunch with friends, and crafting.

It's been a great summer, but fall is my favorite and I'm looking forward to it.

Summer fun

Gianna, July 2010

Jason, July 2010
 

Emily & Gianna, August 2010

It's a girl thing

Gianna LOVES her Aunt MoMo's lip gloss.

It's the first thing she goes for in my purse.

I even taught her to smack her lips together when done =]

Gianna, June 2010

Red, White, & Blue

Jason and I went over to my brothers house for the 4th 0f July. We started the day by going to Pi0neer Park and enjoyed some yummy BBQ for lunch. Later in the day we headed over to my brothers house for dinner. I was in charge of dessert. I have been wanting to make this cake ever since I saw it. It was fun and not too hard to make. I loved the simple look of the red and blue circles but I loved the inside even more. I didn't tell anyone at the party about the inside so it was a complete surprise and what a good one it was.

EVERYONE LOVED THE CAKE ♥

Rough life

Stella, 6/22/10

Cutie Pie

Gianna, June 22, 2010 ♥

Not just my sister, my best friend

My sister left for Spokane yesterday =[ I'm going to miss her so much, but I'm very thankful for the time I had with her here in WW. I know she's only 3 hours away but I'm gonna miss seeing her face everyday. She's promised me she'll visit often and of course we'll have to make it to Sp0kane more often. I'm so proud of her and even though I'm sad about her moving I'm so happy for her and her future. Love ya sis

♥ Morgan

Our newest baby

Please welcome the newest member of our family....

Stella Vineytta

She's 10 weeks old, super sweet, hyper, bossy, white with some color on her face/ears/tail, lovable, food whore, and just perfect for our lil family ♥

3 years

Yesterday was mine & Jason's 3rd wedding anniversary ♥

It was very low key, which is our favorite, and such a great day. I got the sweetest Dext3er Coasters, box of chocolate, & red roses. I gave Jason a coffee card & some money to buy some new dvd's. Jason is taking me out to eat on Friday, and I'm super excited.

Overall it was a fantastic day ♥

The sweetest coasters evar...

Love these girls

Annie (my SIL) & Gianna at the beach, April 14, 2010

Lovin her new ride

Gianna in her new car ♥

May 3, 2010

Our Easter weekend

Annie had a lil Easter egg hunt for Gianna the day before Easter.

She was so cute and did such a good job finding the eggs.

She wanted to hunt eggs all day long =]
4/3/2010

 

The beach

Vinnie, 4/15/2010

Gianna at the beach, 4/15/2010

I love the beach,

This is in the backyard of the condo,

it truly was heaven ♥

Annie & Gianna, 4/16/2010

My beer at R0gue,
I stuck to the lights =]
4/16/2010

Jason's beer at R0gue,
Jason loved his beer, in fact him
& my brother each got another sampler
4/16/2010



Gianna, 4/16/2010

We went down to Linc0ln City for 4 days last week. It was wonderful. We stayed at a condo with my brother, sister-in-law, & niece. They have some super awesome friends that have a condo on the beach & they were nice enough to let us stay for the weekend. While there we shopped a lot, drank beer, ate lots & lots of yummy food (including the best freshest crab ever, oh man it was sooo good), collected agates, & swam in the ocean (my crazy husband & brother). It was a very nice and relaxing trip.