Happy New Year!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSq1cez_flQ

i love this quirky girl!

big update. huge.

this entry is being typed on our new laptop. 

yay for us! 

 yay for christmas money!  

yay for catching up on technology.  

it was back and forth between an ipad and a regular ol' laptop.

in the end, it was the laptop that won out.

anywhooooo.

here's what we've been doing...

 ella turned 7.

 i turned 38, which makes my parents very old.

 my friend, molly and i baked about a thousand sugar cookies.

 we wrote letters to santa.

ella's top 3 wishes...

ipod touch

ds

portable dvd player

she's a high tech girl!

 we helped ryan with some experiments at work.

 we did the nativity with our friends.

 these two can't wait for another evening at the hulse's!

 we opened new pj's on christmas eve.

 we left cookies and milk for santa.

 we checked out the goods from santa.

ryan loves his new slippers his mama made!

we are excited for the new year and all of the wonderful things it will bring!

honor roll!

congratulations to our very own honor roll student!

miss aftie!!!!

congratulations go to our super 2nd grader!

miss ella-belle!!!!

keep up the good work girlies.

we love you!!!!!