Dory's Christmas List

Oh to be 9 years old again....and think the world is your oyster. Your parents have an endless supply of money and Santa lives exclusively for you. All pictures come from the Toys R Us catalog. Dory is stuck between a little girl and a grown women. She still plays with Barbies and Polly Pockets but walks around ignoring us all when she has her MP3 players on. In case the pictures are too small let me just tell you a couple of things on this list.

Project Runway silk screen kit $ 24.99 (she wants to design clothes when she grows up)

Asus Netbook $ 249.99

iHome Clock Radio $ 99.99

Sony Reader $ 199.99

Barbie 3 story Dream House $ 99.99 - Save $ 50.00!!

Designer Guitar $ 29.99 (she already has a pink guitar)

DSi $ 169.99

7 Disney movies @ 24.99/movie = $ 174.93

iPhone $ Priceless ....no seriously there is not a price listed!

So let me back up a little. When our kids were little like 1 and 3 we decided to ask Santa to bring them each one present. One year he got drums and she got a guitar. One year we (whole family) got plane tickets to fly to Disney for Christmas. Last year we (whole family) got a Wii. Then Mr. Fish and I buy them each something from us. This is our first year with 3 kids really since last year all Nemo did was lay there and poo. It makes me nervous for Santa. Will Santa pick just the right present at just the right price? Will the kids be excited by Santa's gifts? They are getting older and asking for more expensive things that Santa may/may not be able to afford. Here's to the magic of Christmas being enough for all of us this year!

Nemo's 1st birthday party!

Our family with our one year old toddler :) It's official....we sang Happy Birthday and he smiled thinking FINALLY I am one year old!

Then he started on the cake and enjoyed it but not too much!

Holy smokes what a mess and SO MANY GREAT presents!

Grandma gave him a bath and he went to bed! I am so tired I can't keep my eyes open...can we do more tomorrow? Thanks....I knew you would understand :)

We know you inside and out!

364 days ago our A was delivered csection, seems like yesterday. We know him inside and out. We know everything about him. What he likes, what he doesn't, everything. We know that you are guaranteed he will wake up screaming at least 3 times a night. He carries a White Sox soft plastic baseball bat 75% of his awake hours and a Notre Dame football the other 25%. He likes to shut off the tv at least 5 times a day usually right in the middle of your favorite show. He loves to swing and watch Barney. He is a gemstone and he belongs to us. We are some blessed folks and we know it! Happy Birthday Baby A we love you sooo much and are sooo thankful that God chose us to be your parents!

Nemo's first hair cut

In 4 days our youngest son will be one...unbelievable.

My brother cut Nemo's hair over the weekend. He went from a little baby to a young man in a matter of minutes.

Many changes are taking place this week! The forward facing car seat and the hair cut, next will be his big day! Friday is his birthday and could it be when he will start to sleep? We are all praying!!

As inspired by Shana Smith!

I was tagged by Shana!

1. Name someone with the same birthday as you. Gene Simmons.

2. Where was your first kiss? Jason Long in the orchard at my 13th birthday party.

3. Have you ever seriously vandalized someone else's property? Maybe a little here and there when I was a kid.

4. Have you ever hit someone of the opposite sex? I punch Mr. Fish at least once a week in his arm. He's a tough guy, he can take it!

5. Have you ever sung in front of a large number of people? I was supposed to sing at my sister's wedding but we lost the music and I didn't sing :)

6. What's the first thing you notice about the preferred sex? If it ain't Mr. Fish I don't look! :)

7. What really turns you off? Liars

8. What do you order at Starbucks? Hot chocolate.

9. What is your biggest mistake? Amen Shana, I wouldn't change a thing, no mistakes here.

10. Have you ever hurt yourself on purpose? Once in high school when Mr. Fish and I "broke up." Stupid kid stuff.

11. Say something totally random about yourself. I really love Christmas music, all year long.

12. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celebrity? Yes..Drew Barrymore :)

13. Do you still watch kiddie movies or TV shows? I love the Brady Bunch and so do my kids, does that count?

14. Did you have braces? Nope.

15. Are you comfortable with your height? 5'6 is good with me.

16. What is the most romantic thing someone of the preferred sex has done for you? Mr. Fish bought me an anniversary band for our 7 year wedding anniversary, so romantic!

17. When do you know its love? When you can't be without them!

18. Do you speak any other languages? Nope, cheated my way through Spanish in high school.

19. Have you ever been to a tanning salon? Not in almost 2 years but I do love them so!

20. What magazines do you read? Parents/Family Circle.

21. Have you ever ridden in a limo? Yea. A few times.

22. Has anyone you were really close to passed away? Yes, our friend Ron was killed by a drunk driver at 23.

23. Do you watch MTV? I just started watching RR/RR Ruins again, love the drama!

24. What's something that really annoys you? Liars.

25. What's something you really like? Sleep!!

26. Do you like Michael Jackson? I don't care either way.

27. Can you dance? Like nobody's business!

28. What's the latest you have ever stayed up? In college one time from Friday morning until Sunday afternoon and then I slept until Tuesday morning. Those were the days :)

29. Have you ever been rushed by an ambulance into the emergency room? No but I had to have them come get Mr. Fish once, scary!!

30. Do you actually read these when other people fill them out? It's a good way to get to know others, I like them :)

31. Tag 5 people! Corrin, Natalie, Maria, Sara & Mamajoss

Don't forget to tag five people & let them know about it, ha!

Today, tomorrow, forever...

13 years ago today I stayed at our new home while my soon to be husband stayed at a hotel with his friends. There were 5 of us there that night. My sister Heather, my best friends Jill and Renee and my sister in law Niki. I was scared to use the heat because I didn't want Mr. Fish to be mad when he got the bill. When we woke up to start getting ready for the day...it was 52 degrees in our starter home :) I made cinnamon rolls and off we went to the church where I was to become Mrs. Fish.

I will not tell you that everyday since that day has been good and that I haven't question my decision to marry Mr. Fish at least a few times BUT the good definitely has outweighed the bad and I couldn't imagine calling anyone else husband. He is exactly right for me, we fit together, we know each other inside and out, after 19 years he still can make me laugh out loud. He has given me 3 of the best gifts ever and is a better Dad than I ever thought possible. Yes, he does have stinky feet and burps and doesn't rinse his dishes but he's mine...today, tomorrow, forever!

Thank you Mr. Fish for picking me, I can't imagine my life without you.

Disappointed to say the least

I planned and planned for Halloween this year and then I blinked and it was gone. Nemo's first Halloween...it was going to be huge! But in the end I didn't take enough pictures and the ones that I did take were fuzzy :( So sad. The good news is the day itself was lovely. We spent the entire day together cleaning up our house and working on our lawn. We had lunch and watched Survivor. The costumes came together perfectly and everything was great. I just wish I had one picture of just the fish children that was not fuzzy. Maybe next year?

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