Hello UPDATE!!

So Christmas Eve started out making Christmas cookies for Santa!! YUMMY

Then a Ginger Bread tree!


Then each of us got to open up one gift. Bet you can't guess what it was!!!

Yep JAMMIES!

Here we all are in our new jamms!

After Santa came!


Christmas morning Kylee always has to wait for me to get out to the living room so I can get that first picture and this year she asked I not do it. BUT...

I got this one. Also she asked that santa wrap all the gifts so I really would get that first shot anyways.

Kylee got everything she ever wanted and them some!

but she did ask for a little sister this year, Sorry Santa doesn't deliver babies and neither does mom!

She is really into peace. Its pretty cute!! She is getting so big!

She put on her list a new cell phone, knowing it probably wouldn't happen but it did and theres the look I wanted!

I made her a book of her Dance season last year. I don't have time to scrapbook anymore so this made up for it!

Tim has wanted a new gun for a long time. I just dont know what kind he wants to I got him...


an orange one!!! Not the one he really wanted but he had fun with it for a day!

Don't know what she is doing here! Playing with her new phone!

She asked for her very own blanket because we dont have a million of them already, so I made her one!

She is silly!

A new basketball hoop! YAY!

And I got a mess!!! Just kidding Tim and Kylee went and picked out me some clothes and Then a gift card to Target!!!

We had a very nice relaxing Christmas!!

New Years!

We just stayed home and played games and pounded on some pots!

Almost TIME!!!

Happy New year!!!

Ginger Bread

My mom invited us to go look at the Ginger Bread Houses at Grand America Hotel on Saturday. They were all amazing. I wish I was creative enough to make ours that GRAND.

They had such amazing detail.


and even furniture

We got inspired to do our own.





But when the roof kept falling off we had to call in the professional

Our final product!!!

Kid of many Talents!

On December 16th Kylee had her first ever viola concert! This girl just continues to amaze me. She is so talented and has such a kind heart. I am so proud to be her mom!! I love you Ky!

Saturday was Kylee's Christmas Dance Recital. She is such an amazing dancer I am always wowed by how good she is. She just keeps getting better!!!
That is Kylee hiding behind santa!

This was the first time I have seen their hip hop. We have a good team this year, can't wait for competitions. Ok I can!

The Team!

The owner of the studio came up to me a few weeks ago to tell me what a good dancer Kylee is and that its just so natural to her. I almost was in tears!

Strong girl!

She is so beautiful!

Update on Life

Starting with Thanksgiving. This year it was just the three of us. I am so thankful for my husband and daughter. They are everything to me. Tim getting the turkey ready!!! YUM it turned out so good. I don't know if I have ever had such a moist turkey!!!Kylee helped out so much. We made a homemade banana cream pie!!!HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!All our YUMMY food!!

That same weekend we celebrated my grandparents 80th birthday!!! They are such amazing people!! We love you!

G&G TolleyKylee and Grandma Tolley! Kylee loves her so much!Me and Ky!Me and my cousin Meredith.

This Friday Kylee danced at Festival of Trees. That is the beginning of our Christmas season!!!!

new year new costumes!!

Look at it spinning!!!! She is such an amazing dancer!!! I love you so much Ky!

Here is some of the team. We are missing a few :( I am sure I will get plenty of pictures with all of them so stay tuned!

Haly, Amanda and Kylee