Merry Christmas

Aghhhhhhh, the Christmas Season is upon us!!!!!! I LOVE this time of year. I love the look of our house with the Christmas tree and the Christmas village up and glowing! I love looking at (not necessarily being in) the snow--especially when it's falling. I love buying and wrapping gifts for the children. I love snuggling by the fireplace and watching Christmas movies while we eat cheese, crackers, and beefstick! I love being with the family and attending parties!!!!!!!! I love making candies with my mom! I love Paul's free days at work! I love watching my children advance the many advent calendars we have all over the house (it's the first thing they do every morning!). I love sending and receiving Christmas letters. I love shopping Black Friday with my siblings. I love seeing Santa fly in at the University Mall. I love singing Christmas songs with my sister. I love seeing the Salvation Army bell ringers outside of shopping centers! I love sleeping in flannel sheets! I love participating in Sub-4-Santa! I love our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day traditions! And I love reflecting on the meaning of Christmas; it gets more meaningful with each passing year! Merry Christmas one and all! It truly is the most wonderful time of the year!

Party in the USA

Never thought I'd be such a fan of a Miley Cyrus song, but I LOVE Party In The USA! It's a happy-making song!!!! Put your hands up!

Daily Affirmations from our little Jackerella!

Enjoy these fun new clips of our little guy!

Chocolate Goodness

As a child, and quite frankly as an adult too, one of the greatest things about making a cake is the licking of the whisk, bowl, and/or spatula. Cake batter is, in my opinion, even better than the cake! I love how my wee ones wait anxiously around the counter as I beat all the ingredients together, knowing that very soon, the whisks would be given to them to clean off. Jack has now been introduced to this most wonderful ritual. These little things amazingly stand out as happy moments of contentment and joy in childhood. Here's to the beaters!!!!!

Lydia's Preschool Graduation

Our Sweet Lydee-Bug graduated preschool and is starting Kindergarten in the Fall. Where does the time go? Enjoy the following from the Big Night!

Check it out! I loved this!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Pictures from DR

Greetings one and all. Below are a few pics from our time in the Dominican Republic. I'll post more information on our experiences there when I get some more time to actually write it down. In short, we had an AMAZING time and came back better than when we left. What more could you ask for than that? Life is great for the Baird clan! We saw Wicked last night and it was incredible!!!!! Absolutely incredible!!!!! We are looking forward to Spring Break next week and are spending the weekend in Mesquite for a conference Paul's attending. Then we're off to the Happiest Place on Earth with the Chan Clan!!!!!! Sooooooo excited!!!!!!! We love you all and hope you are doing well. Enjoy the pics, and check back soon for more information on our trip!