Day 6 of Christmas Memories

This is a countdown calendar that my Great Grandma Dee made for my Aunt LeAnn when she was little. Once we were born my aunt passed it to us. How it works: You untie a ribbon everyday starting with the bottom one December 1st and when you get to the snowman it's CHRISTMAS!! Since we are older now the daycare kids untie them during their circle time. I am kind of sad because now that LeAnn has kids we might have to give it back. Not that I still untie the bows but it is still a memory that is put on the wall every year and with out it our decor wouldn't be complete.

NFR Week In Vegas

Yesterday kicked off the NFR. This is one of my favorite things of the year even though I have never got to go. The reason I have so much fun this week is because my Aunt, Uncle, and cousins come into town. We hang out all weekend and just laugh and have a good time.
This year my cousin Amber came and we went out last night. We went to Toby Keith's Bar first because Chris Ledeux's son was playing there. Amber had been trying to go see them in Bakersfield but I guess she could never go. Also this was a free concert so she had a blast there. Then we headed to Stoney's but the line was just a little long and it was definitely too cold to sit outside and wait so I introduced her to Raising Cane's chicken fingers. She is addicted now.
Today we went to Cowboy Christmas at the convention center. It is full of all different stands but everything to do with country. Boots, jeans, shirts, belts, purses, blankets, and more. It was a lot of fun. So much to look at.
So far it has been a blast. We have more to come though and I am already worn out. Hopefully I'll be lucky enough to get tickets to the rodeo sometime this weekend!

Day 5 of Christmas Memories

One Christmas morning, my sister Kalah and I woke up to a play house that my Dad A.K.A Santa built for us. It was the coolest thing for 2 little girls to have. We had it completely furnished with one of those foam couches that pulled out into a bed, curtains, a kitchen set, and of course cribs for our babies. I love my Dad for those little things he did for us when we were little because those are the things that I'll remember forever. (Tarin wasn't born yet when we got the house but that is the only picture I could find with a full view of it)

Day 4 of Christmas Memories

This was my first rocking horse. I was 16 months old, an only child, the only granddaughter on one side, and the first grand kid on the other so needless to say I was one spoiled little girl on Christmas morning.

Day 3 Christmas Memories

Every year since we were little it was tradition that we take our pictures with Santa. We missed out last year but we already got it done this year. I recommend Town Square's Santa. He has his own little house and everything. This particular picture was taken at the Bass Pro Shop. We went there because they had 8 live reindeer pulling the sleigh and we thought it would be cool to see. Well apparently Santa thought "we" were cool to see. He was a really really young Santa and asked us to "sit on his lap" and not like he asked all the other little kids ahead of us in line. You might be a redneck Santa if you hit on the kids coming to tell you their wish list!!

Day 2 of Christmas Memories


I wish I could remember the year but I think Tarin was in 2nd or 3rd grade. On Christmas Eve, my Dad's side of the family gets together to exchange gifts and usually my Aunt Laurie spends the night and we all open Santa's gifts in the morning. This particular Christmas Eve, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas with Jim Carey just came out and so Tarin let me dress her up as Cindy Loo Who. We put a sock in the bun on the top and clothes hangers for the wired pig tails. It was a bit hit and a lot of fun to put together.

25 Days of Christmas Memories

As I was putting up the Christmas tree with my mom tonight I had several Christmas memories so I decided to post 1 memory a day. This will be fun for me and my family to have to think about fun things we have done in the past years at Christmas time.

Day 1 is a memory from last year. A little background info...my boyfriend seems to surprise me every year with a real Christmas tree in my room. So last year I am laying in my bed half asleep looking at my tree when I "think" I see it starting to fall but I figured it was just my eyes from being tired and then all of a sudden I realize it WAS falling. I tried to jump up to catch it but I didn't make it in time. It stayed on the floor until I woke up the next day.

My next 24 memories I try to make more exciting with some young childhood memories and pictures. 1 down 24 to go!