Ever After

WHAT?NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was so happy when i (ariana) saw this gift.(DUMM DUMM YOU GIVE ME GUM GUM)! IF YOU HAVE NOT SEAN THIS MOVIE COME OVER TO OUR HOUSE!

Highlights of the day . . . Vivi woke up at 12:30 a.m., and Ariana pointed her in the direction of our bedroom.  It felt so good to have her snuggle with me, and it was Christmas after all, so I rationalized that there was no harm in having her sleep in our bed just [...]

Before the moment and memories pass me by, I wanted to quickly record the events of the day. Vivi, Ariana and I made a stop at Target to get the fixings for Christmas dinner. We had originally planned on making the trek to Georgia for Christmas, but Bryan’s work necessitated a change of plans. Having [...]

. . . Make Lemonade! Growing up in California with a wonderfully prolific lemon tree in our backyard meant that we made lots of lemonade. It kind of reminds me of the part from “Forrest Gump” where Bubba talks about everything that you can do with shrimp. We not only made lemonade, but we also [...]

As I approached our house on Wednesday night, I thought that I was lost. I was greeted by hundreds of twinkling lights, a sign that said, “Honk if you believe,” and, among other things, a host of giggling elves (teenage girls and their church youth group leaders). We had been “elfed.” I’ve never seen Ariana [...]

For a couple of weeks, the theme song around our house could have been, “Oh, Christmas Tree.” But instead of the joyful refrains normally heard this time of year, we were singing in mournful tones. As a consequence for Guppy’s lackluster performance at swim team, our Christmas tree was still in storage, and I must [...]

He Coulda said something. He really Shoulda said something. And he says that he Woulda said something if it just hadn’t been so funny. In my haste to get Vivi ready so that we could head out the door to dinner, I forgot something. And although Bryan was well aware of the situation, I didn’t [...]

Clumsily, she climbs up onto the chair. I carefully gather up little wisps of white blond hair into tiny tails. She sits so still, waiting for the magic words. “All done!” Her head pops up and, gazing into the mirror, she exclaims “Pretty Hair! Pretty Hair!” I pinch myself and realize that this is real. [...]