A little bit of this...a little bit of that!

Saturday was a busy day for us. One event was Lauren's Christmas dance recital. You know...the smaller version of their end-of-year recital. The one that lasts all of 2 minutes! But they sure do make a bid deal of it. She was a baby doll! It was cute. But after this, we've decided to take a dance break. Bella quit back in October and the studio as a whole has gone down hill (long story). So these will be the last dance pictures for a while!!
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Look at Bella...she crashed just before the show started. That meant that Jamie had to take pictures...unfortunately the teacher was standing right in front of him giving the girls their cues!!

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Today was a stay-at-home day. Well, I am a SAH mom, so I don't know why it's a big deal to actually stay home all day. The girls felt hot and they were sluggish. We started off under blankies for the first part of the day (it is COLD today). I finally broke down and cranked the heat up to 71 degrees.

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After we warmed up, it was time for some baking. We made Spritz cookies (an all time favorite). The girls were great little helpers...they enjoyed the sprinkles! I enjoyed the mess on the floor from the sprinkles (NOT!). We also made pretzel bark. Don't ask me for a recipe. I just made it up. I'm kidding...it has 2 ingredients. Almond bark and crushed pretzels! I told you like the easy recipes!!

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Meant to post this pic of the girls a few nights ago. They were both in their new jammies and sitting by their tree playing with toys/books. I had been wanting to take pics of them by the tree and finally did it. CHECK THAT OFF MY LIST!

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My uber talented girl Jennie made this for me.

She had a little "pay it forward" thing on her blog recently and I was one of the lucky recipients. And because I participated, I now get to do the same and pay it forward to someone else. Actually 3 lucky people! Here...this is what was on her blog:

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*** I will send a handmade gift to the first 3 people who leave a comment on my blog requesting to join this PIF (Pay it forward) exchange. I'm not sure what that gift will be. It will be a surprise! The only thing you have to do in return is to pay it forward by making the same promise on your blog. So basically, if you’re one of the first 3 comments, I’ll send you something crafty that I’ll make! Once you sign up, I'll email you to let you know that you are one of the three. Then copy and paste this paragraph on your blog, and three other lucky people will be recipients of your handmade work. Pay it Forward!***
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Pretty neat, huh? If you don't want to join in on the fun, then please don't comment OR just make note of that in your comment! I love doing this stuff. I hope you all will, too! Like it said...if you are one of the first 3 to comment...I'll be in touch and will do something crafty for you :-)

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Finally, I accomplished one LO today. Here it is. Enjoy it. Lift it. Criticize it. Whatever! Have a fabulous Monday night!