Simple pleasures

 If you know me well, you probably have heard me talk about how much I love waffles...and good waffles must be made on a FLAT waffle iron. Growing up, it was a tradition to gather at my Granny's for Christmas morning waffles. Not just any waffles...whole wheat waffles. The best ever in my eyes. It's a memory I will always have of my Granny. Anyway, for the past 9 years I have been looking for a flat waffle iron. Belgian is good...but not like my Granny's good. I looked online, at every store that carried appliances and every time I pop into a thrift store I have to peek at their appliances...no such luck...till this weekend!!

Look at this beauty!!!

 This past weekend I was needing to make a Nephi costume for primary, so the fam all took a trip to the thrift store. I know...the dream saturday night activity right?? I found the perfect curtains to make my Nephi costume...and next thing you know Noah comes up and says close your eyes! And he hands me THE waffle iron! I was soooo excited! And it's in such good condition!

 Best part about it...$4.98!

I didn't get a chance to use it yesterday because of early meetings and church but you can count on this thing getting plenty of use around here. 

Other finds at the thrift store that night: bike for Ronan, set of curtains (costume), laptop toy and barbie horse that the kids could not live without all for under $30! Score!

Love this...

Ronan LOVES to sleep with Brody...and Brody is so sweet to let him.

December 2010

We started off our December with our church's Christmas party.  It was the best ward party I have ever been to!  The kids got to see Santa, decorate cookies, great food, musical numbers, and a nativity.  Sadie and some friends did a little dance to the Chipmunk Christmas song. I about peed my pants at how hilarious it was! Hope got her toes stepped on so she had to exit early..poor thing. 

The primary kids were the Heavenly angels for the nativity and sang all their songs so great.

 Noah, along with the other Bishipric members were the 3 kings. At the dress rehersal I asked Noah if he was really going to wear his towel like that, he said "no way, I was just joking". Sure enough,  he wore it like that in the real thing. I couldn't even look at him!

A couple weeks later we headed to the "Lights at the Beach". You pay $8 for your car and you drive down the board walk and watch the best Christmas lights show. It was so much fun. We had some neighbor friends with us...they were all crazy and loved it.

Christmas in Arizona!!

We were so excited to go to AZ for Christmas this year. The kids all did so great on the flight and we were all loving the 80 degree weather!

We did so many fun things but of course I didn't think to take pictures of most of it. 

Tyler Nativity...always a hoot. Ronan got the part of Joseph this year...you can imagine how that went. Baby Autumn played baby Jesus and Tyler was the Narrator since he is way too old for this kind of stuff now! Hopefully it brought the spirit but mainly lots of laughs!

 

Christmas morning was great! I look forward to Christmas morning breakfast at my Mom's all year long.
Sadie is really starting to read to well now so she loved her new Fancy Nancy books!

 Beyblades were a  hit for Brody this year. He was really hoping for a DS but didn't get one. I thought he would be really sad but seemed ok with it.

 All three kids got Razors! Now they can stop stealing all the neighbor's scooters!

Leaving treats out for Santa...

 Mom and Dad and all the Arnett grandkids...minus Annie who was sleeping. Leave it to Ronan to be the one to not cooperate!

So, Sadie had been asking to go swimming for 2 days so finally I said if she felt the water and still wanted to go she could go.  Next thing I new, they were both running out with swimsuits on and jumping in!! My parents pool is not heated!! They were nuts!..but loved swimming and Grandma's.

 

While my kids were swimming, our friends back in VA were getting a terrible snow storm!! 13 inches in 1 day!! I was so grateful I dodged that bullet!!

We also had the best reunion with my Dad's family that will get it's OWN post. I'll just say...I am so grateful to be an Arnett! Funnest family ever!!