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Friday, November 24, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving!!

We had a very nice Thanksgiving- first spent with Ian's family at his grandparents house and then at my Mom & Dad's house. It was great being able to spend time with everyone who we are most thankful for- parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, nieces and nephew. We also finally met our newest niece, Veda. She is two months old and very cute! And of course Jenna loved her the minute she met her. Here is a glimpse of Jenna being a very loving cousin.

Monday, November 20, 2006

"Rock a Bye Baby"

After a few tries, I successfully recreated the video you saw a few posts ago. In this rendition, Jenna is 3 years old and Miranda is 14 months old. Notice the amount of giggling and wrestling in this version!

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Santa Has Arrived


I took Jenna and Miranda to the mall today to get their Christmas pictures taken at Sears. Things went fairly well considering the subjects- a 3 year old and 1 year old. Miranda didn't want to sit where we posed her, which in turn distracted Jenna. I managed to get a couple of good pictures, after a little cropping and editing. I would post the pictures here, but that would ruin the surprise for those receiving our Christmas card this year. After our photo session, we had lunch and started to make our way back to Sears to pick up our pictures. We were on the top level of the mall so Jenna could see all the elaborate Christmas decorations that are already hung. She kept asking to "look down there" (look down through the railing). To her delight, Santa had arrived and was sitting in his plush red velour chair, ready to hear the wishes of all children who were courageous enough to sit on his lap. Of course Jenna was so excited she about jumped over the railing. We made our way down to Santa and since it is only November 16th, there was no line! Jenna was glowing- she was so excited! She made her way up to Santa, while I pushed the stroller with Miranda seated so peacefully. Until... Santa waved to her. Miranda started balling! Needless to say, I didn't even try to get Miranda out of the stroller and onto Santa's lap. But, like most parents, we will be visiting Santa again for a photo op, even though Miranda will most likely be hysterical. Our parents did it to us, it is only fair that we do it to our children. Once Santa was out of view, Miranda composed herself and I was able to hear Jenna's wish list. The best part of her conversation with Santa was when she told him that Miranda wanted a dolly. How sweet! She loves her sister so much and wants to make sure that Santa doesn't forget about her. We said our good-byes to Santa and off we went. And, in case you were wondering, only 39 more days until Christmas!!! HO HO HO!!!

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Time Flys

I was looking through old videos and came across this great one. I keep watching it over and over again in awe at how grown up Jenna is now compared to when this video was taken on October 19, 2005. In a little over a year, Jenna's hair has grown so much, her voice sounds older and now Miranda is an active little girl running around and talking herself! I am going to try to recreate this scene so you can see the changes for yourself. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I do!

Monday, November 13, 2006

Miranda

What better way to start off a new blog than with a knock knock joke!!!

Welcome

Welcome to Sale Scoop, my first crack at the blogging world. Ian, my husband, is a seasoned blogger and has been suggesting I get on board too. After many hours of trying to pick a name for my blog, I have decided on "Sale Scoop". Here you will find the latest news, photos and videos of my family. My 2 daughters, Jenna and Miranda, will often be the inspiration for my thoughts and entries. Enjoy your time here!