Decorating for Christmas

We have a really big pine tree in our front yard and every year we decorate it like a christmas tree. On Saturday we decorated it with lights, tinsle, big ornaments, and big plastic candy canes. We could only decorate the tree halfway up because we don't have a ladder long enough to reach any higher. It took about an hour to complete and when it was all done we went inside and had soup. At night we turned on the tree and it looked beautiful. I also decorated a little 2 ft. tall tree for my dorm room that's currently sitting on my dresser. It has lights, ornaments and a santa tree topper. I love Christmas time! :)

"Into the Woods"

On Saturday at 7:00 p.m. and yesterday at 2 p.m. I attended the De Soto High School play of "Into the Woods". I thought it was very good. I was in plays my junior and senior year and I can definitely say that this play was better than both of those years. When I was in the plays, our theatre club barely had any money to buy sets so we used pretty much nothing. This year they fundraised a lot and was able to have really good sets.

"Into the Woods" combined the fairy-tale stories of Little Red Ridinghood, the Wolf, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and the Baker and his wife. A witch put a spell on the Baker and his wife so they weren't able to have children. In order for them to get rid of that spell, they had to find the witch a cow as white as milk, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn, and a shoe that is gold. The Baker and his wife ventured into the woods in search of these four items, encountering troubles along the way.

I thought the play was really good and that's why I went both days. The play had a lot of humor and was very cute.

First Birthday Party

Yesterday, my niece Madison had her first birthday party at my sister and brother-in-laws house. When I walked in, the smell of turkey, cheesy potatoes and confetti cake filled the air. Kids were running around playing with toys. The house was full of people and there was never a dull or quiet moment.

Madi was deathly afraid of the cake. We don't know why. My sister put a candle in her CareBear cake, lit it, and put it in front of her. She was fine with the candle being lit, but when it was blown out and when she touched the cake, she screamed and cried. I felt so bad.

After the cake feasting was over, she opened her presents. She ended up getting a lot of neat stuff. She got clothes, toys, books, a picture frame, and a Precious Moments 1 year birthday knick knack.

Overall, it was a good party. Everyone had a lot of fun and hopefully next year she won't be afraid of the cake.

Almost A Year

My niece, Madison Mae, was born on November 4th, 2008. Her first birthday is this Wednesday and I'm really excited. November 4th was a very big day for her to be born. As you all remember, Barack Obama became president that day. I remember leaving school at around 2 p.m. to go to the hospital. I sat in the waiting room with my family until about 7 p.m. that night. Right after she was born, they announced the winner of the 2008 presidential election. We call her an 'election baby'.

She has a little bit of light brown curly hair, beautiful blue eyes and three teeth. She is so fun to play with and I think she's a neat little kid. She always makes me laugh and she never stops smiling. She likes to yell, just to hear herself yell, and it gets pretty crazy sometimes. My parents said that she is a spittin' image of me when I was a youngster. I could only apologize to them for being so annoying when I was a baby.

Her birthday party is this weekend and I'm really looking forward to it. I can't wait to have her open my gift and get to see her eat her first birthday cake. Hopefully the weather will be nice. I hope it's not cold, and that it doesn't snow or rain.