Now I sit here on New Year's Eve

All four of us in our pj's watching Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! drinking a hot toddy and smiling on this year. I am truly blessed with my family of 4.

I know that God can only grant 2010 with more (or new - wink wink) success, rekindling of old friendships and the development of new ones, treasuring those soo close to me, granting life to a TuTu fairy who is deserving, and above all continual faith in His LOVE!

 

MY CUP RUNNETH OVER!

BEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN 2010!!!

YEAR IN REVIEW

What a year 2009 has been for us! Beginning in January, I was recovering from surgery - 7 cm cyst.


In Febrary, we discovered we were pregos with baby #2 (Thanks to Aunt TiTi for being there for me at the hotel celebrating the exciting news - because Ike wouldnt answer his phone!) I also was honored with being the Marriott Metairie Manager of the Year!

March 2009 (Easter - the worst!) Noah, Poppa, Momma, Mimi and Popeye flew to Disney for Noah and Poppa's first visit to Mickey's house!

April - Noah was officially potty trained! #2 by himself!!! whooohooo!!!

May - I was put on a slight bed rest, I pulled my back out working housekeeping (and serving steaks with Aunt Titi and Chef!!)

June - Noah turned 3 and had the best Cowboy party ever! June 13th - the day our lives changed forever - - - we heard it - ITS A GIRL!

July we turned Noah's nursery into a polk a dot yellow and pink nursey for Skylar and Ike's office into a Noah's big brother room (with the help from Matt Matt and Woozie home from LSU!)

August was my first Baby Shower (since Noah was 2 months early I didnt get to have one!) the hotel managers and staff gave it - it was a blast (thanks Aunt Titi and Grandma Paula!) Also, Jack and Jean got married at a beautiful ceremony on Biloxi Beach.

Baby Shower #2 was in September by Godmother Mae Mae and Aunt Kat at my mom and dad's house! During September I also discovered my new obsession of designing my own baby items and requested Santa bring me a monogram machine!SEPTEMBER was a month of FIRSTS or Noah: first visit to Dox the dentist (Woozie's daddy) and first visit to the Circus with Woozie and MattMatt. Noah's 1st Zephyr's baseball game.

OCTOBER changed our lives with me being admitted to the hospital 3 times in 1 week but the final result was Skylar MacKenzie Joan Manuel on the 23rd via Csection! October 31st we attended a Halloween party at Lillian's - Skylar's first outing!

November we relaxed and got into our routine with Skylar and had a quiet Thanksgiving dinner at Mr Ed's with my brother and Denise.

December was my 30th birthday - oooohhhh wow~ our first gingerbread house building; first time visiting Miracle on Fulton St, and Christmas in the Oaks with Skylar! A wonderful Christmas at Granny's house - 32 people in total celebrating the holiday (Pops was definitely smiling at everyone in town to be a family!)

ITS A FAMILY CHRISTMAS

This is the Danos clan including Monty!

This is at Granny's house on Christmas Day!

SKYLAR AND NOAH WERE ON THE GOOD LIST...

Noah absolutely loves his punching bag (just like Poppa's) He wanted to be a chef....Momma sewed this apron!
Remote control truck

awhhhh...yes, at 8am he was eating a cake ball on a stick!

my knight in shining armour!

princess!

she loves her new music mobile!

and her ballerina bear

and her huge bumble bee

CHRISTMAS WITH MIMI AND POPEYE

The one item Noah has been speaking about is that he wanted a Cowboy Rope for Christmas. My parents went all around town to find just the right one. To Noah's delight he was soo thrilled to open it with my dad. Just look at the face!!! My brother gave him a Jack in the Box that elated him!!!
Arent these adorable puppy banks!!! My dad made them for the kids!

MIMI'S AND GRANNY'S

We headed to Granny's house for our Traditional Christmas Lunch...yummmm....

This year for the first time in ages we had ALL the grankids in town. We totaled 32 people including her 5 great grandchildren. We did take a group photo but will need to wait until my brother returns from Chile in two weeks to post!

Noah finally ropped Poppa
Granny having quiet time with Skylar!

Parran and Skylar

A BILOXI CHRISTMAS

We headed to Biloxi the day after Christmas for round three. Noah loves being over at Mama's because he gets to play with his cousins. Most exciting of all was presented Mama with her surprise portrait of all the grand kids and great grand kids - even with over 20 people in the photo we were still missing 14 in total. She loved it!!! I really enjoy being on the coast when the the cousins and family come over to visit. Noah singing us Jingle Bells
The newlyweds: Jack and Jean loving on Skylar

Noah singing with Papa

The Harrison girls loving on my kids!

Aunt Crystina, Emylia, and Skylar

Nanny and Skylar cheering on the Saints!

Emylia and Skylar

With no nap while at Mama's, Nanny read books and had story time with Emylia and Noah

CHRISTMAS EVE

We are soo blessed to have friends that are as close as family to us. We visited with Grandpa Pete and Grandma Shirley first. They truly love us as their own {spoiling us all to death!}

OMG! If this is not the best photo ever of the two...Next stop was to Lillian's home for family Christmas and a special visitor!

Did you know that Santa even delivers Krispy Kreme's!

Nana and Uncle Ray

Lillian and Skylar with matching faces!

HoHoHo, Merry Christmas!

Poppa and his princess

We are ready and waiting on Santa!

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

NOT THE NAUGHTY LIST FOR ME

This was my very first attempt on a burp cloth! This was my attempt #2!

I am thrilled that Santa got me a monogram machine. After a few mistrials, the result is amazing! I absolutely love my new addiction. Tomorrow I will add special touches to the dresses I have made for Skylar...more pictures to come! {thanks Ike Santa!}

i heart toile

i went to pick up mama's christmas gift at the frame shoppe and saw this.

i fell in love with these two new orleans toile fabrics. reminds me of a lilly pulitzer fabric
look how classic!

i cant wait to get some and make dresses for the princess!!