The Note

After tucking Lauren in the other night I pulled back my covers to climb into bed and I found this cute little note hiding under my blankets. The note said "Dear Heather, Thanks for inviting me." How cute is that! What a precious girl. It made me tear up. Thanks Lauren :)

ICE

This morning I walked out to my car and found the whole top half of my car covered in a thick layer of ice. I spent ten minutes scrapping it off. Who would think that I would need an ice scrapper in Monterey.

Birthday Sleepover with Lauren

As some of you might remember last year for Violet's birthday I invited her to a special birthday sleepover. A few days before Lauren's birthday she asked if she could also have a special birthday sleepover. Of course I said yes. Honestly I can't say no to those precious Holdridge girls :)

Sunday night was Lauren's special sleepover. We started of night off with dinner at Chevy's, Lauren's favorite place. After dinner we went to my house, put on our pajamas, played a game, watched a video, and had some hot chocolate before bed. In the morning Lauren and I had some cozy time in bed watching a video and drinking our coffee and hot chocolate. Next we went to Tuckbox, in Carmel, and had waffles for breakfast. Yummy! After breakfast we went for a short walk around downtown. It had been raining so there were puddles everywhere. Lauren had to jump in each and everyone of them. After our lovely walk we went back to my house to bake gingerbread men an women. We ended a great sleepover with picking up Violet and June and taking them out to lunch at the Bagel Bakery.

I love the Holdridge girls and I am so blessed to be able to spend time with each week. These three beautiful girls bring such joy and happiness into my life. When I am around them all the worries of the day go away within minutes. The make me laugh. Thanks to Nate and Christina for letting be apart of these girls lives. Also, Lauren thanks for a great sleepover. I had so much fun and can't wait to do it again. Here are a few photo's :)

Christmas Tree 2009

Yesterday I purchased and decorated our Christmas tree, with the help from a few of the Bridge guys. This is the first time in three years that I have had a real Christmas tree. For the last few years I have lived in an apartment on the second floor and the idea of having to brag a tree up and down stairs seemed way to hard. But this year, with a new ground level apartment, it was time for a real tree. What a beautiful tree it is. I love the smell of pine. Christmas is favorite time of year but it can be extremely stressful. This year it has come way to soon, however the moment the tree went up and the decorations were complete I forgot all about the stress that this time of year can bring. Now I am just absolutely ecstatic and can't wait for Christmas. Here is are a few photo's of our tree. Merry Christmas!

I am back!!!!!

It has been awhile but the time has come for me to start blogging again, with a little pushing from some friends. So, for you faithful readers I am back. Thanks for putting up with me and I love you guys :)