BFFs!

How cute are they? Mac with her newly short doo celebrating her 15th Bday and Miss Kakin with her curly locks compliments of a unique field trip to Gene Juarez beauty school. How come we never had cool field trips like that when I was in school??

Vegas Memories

Tim and I did the "Vegas Thing" last weekend. It was a blast and exactly the break from reality that I was desperately needing. Although I didn't get my Dooney & Bourke, I did get fabulous Gucci sunglasses, lots of laughs and some life-long memories.

Top 10 Vegas Memories

10. Dixie Cups of Water with a Pedicure

9. Dinner with Tim's Sister Monica & Her Husband Rene at Margueritaville

8. Getting Locked Out of Our Room - when we had 3 keys!

7. Extra Insurance on the Rental Car

6. $ 4 Gourmet "Twix" Bar

5. 600 Quarters at Wynn and 495 Quarters at Sahara

4. "I'm Having Such a Great Day"

3. Gucci Glasses

2. Fabulous Dinner with a View

1. Riding the Mechanical Bull (more like falling off the mechanical bull!)

Go Seahawks!

Kaitlyn and Mackenna were goofing off on January 2nd. Maybe they had something to do with the success of the Hawks this past weekend. Highly doubtful if you watched any of the game.
Oh well, it still went down in the Win column!

Good luck Hawks in the game this weekend with the Bears. I'm sure Char (Tim's Mom) who is a huge Bears Fan (and lives in Chicago) will be proudly wearing her Seahawks sweatshirt!

My REAL New Car

Yesterday, my dear sweet loving and thoughtful husband spent 7 1/2 hours at the Acura dealer negotiating on a new car for ME! What a guy. He bought me an Acura TSX. It is a charcoal grey with black leather interior. The car literally talks to you, thanks to the navigation system. Not only can the car talk, but unlike my teenager, the car can listen! You give the car a command, like "temperature 72" and the car repeats your command and then executes it. This is SO COOL. Yes, I'm a new car nerd! There are so many bells and whistles on this car that its going to take me months to figure them all out. Of course I could read the manual, but what fun would that be?
Thank you Tim! I love you!

Christmas Day

Merry Christmas

from our house to yours!

We were up with the sun today so Kaitlyn could tackle her presents under the tree. Apparently Santa was paying attention this year cuz Kaitlyn received her very own digital camera...now she can keep her mitts off mine. Thank you Santa!
Our friends Terri and Jay came over for a little while this afternoon to visit and exchange gifts. Terri and I have this weird connection that is unexplainable even after 20 years. We both got each other Amazing Grace gifts. Weird!
My Mom came over this afternoon and stayed for dinner. She, Tim and Kaitlyn are downstairs right now playing a game as I sit here and blog. We all have our priorities!
Tomorrow we are getting a new window installed to replace the one broken in the storm. Then Kaitlyn and I are headed for some serious shopping! I LOVE having the day after Christmas off!

~My New Car~

Tim, the generous husband that he is, knew that I really wanted a new car this Christmas, so he got me one!
Too bad that it's a remote controlled Z car and not a full size Z car sitting in my garage! I guess it's the thought that counts!

Merry Christmas

This morning was Christmas in the Babbitt house for Rose & Derek. It has been proven that Santa can indeed read! Most of their Christmas Wish Lists were fulfilled. Funny how that works!
They are each sporting some of the new attire in the photo...Derek with his North Carolina sweatshirt and Rose with her new North Face jacket.

Happy Birthday Chris!

Happy Birthday Chrissie Pissie!

This morning the Triple Threat met at the Hob Nob for Chris's Birthday breakfast. With her birthday falling on Christmas Eve, it is especially important that we separate the birthday celebrating from the Christmas celebrating! Unfortunately, Chris's wish was to play poker on her birthday, but our poker hang out was closed for the Holiday. How RUDE! But her favorite breakfast spot was open. We even got them to sing "Happy Birthday" which was enjoyed by all!

We wish you the happiest of birthdays and a wonderful year ahead!

Answered Prayers!

This was one of the most nerve racking mornings of my life! Today I sat for my Series 7 exam....and passed!

Thank you to the many people who have been praying for me. When I left the house at 5:50 this morning there was a little note of encouragement from Kaitlyn. She reminded me of the verse: I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Today was proof of that! I know that God was with me through this process and guiding me to this end.

Congratulations should also go out to Mike Mauss who passed his Series 7 exam yesterday!

Woo Hoo! Let the celebrations begin!

Snow Days!

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but when you are a kid, it is so delightful!
Kaitlyn has spent the last two days at home due to the inclimate weather. This is her latest snow creation!

Sir Timothy and His Royal Princesses!

Photos from Thanksgiving Day 2006.

Report Card Time

This time of year can be so scary for the parents - as much as it is for the kids - except in the case of Kaityn affectionately called "Katie Sue" or "LewyToons". Her very first report card from High School came in the mail last week. There was a brief tense moment as I was opening the envelope, but in typical Kaitlyn fashion, all that appeared inside was a page full of A's! Congratulations Kaitlyn and keep up the good work!

Happy Halloween!

I was looking for a photo of Bailey in one of his adorable Halloween costumes to post, but couldn't seem to find an electronic version of one. In my searching, I found this adorable photo of Chase Alyssa Tanquilut and Uncle Timmy. Is she not the most adorable little thing? This photo was taken on Tim's 40th birthday, so its a little out-dated. Chase turned 5 in August and just started kindergarten. I wish we could see her all dressed up for Halloween!

Series 7 Hell

Could there be any more binders on my dining room table? This is where I sit for at least 2 hours every night trying to study for the Series 7 exam. I have study materials from 3 separate sources. Trust me when I say a lot of trees died so that I might understand this information!
Tonight is OPTIONS, basically I've decided it's legalized gambling! I finally figured out how to diagram the options to find out the break-even points, the maximum gain and the maximum loss for the calls, puts, spreads and straddles. Yes, it sounds like a foreign language, but hopefully it will soon be as easy to understand as English!!!!

Wisdom For Life....

Proverbs 17:9
He who covers and forgives an offense seeks love, but he who repeats or harps on a matter separates even close friends.

Sometimes its really good to go to church and have the pastor speaking directly to you, even with a thousand other people in the same room. This was the case today! I love how God has been granting my requests for "handwriting on the wall" recently.

There are several things happening in my life right now and I'm having a hard time keeping my seat belt fastened on the rollar coaster. Please pray that God will continue to show me the paths to take that align with His plans for my life! Any may I always remember to THINK before I speak (is it True, is it Helpful, is it Inspiring, is it Necessary, is it Kind?)!