Christmas Loot and other random pics

Well here are a few pics from our Jamestown trip-

These are pictures of the ships that the settlers came over in



And here is Bridger on the opposite side of the ship from me.



I am trying to be more creative with my camera angles so I can get some better pictures. I still have a long way to go before I become a great photographer, but it is one of my goals!

Here is a picture of what the kids gave their neighbor friends for Christmas



What they are is pint size containers filled with Gingerbread Playdough. We filled each container and make a little topper for it and wrapped a ribbon around it with a cookie cutter and a tag explaining what it is. The recipe is so darn simple that the kids and I made them in a matter of minutes.

Here is the recipe

1 C Flour
1/2 C Salt
2 tsp cream of tartar
1 TBSP oil
1 C water
and then we added a ton of cinnamon, ginger and ground cloves to make it smell good and to give it a brown color.

Mix it all together and cook over medium heat until it starts to pull away from the sides. EASY

So, for Christmas Jadyn got another American Girl doll and the huge hit was a karaoke machine. Here she is belting out a tune.



And Bridger got some video games and Rokenbok which is a radio controlled construction 'stuff'. He loves it so much. Here is thinking about what he is trying to build.



And here is how tall his elevator has gotten thus far.



I'm telling you, this is hours of entertainment for him. They are coolest toys.

Well, Keith got some clothes from Abercrombie, a book and some slippers so he will stop wearing mine! I have been getting some great use out of my new shoes and iPod. I have made a deal with myself. I don't respond well to positive reinforcement. I always tell myself that when I lose whatever I will go buy some new whatever. But it never enough to keep me going. I will just go buy what I want and not think twice about it. So now I am going for some negative reinforcement.

The deal is this...if I don't lose 10 pounds by February 14th (I have to be a little lenient here) then I have to post a picture of myself in a bikini on this blog. Heaven knows I DO NOT WANT TO THAT! I want to keep my friends and family. I am not going to post my weight here, but Keith is going to track it for me to make sure I do what I say. So, it can't be 8 lbs or 9.5 lbs-- it has to be 10 lbs or more!!!

So when I feel like vegging out on the couch all I have to think about is having to post a bikini pic of myself if I don't lose it to get me off the couch and out the door. So hopefully you will all be spared!!! Wish me luck!!!