FFF - Favorite Foto Friday - I'M BACK!!!!

I have been more than terrible about keeping my blog. I have family that visit and I need to keep it updated better so they can see how much Johanna is growning. So . . I'M BACK!!!!!!!!!!

Today is Friday so it is time for a favorite foto.

Last week Johanna was spinning around in the living room when she lost her balance. She fell into the corner of the tv table hitting the corner outside her eye. By the time she got up from her nap she had a nice shiner.
Sunday I dressed her in an adorable Christmas outfit for church and took her outside to get a pictre. Below is what I got!

FFF - Favorite Foto Friday

I'm a little late getting my Favorite Foto Friday post done. Below are two pictures of Johanna before church last Sunday morning. She is wearing a very special Christmas dress.



Here is my niece Xaviera wearing the same dress 13 years ago.

FFF - Santa Baby

This week's Favorite Foto Friday theme is anything I like. I chose pictures I took of Johanna Sunday before church. I tried to get pictures of her sitting in front of the fireplace. Either I or my camera are too slow.

A Screaming Merry Christmas

Do you want to know how to have a "Screaming Merry Christmas" at your house? I am selling these adorable Monkey, Pig and Frog slingshots and they DO SCREAM!! I actually have one of each in my daycare playroom and the kiddos love them. I am selling them for $5 each. Shipping is $2 for the first one and then $.75 for each additional one. If you are interested, please email me. If you have a Paypal account you can pay through my Chipin and then let me know what you want.

To Guatemala For Christmas

I had so much fun shopping for Johanna yesterday!! I am already wanting to shop some more and send down another package after the first of the year. I bought all size 3/6 months clothes and I sure hope they will fit. Below are the things I bought and a few I got last year after Christmas on clearance when I knew I was going to be adopting a baby.
"Grandma's Little Angel" outfit

"Baby's First Christmas" outfit with bib and hat

Fisher Price pastel key-like baby toy. I got this yesterday at Kohl's and loved that there was a whole collection of pastel toys. I also got the stacking rings in pastel but will keep them here until Johanna comes home.

Christmas sleeper and two bibs

"Baby's First Christmas" Stocking

This is an outfit I got on an online site. It is Italian.

These are "First Christmas" pacifiers. Believe it or not, I want my baby on a pacifier.

I saved the best for last. I couldn't find a dress exactly like I wanted but I found about six dresses at Kohl's that I liked. I showed them all to my mom so she could help me decide which on to get. It came with tights with hearts on them and I also got little black shoes.

Christmas Shopping

I do have a lot to be thankful for but this year am skipping the traditional Thanksgiving celebration. Mom and I are hitting the road tomorrow. Friday morning we will join the crowds of people shopping in the malls!!!

I will be looking for a Christmas dress to send to Johanna and other gifts for her. My friend Shannon is taking some things down for me. Hopefully she will be going down to pick up her baby girl Analise in the next couple of weeks.

World's Greatest Grandma

Yesterday my mom and I were setting up for garage sale when I came across something. There was a HUGE box in the garage under a table. I thought it would be a good box to set some items on. I had no idea where the box came from. Then I realized it was a new box with something in it. My brother and sister-in-law often store Christmas presents at our house so I thought that was what it probably was. I asked my mom where it came from. She got this silly look on her face and replied, "Oh, I don't know. Where did it come from?" Then I read the box. Below is a picture of what Mom secretly bought. She really will be the greatest Grandma!