Kip's Creations

www.kipscreations.com is no more. :( It was too much to keep up with and wasn't getting much traffic anyway. So I cancelled my subscription. But you can still see my designs at kipscreations-thisandthat.blogspot.com. Click on the links on the sidebar to see Christmas or Baby designs.

House for Sale!

Our house is officially on the market! There is a sign in the yard and everything. You can see the virtual tour here if you're curious. You should check it out because my house has never been this clean! :)

Well, we are off to Ft. Worth today to drop the kids off. They are staying with Luke and Lindsay while Josh and I go to Overland Park to look for a house. We are all looking forward to the trip. Every time Griffin wakes up or we get in the car to go somewhere, he asks me if we are going to "Uncle Wuke's house." Josh and I are flying out of Dallas tomorrow morning. Since Pfizer is taking over Wyeth (Josh's company) we aren't sure how long we are going to live/work in Kansas, so we've decided to rent a house until the next bomb drops. I'm not freaking out, but being a human makes it really hard not to worry a little bit. Meanwhile, we are all really excited about our trip! The boys can't wait to see their baby cousin, Avery. Josh and I are just happy to be getting a vacation together! Hopefully we'll be able to find a house, too. :)

I'm a Loser

Tonight we went to Gage's school for "Stallion Stampede" where the kids earn Stallion Stash by going to different stations and learning/trying new things. There was lots to do, and we all had fun. Gage and I raced on little wheeled carts that you sit on and use your feet to move forward towards a cone, around it, and back. I was killing it on the way TO the cone, but as I tried to turn around the cone, my momentum was so strong that I made a really wide turn and lost a couple seconds trying to get going the right way again. Gage beat me by about a second. Grrr. And to think I used to let him win sometimes. Last night Monopoly, tonight the cart race. Tomorrow after school... Wii tennis. I'll let ya know how it goes.

Well played, son; well played.

Gage just dominated a game of Monopoly he and I were playing. He had 16 properties including 2 monopolies, along with 3 hotels and 9 houses, and he had something like $4000 (which, in the 1946 version of the game, is a whole lot). I had $47 and all my properties were mortgaged. Apparently, he's better with money at age 6 than I am at 31. ;) It was fun anyway. And he's practicing his addition, subtraction, and money managment skills, so it's a win-win. Well, for him, anyway. :)

Preparing for Christmas

I know I am a little behind with this post, but I'll blame that on the computer problems I had in December. ;)

Christmas 2008

Christmas was busy, crazy, and wonderful again this year. Gage and Griffin loved every minute of it (well, you know, almost). They scored big at each of our four stops on our holiday route.

First, Gage, Griffin, and I went to Aunt Soosy's house in Abilene to open "Soosy Stockings," which were full of goodies! The boys cousins, Cade and Jacob, were there, too. They all had a great time and enjoyed being together. Their new toys kept the boys entertained all the way to our next stop, Horseshoe Ranch, in Lorenzo. There, Pops hosted a wonderful country Christmas and even brought the story of Jesus' birth to life with a late night trek out to the stable where he read from the Allmon Family Bible and a sweet Max Lucado book that told the story of Jesus' birth. It was awesome.

Our next stop was in Petersburg where Josh joined the party. At Gran'Mama's there was lots of cooking, snacking, and a visit from the big man in red who filled the stockings and ate the cookies. Along with the cookies and milk, Gage left a note for him, making sure to add in a few last minute wish requests. The boys' cousins, Cade and Jacob, were there as well and had apparently been very good this year, too! All the boys had a great time tearing through packages and emptying their stockings. It was magical and wonderful. It always feels that way when I'm with my sisters and mom around Christmastime.

Finally, we travelled back to Abilene to have our Norsworthy Christmas. Josh's parents and his brother and family were all there. It was especially fun to see Baby Avery again. She is so precious! Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures from the Abilene Christmas, but I did take a video. If I can figure out how to upload it, I will post it later.

Here are some pics from our trip to the playground. (We went on Christmas Day in Petersburg.)

Chrismas Morning