The Tide Rolls

ROLL TIDE Thursday Thanks Tank (#116)

I am thankful for the University of Alabama. Ok, this may seem a bit over the top but I can't help it.

I HOPE I have something HUGE (the title) to be thankful for tonight.

Alabama is in the BCS Championship Game.



For now, I am having a hard time thinking about anything else.

I am thankful for my college education. I am a stay-at-home mom right now so I don't use my degree on a day out and day in basis (I do but not in tangible ways) but I wouldn't trade my college experience for anything. It was a wonderful 4 years. I grew as a person and I learned a lot. I also had TONS of fun. If I were more on the ball, I would have scanned in some pictures of the gool ole' days. I didn't get around to that SO... here's some cute pictures.







Here's my son this morning before school. He was SO, SO, SOOOO excited to wear the jersey he got for Christmas today.

Works-for-Me Wednesday: New Year's Tradition

This week there is a backwards theme at the Works for Me Wednesday Headquarters. The idea is that I am to ask a question and my readers are to answer it.

I am so thrilled with a New Year's tradition that I started last year that I wanted to share it. It is not only working for me, it is creating treasures for me for years to come.

The tradition we started last year is a Family Time Capsule.

We created a 2008 Time Capsule on New Year's Day. Each family member got 3 squares of paper for the project. One paper was for drawing a picture (of themselves, if possible). Another paper was for answering questions.
The questions were:
1. What was your favorite Christmas present?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What is your favorite color?
4. What is your favorite desert?
5. What is your favorite toy?
6. What is your favorite thing to do (besides video games)?
The final paper was a wild card. Each person could do whatever they wanted with that paper.

This year, the kids were really excited when I opened up the 2008 Time Capsule. My husband and I took turns reading last year's answers.



Everyone was excited about creating the 2009 Time Capsule.

My daughter got to color the numbers.


We carefully decided on the answers to the questions (we used the same ones as last year).

We worked really hard drawing the pictures.


My princess tried to trace her hand.

Daddy helped create a 2nd hand tracing.

We were excited about each other's pictures.

Momma and Daddy took time to complete their papers (unlike last year when we never got around to it).


The whole family enjoyed putting together the Owen 2009 Time Capsule.

It is being "buried" with our Christmas gifts. We will open it New Year's Eve or Day of 2011.

By the way, I don't think it is too late to do this for 2009. It is such a fun family activity.

Now for my question: Do you have any Family New Year's Traditions?

My Princess Bride

Last year, I got the sweetest idea to take pictures of my daughter in my wedding dress.

Here's my princess when she was 1:




Here's my 2 year old princess: