Melissa Basua

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Year of the Ornaments

The Christmas tree is down along with all the rest of the decorations! It was fun taking everything down and remembering who or where it came from.We got lots of new ornaments this year! We received cute ornaments from sweet friends and funny elves! My Aunt Audrey sent one to each of the kids. But …

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Happy 10th Birthday Zoe!!!

Zoe turns 10 today! She brings so much laughter and tears to our home. Zoe loves to laugh and make others laugh! I can't imagine life with out my quirky girl! We celebrated her birthday yesterday by having her favorite meal, Orange Chicken, cake and ice cream and presents! She got lots of clothes so she was …

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Sledding

We went sledding on New Year's Day with the Lovstedt Family! I love sledding and we had so much fun! Tori was great, she likes being outside and doesn't mind the cold. She was in a weird mood when we first got there and looked like she was in some kind of trance! She snapped out of it …

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New Year’s Eve

We had so so so much fun New Year's Eve. We had our good friends over to party!! I love having a noisey full house! All we did was eat and talk but it really was the best! We had seventeen kids here 12 years old and under!         We had poppers …

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Tamales

The most delicious tradition we have on Christmas Eve is Tamales! They are a must have for dinner. Adam's family has been doing it forever. I have been making tamales for 10 years now! Adam's Mom taught me the first Christmas I was married! This year I started teaching the kids how to make them! …

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Christmas

Our Christmas was wonderful! I have never felt so loved. Christmas was not extravagant or unusual but it was fantastic! Santa brought Ammon, Nik and Adam remote control cars. They love them and have spent hours playing with them!    They made a track in the garage to race them on!   Santa brought Britain, Kalixta, Ariana …

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Christmas Eve

We have lots of fun traditions on Christmas Eve. One of them is new Christmas jammies. My Mom gets the kids a new set of jammies to wear to bed so they are super cute in the morning. Zoe has been looking forward to opening her pj's all week. All day long the kids wanted …

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Ammon’s Christmas Program

Ammon had his Christmas program yesterday. He has been singing and humming Christmas songs all month! He was so excited to invite me to school to hear all the songs his class learned! His favorite one was I'm Getting Nuttin' For Christmas. Ariana sang along to the song with him since she has heard it …

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Snowflakes

We made our snowflakes on Sunday when the family was here. I love the beautiful snowflakes in my window. The kids do such a great job. They are all so creative.   Ariana did one and only one.       Nik, Zoe and Ammon cut out their own snowflakes!   The little girls draw …

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Santa Hat

Tori is ready for Santa to come!!!   A funny from the week. This might be my favorite ever!! Britain and I were at the store and she asks what to do when someone has a headache Me: "Why do you have a headache? Britt: "No a girl in my class does." Me: "Oh, that's …

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