We love Mimi!

Ode to Mimi from Ben Getter on Vimeo.

Holiday Fun!

This year I decided to throw a small holiday dinner party and we had so much fun!!! Everyone had to cook two things (either main course, a side or a dessert) and bring to the party. They also had to send me a copy of the recipes before the party. We then set everything out and you could sample from several different recipes! Then when everyone left, I gave them copies of all the recipes that they had tried that night.

We had a ton of fun, laughed a lot and ate a lot of really great food! A special thanks to my grandmother for giving me beautiful Christmas dishes that we could use! We will definitely be doing this again!

Christmas Love!

We decided to take some pictures of Anara with the Christmas tree. There are a bunch of pictures but I couldn't decide which ones were my favorite! The older she gets, the harder it gets to keep her still and focused for picture time. :)

Family Love!

The family that I love! I am blessed beyond belief and this picture sums it up. This was just a lazy Saturday morning spending time with the family. Anara still looks sleepy in this picture!


It takes awhile for Anara to wake up in the morning but once she does she is all smiles!


Anara is riding on a tricycle that was mine when I was her age. My parents tell me that I put miles and miles on that thing. Anara has started liking it as well! Unfortunately I have tripped over it many times because it seems to find itself in random places.


You will have to excuse the mess of the playroom! Once upon a time I would try and clean it up all the time but she would have it messed up by the time I finished cleaning it so I finally gave up.

Such a cutie!

Christmas Tree

We decorated our Christmas Tree tonight. Anara was so excited!!! She has been obsessed the past couple of days with Christmas and Christmas trees and she was so excited about it! I had an ornament with a picture of Anara from last year at Christmas and I was so amazed at the difference one year can make. I can't help but think of what our lives will be like next year!

Here is a picture from Dec. 09!

Football Fun!

A couple of weeks ago our church had a father/son football game. Ben played. Yes, we know he doesn't have a son but the old guys needed more people and it was fun! Anara and I went to cheer him on! (Oh and the old guys won 62-7 by the way!)

Anara playing with the dogs.

Ben and Derek

Libby and Anara didn't understand why they couldn't run out on the field!

Here is an action shot. Can you spot Ben?

Anara and Libby had a great time!

"I'm Raining!"

A very wise person told me that I should use this blog to record all of the funny things Anara does so I can remember them when she is older. So here it goes!

I was giving Anara a bath and it was time to get out so she stood up and shook herself a little bit. Her eyes got really big, she got a very pensive look on her face and sat back down in the water. She then stood back up and shook the water off again and starting yelling "I'm Raining!!!" It was toooooooo cute!!!! Love that little girl!