the hornacek family will be welcoming a precious little one into this world next summer! we found out yesterday morning...after i took two pregnancy tests, i had kyri go tell daddy, "i'm going to be a big sister!" with this sign on. i had made it a few months ago, ready for that special time. kevin was beyond excited, as well as the rest of our family. we still can't believe it's true! i guess the yucky nauseousness is a helpful reminder. what an unexpected blessing and wonderful christmas gift. there's a baby growing in my belly!
12.24.2008
merry christmas to us!
the hornacek family will be welcoming a precious little one into this world next summer! we found out yesterday morning...after i took two pregnancy tests, i had kyri go tell daddy, "i'm going to be a big sister!" with this sign on. i had made it a few months ago, ready for that special time. kevin was beyond excited, as well as the rest of our family. we still can't believe it's true! i guess the yucky nauseousness is a helpful reminder. what an unexpected blessing and wonderful christmas gift. there's a baby growing in my belly!
12.23.2008
christmas tree, oh christmas tree!
this was our first year getting a christmas tree since kyri joined our little family. i was beyond excited to go pick out a perfect tree! we headed to a tree farm in roseville because i knew that they had silver tip's, which are what my family always had growing up. they are my favorite! we found one that was just the right size for our family. it was pretty late when we got home, so we ended up decorating the tree the next day. getting the lights on was a nightmare...i had to redo them three times because i would end up with not enough at the end to plug in. grrr! kyri helped put the ornaments on and she was such a great help! except she kept putting the ornaments in one little spot. kyri and i made these cinnamon applesauce ornaments this year, which are so easy and smell delicious! they're just made from a dough of equal parts cinnamon and applesauce. you roll it out, cut with cookie-cutters, use a straw to cut holes in the top, and let dry for 24 hours. they turned out so cute and i just love the cinnamon smell! our tree is delightful and i just love looking at it every day. i can't wait to wake up christmas morning and actually have a beautiful christmas tree! such a joyous holiday!
12.18.2008
matching ugg boots!
i cannot believe i forgot to share with my fellow blog readers that one of the prizes we won, which we weren't aware of until we picked up our prize package...was 4 pair of ugg boots for our family! i know! we went that day to the mall to pick them out and i took forever long to decide which ones i loved most. this was a big decision for me. i ended up going with the tall chocolate brown and kyri got a matching pair, except in the shorter style. i love them so much! they keep my feet so very warm and i feel like i am wearing slippers. kevin picked out a pair too. his are more of a rugged, manly style of uggs, made of a harder black leather with sturdy soles. honestly, i feel weird wearing them because i would never purchase a pair of uggs in my life, let alone for my 2 year old. they are outrageously expensive and you can buy the knock-offs at just about anywhere. it is honestly (besides the t.v.) my favorite prize! we have a voucher for one more kids pair, which i might just get kyri a pair a couple sizes bigger for next year. they are such a blessing too because it has been dreadfully cold here and my uggs sure are helping to keep me nice and toasty! 
12.10.2008
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12.09.2008
gingerbread houses with the haskins boys
yay for having kendrick and kyler over to hang out! they are so loving and patient with kyri and we just always have a great time when they come over to our house. i decided to get out all of the fixing for gingerbread-house-making (or i guess graham cracker) and everyone joined in on the fun! there was m&m's, raisins, marshmallows, chocolates, sprinkles, chocolate chips, cereal, and the frosting of course. kyri was so creative and did such a great job with her house! i helped her build her house and then all of the decorating was done by her two little hands. all of the houses turned out super cute and it was hard to not eat them! i let the kids eat some of the leftover treats...even though we all munched away as we were creating. how could you not? after kyri went off to bed, the boys got out all of kevin's ninja and star wars action figures. boy oh boy did they have fun! kevin was in heaven. they played for over an hour until their parents came to pick them up. what a super night!
12.08.2008
downtown lincoln christmas parade
saturday night we headed to downtown lincoln for the annual christmas parade...which we just love! i bundled up kyri with her hat, gloves, and all. we met up with our dear friends, the loomis family. kyri loved waving to all of the puppies and horsies and the little girls in their fancy dresses. her most favorite part was enjoying her scrumptious lollipop as the floats and firetrucks drove by. i love lincoln. i love living in a small town.
12.07.2008
jingle ball
wooohooo for jingle ball! kevin and i used our tickets to jingle ball this past wednesday night, one of our many prizes. we took anne as a thank you for taking our family christmas pictures (which so far, are amazing!), and her best bud kaitlyn. they were so excited! i didn't know the jingle ball was such a big deal, but they were pretty stocked! the concert was at arco arena and even though our seats weren't the best, it was still really fun. the line-up was...shontelle, david archuleta (american idol runner-up), boys like girls, katy perry, and jesse mccartny was the headliner. even though i am not a fan of her song about kissing girls...katy perry was my favorite performer of the night. she was just super cute and has a really good voice! the girls had a great time and i'm so glad they were able to come with us! we stopped for del taco on our way home...yum!
12.02.2008
is this for real?!?!?
do you remember that glorious day when i stood in line at the galleria mall for a jcpenny haircut? well, while i was there, i also entered a drawing that was randomly placed in the mall. what drew my interest was the second place prize, a tropical vacation. i didn't pay much attention to the other prizes. that was about a month ago so i totally forgot about the drawing...
i received a call yesterday afternoon from a lady at the galleria mall office...I WON THE GRAND PRIZE! shut your mouth! i couldn't believe what i was hearing! the lady started telling me everything i won and i was frantically writing everything down. the whole time i am thinking, "is this for real?" i always thought that no one ever actually won those things. i am a firm believer now! so do you want to hear what we won?
- hitachi 47" LCD HDTV...$2,500 t.v.!
- 1 year membership for our family to california family fitness
- 4 season passes to a ski resort in lake tahoe
- 4 season passes to golfland sunsplash in roseville
- private bowling party at strikes in their v.i.p. room
- 4 tickets to jingle ball
total prize package value = $8,000
CRAZY! kevin and i are still in complete shock. the t.v. is probably the coolest part because kevin being a home theater installer, has seen more t.v.'s every day. we have wanted to upgrade, but totally can't afford it. the t.v. we won is a super good one too! the membership to california family fitness is a dream come true. that place is amazing and has sooo many classes, especially for kids! now we can actually start working out as a family. awesome! the ski resort passes are the only thing that we might either try to sell. we just probably won't use them to their full potential and their value is $2,400! the golfland sunsplash tickets are going to be so fun to use! we can use them for miniature golfing, arcade games, lazer tag, and a really cool water park! the private bowling party...too good to be true. at strikes bowling alley, they have this private room that has 2 bowling lanes, t.v.'s, couches, and it's a huge room! since we have been trying to figure out what to do for kyri's 3rd birthday, so this could be perfect! the jingle ball tickets...some of you might know what that is. i did not. it's a concert tomorrow night at arco arena in sacramento, with 6 popular bands. i'm not huge fans of any of them, but we are totally going to go! kevin and i are going to take anne and kaitlyn (two teenage girls) and they are freaking out so excited! should be a crazy, fun night!
so yeah...still in shock. we pick up our prize package on friday so i'll post more details when i get them. this just couldn't come at a better time for our family. we have had such a rough couple of months with finances, my health, trying to get pregnant, and family stuff. all of these prizes are things that we would never spend money on, which makes all of them such a treat! we feel blessed beyond belief. God sure does take care of us in incredible, unimaginable ways. lesson learned...don't hesitate to sign up for those drawings! you never know, you could be a lucky winner just like the hornacek family!
i received a call yesterday afternoon from a lady at the galleria mall office...I WON THE GRAND PRIZE! shut your mouth! i couldn't believe what i was hearing! the lady started telling me everything i won and i was frantically writing everything down. the whole time i am thinking, "is this for real?" i always thought that no one ever actually won those things. i am a firm believer now! so do you want to hear what we won?
- hitachi 47" LCD HDTV...$2,500 t.v.!
- 1 year membership for our family to california family fitness
- 4 season passes to a ski resort in lake tahoe
- 4 season passes to golfland sunsplash in roseville
- private bowling party at strikes in their v.i.p. room
- 4 tickets to jingle ball
total prize package value = $8,000
CRAZY! kevin and i are still in complete shock. the t.v. is probably the coolest part because kevin being a home theater installer, has seen more t.v.'s every day. we have wanted to upgrade, but totally can't afford it. the t.v. we won is a super good one too! the membership to california family fitness is a dream come true. that place is amazing and has sooo many classes, especially for kids! now we can actually start working out as a family. awesome! the ski resort passes are the only thing that we might either try to sell. we just probably won't use them to their full potential and their value is $2,400! the golfland sunsplash tickets are going to be so fun to use! we can use them for miniature golfing, arcade games, lazer tag, and a really cool water park! the private bowling party...too good to be true. at strikes bowling alley, they have this private room that has 2 bowling lanes, t.v.'s, couches, and it's a huge room! since we have been trying to figure out what to do for kyri's 3rd birthday, so this could be perfect! the jingle ball tickets...some of you might know what that is. i did not. it's a concert tomorrow night at arco arena in sacramento, with 6 popular bands. i'm not huge fans of any of them, but we are totally going to go! kevin and i are going to take anne and kaitlyn (two teenage girls) and they are freaking out so excited! should be a crazy, fun night!
so yeah...still in shock. we pick up our prize package on friday so i'll post more details when i get them. this just couldn't come at a better time for our family. we have had such a rough couple of months with finances, my health, trying to get pregnant, and family stuff. all of these prizes are things that we would never spend money on, which makes all of them such a treat! we feel blessed beyond belief. God sure does take care of us in incredible, unimaginable ways. lesson learned...don't hesitate to sign up for those drawings! you never know, you could be a lucky winner just like the hornacek family!
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