YES! They were all home. I was in my p.j.’s, feeding Owen and in walked Joshua. It made my day. It was this time last year, that my mama passed. That thought never leaves me now. I thought of her in heaven. I do wish she could see my family all together, but I know she would never want to…
Category: holidays
Thanksgiving Night
…and when we decorate tree #1! Paul was scheduled to leave town on Friday so after our extended family had gone, we pulled out our tree and started decorating. This is our family room tree…it’s covered in ornaments that have been given or made by the children. This year, we added some of my Mama’s ornaments. There were tears and…
Preparing for Christmas
Each day in December, we are doing something fun to celebrate the season. As I type this, I’m sipping cider…yum! Here are some quick picks of our happenings…. The robot quilt– a gift I just finished for Jon: and the ornament to match: Meredith’s new ornament: (We thought it sort of looked like her! :D)
Christmas Eve 2011
I’m sure at some point, Courtney will appear with “picture perfect” photos of our Christmas Eve festivities, but for now, you are stuck with my quick pics! *smile* Because Christmas fell on Sunday, and we went to church, we celebrated with our parents on Christmas Eve, (we missed Paul’s brother this year). My Mom baked the most beautiful cake! We…
More Ornament Making
A baby’s first few Christmas seasons is so very special. I’ve been trying to make our littles hand print ornaments each year. Now, when they pull out their ornaments, they hold up their little hands to see how they’ve grown. It makes me smile, and I think of the adults they will someday be, holding their hand up to these…
Jon’s Christmas Ornament
Jon made a reindeer ornament for our tree, this year. He had a little trouble with our craft glue. He kept getting glue on his hands and asking to go and wash them. What can I say, this boy likes to have clean hands. 🙂
Emma’s Christmas Orament
We’ve been fortunate to find some really cute ornament kits this year! This is Emma’s Christmas tree:
….And Then There Is Just Fun
Pictures for no particular reason. We were just having having fun. I love these days.
December 1, 2011
I’ve had lots of help packing away our fall/Thanksgiving decorations. The children carefully went through the house gathering pumpkins, and fall wreaths. We sorted them on my bed and placed them into boxes to await next year. It’s always nice to have their help! It’s really nice to see the excitement growing as they realize it’s almost Christmas!! I’ve spent…
Christmas Projects, 2011
Shhh…. don’t tell! I’m posting pics of the projects I’m working on for our children this Christmas. We’ve started a few, but this is the one I’ve worked on most: This is a pillow dollhouse for Meredith. I sewed pockets into the back to store the little dolls I’ll be making. I’ve included little trims and gathers, ruffles and buttons…
Thanksgiving 2010
Slowly, but surely, I’m trying to catch up here. These are a few pictures from Thanksgiving. We are thankful for many things this year, but celebrating the holiday with family and some favorite friends made for an extra special day of memories. My mini-girl….. Sweet little boys…. My Jessa…. Our dinner table… Did I mention how special it was to…