I'm really busy working on things tonight and wrapping gifts! Only one more day!! The girls gifts are all but done, just putting the finishing touches on. I am really excited about how things turned out and cannot wait to post pictures after the New Year. I am making the same things for my niece and nephew, and we are not having Christmas until January 3 so I can't show anything until then! We also went to buy the rest of things I needed to make my Christmas presents for family. I still have a lot of work to do and hope that I have enough time!!
We got Java's nails clipped tonight, and we are very happy about that! They haven't been done since we got him because he would flip out so much. The vet couldn't even do him. He is such a little guy, but at Petsmart, they had him attached to the little leash thing with a man holding him down while the girl did his toes. What a turkey!
Okay, one more day to go! Make it a good one!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Our Wintry Wonderland
On Saturday, we woke up to several inches of snow with it coming down quite quickly. The girls were so excited, and we decided to go to the park to sled a little before it got too late.
This does not convey the excitement they were expressing at all.
Pilly was not super-excited about being dressed like a pink marshmallow. She couldn't move very well and her boots drive her crazy.
This is the alley beside our house. It is still covered in snow except for where the sun has melted it. Cars have driven down it, and the tracks are pretty much just ice. The city does not plow this alley, our street, or the street perpendicular to ours. They are too narrow.
This is the only time the girls really rode together. I think Pilly would lean on Pnut too much and knock her over.
It was nice that they hadn't done anything to the sidewalks yet because the sled went smoothly down them!
Pilly and Joel got quite far ahead. I had forgotten how hard it can be to walk through snow when you are wearing three layers of everything plus snow suits. Whew!
There was only one other father and son there to sled. We couldn't believe it! It was 9:00 so we expected someone to be there! It was great! We didn't have to worry about the girls getting knocked over or anything.
Pilly went down one time, fell off at the bottom, and pretty much cried the rest of the time we were there except when I was holding her. Children in snowsuits get heavy!
When we got back, Pnut and Joel made this tabletop snowman.
Two hours later, this was him.
By the next morning, he had totally disappeared, and we haven't seen him again.
The girls enjoyed some hot chocolate with marshmallows when we got back.
Pilly was much happier! She was so cute. She wore her little long johns the rest of the day. I'm pretty sure that is one of the cutest things ever!
I can't believe how buried the girls car is! The play lawnmower has disappeared, and the sled is covered! Pnut wanted to go slide down it.
Java is still enjoying the snow. He eats it, I think. His nose is usually covered when he comes inside. Funny dog:)
I am almost completely done with the girls presents, which is impressive considering I hadn't started them before the weekend! I'm super-excited and hope to finish them off tonight:) So now I must go to do that!
This does not convey the excitement they were expressing at all.
Pilly was not super-excited about being dressed like a pink marshmallow. She couldn't move very well and her boots drive her crazy.
This is the alley beside our house. It is still covered in snow except for where the sun has melted it. Cars have driven down it, and the tracks are pretty much just ice. The city does not plow this alley, our street, or the street perpendicular to ours. They are too narrow.
This is the only time the girls really rode together. I think Pilly would lean on Pnut too much and knock her over.
It was nice that they hadn't done anything to the sidewalks yet because the sled went smoothly down them!
Pilly and Joel got quite far ahead. I had forgotten how hard it can be to walk through snow when you are wearing three layers of everything plus snow suits. Whew!
There was only one other father and son there to sled. We couldn't believe it! It was 9:00 so we expected someone to be there! It was great! We didn't have to worry about the girls getting knocked over or anything.
Pilly went down one time, fell off at the bottom, and pretty much cried the rest of the time we were there except when I was holding her. Children in snowsuits get heavy!
When we got back, Pnut and Joel made this tabletop snowman.
Two hours later, this was him.
By the next morning, he had totally disappeared, and we haven't seen him again.
The girls enjoyed some hot chocolate with marshmallows when we got back.
Pilly was much happier! She was so cute. She wore her little long johns the rest of the day. I'm pretty sure that is one of the cutest things ever!
I can't believe how buried the girls car is! The play lawnmower has disappeared, and the sled is covered! Pnut wanted to go slide down it.
Java is still enjoying the snow. He eats it, I think. His nose is usually covered when he comes inside. Funny dog:)
I am almost completely done with the girls presents, which is impressive considering I hadn't started them before the weekend! I'm super-excited and hope to finish them off tonight:) So now I must go to do that!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Christmas Table Wreath
First of all, a fun sandwich idea:
I always use cookie cutters to cut out the girls sandwiches. They eat them much better if the sandwich is shaped like a heart or a dinosaur. I saw this in a Martha Stewart book, however, and thought it looked pretty cute. You have to use rather small cookie cutters, but they looked really pretty! Pnut didn't like it as much. Hers was the candy cane, and there wasn't much for her to hold onto that wasn't messy.
Last Thursday, Carolyn and I made our wreaths while watching Home Alone 2 and having fun talking and giggling. We really like the way they turned out! I don't think these pictures give them justice, but it will give you a rough idea.
That fake garland is super-poky, probably pokier than working with real pine branches!
We intertwined red berry branches throughout to give it a nice amount of red sprinkled over the whole thing. Carolyn took her time with this more than I did, and hers looked better:) We also had little silver bells that we secured to branches with flower wire. I put two bells together, and it looked better than just one. One would have gotten lost amongst the greenery.
We also put dull red glass balls throughout and really loved the way they looked!
There is space in the middle for a jar candle, and it really make the table feel festive. It should be noted that we learned that I cannot tie a bow to save my life. They flip over and twist and are generally unruly. Carolyn has the magic touch!
Tomorrow I will have a fun post of our storm-filled weekend!
I always use cookie cutters to cut out the girls sandwiches. They eat them much better if the sandwich is shaped like a heart or a dinosaur. I saw this in a Martha Stewart book, however, and thought it looked pretty cute. You have to use rather small cookie cutters, but they looked really pretty! Pnut didn't like it as much. Hers was the candy cane, and there wasn't much for her to hold onto that wasn't messy.
Last Thursday, Carolyn and I made our wreaths while watching Home Alone 2 and having fun talking and giggling. We really like the way they turned out! I don't think these pictures give them justice, but it will give you a rough idea.
That fake garland is super-poky, probably pokier than working with real pine branches!
We intertwined red berry branches throughout to give it a nice amount of red sprinkled over the whole thing. Carolyn took her time with this more than I did, and hers looked better:) We also had little silver bells that we secured to branches with flower wire. I put two bells together, and it looked better than just one. One would have gotten lost amongst the greenery.
We also put dull red glass balls throughout and really loved the way they looked!
There is space in the middle for a jar candle, and it really make the table feel festive. It should be noted that we learned that I cannot tie a bow to save my life. They flip over and twist and are generally unruly. Carolyn has the magic touch!
Tomorrow I will have a fun post of our storm-filled weekend!
Friday, December 18, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
A Little Resemblence
The painting looks awesome! I am not going to post pictures until it is all finished, but it looks great! I am so excited!
The girls and I had a fun day with my mom! We got to eat lunch at a local smorgasbord (delicious!), and went to some stores looking for fun sprinkles. We got candy cane and snowmen sprinkles, which the girls were really excited about, and we got to tour a super-fun grocery store that was full of delicious and tempting treats. The girls took a very good nap. Pnut was excited because Gramma laid down with her. She was excited to tell Daddy about it when we got home:)
I want you to look at these pictures:
That is Pnut at 12 months and Pilly at 20 months. I saw the car picture the other day and thought how much it looks like Pilly now!
Alright, I have to find some motivation to do some crafting because I am really tired now. Sleep was a little elusive with the many attempts by our children to infiltrate our bed last night. Of course they succeeded for a while, and I never sleep well then! Have a superb night!
The girls and I had a fun day with my mom! We got to eat lunch at a local smorgasbord (delicious!), and went to some stores looking for fun sprinkles. We got candy cane and snowmen sprinkles, which the girls were really excited about, and we got to tour a super-fun grocery store that was full of delicious and tempting treats. The girls took a very good nap. Pnut was excited because Gramma laid down with her. She was excited to tell Daddy about it when we got home:)
I want you to look at these pictures:
That is Pnut at 12 months and Pilly at 20 months. I saw the car picture the other day and thought how much it looks like Pilly now!
Alright, I have to find some motivation to do some crafting because I am really tired now. Sleep was a little elusive with the many attempts by our children to infiltrate our bed last night. Of course they succeeded for a while, and I never sleep well then! Have a superb night!
Monday, December 14, 2009
My Christmas Gift:)
No pictures tonight...I know, lame! We didn't have a very exciting day so there wasn't really anything too much to photograph.
I do have some exciting news!!! Tomorrow I am getting the start of my Christmas present. Joel had a whole elaborate plan to keep it from me, but he couldn't find anyone to get me out for a day. Our Saturdays are rather busy so that really messed it up. So he had to tell me, which is okay because who knows if he would have done it the way I want without my input! He is painting the bathroom and the trim in our bedroom (YAY!!!) and the girls' closet. I am so excited to have a room with white trim to go with our blue instead of a blue room with green trim. I am going to get new curtains for there and am super-excited! The bathroom is going to be gray with white trim, which is exciting because I learned that gray is a neutral color and I can pick from a wide range of colors for accents:) It is easier to change accents than walls!! His brother and a friend are coming over to help so hopefully they will be able to get everything done that he has planned for tomorrow. Eventually he is going to replace the floor as well, but he didn't want to rip it up and not be able to get it finished and have the floor be all sticky or whatever. As long as it gets done before next Christmas, I'll be happy:)
I just spent the last 45 minutes working so that I don't have to do anything tomorrow if I don't have time. Now I need to get to work on some Christmas presents that I still have not really even begun. Oh boy. Eleven days. Pnut asks every day if she can have her Christmas presents now since she saw me wrapping presents the other day.
Have a merry night!
I do have some exciting news!!! Tomorrow I am getting the start of my Christmas present. Joel had a whole elaborate plan to keep it from me, but he couldn't find anyone to get me out for a day. Our Saturdays are rather busy so that really messed it up. So he had to tell me, which is okay because who knows if he would have done it the way I want without my input! He is painting the bathroom and the trim in our bedroom (YAY!!!) and the girls' closet. I am so excited to have a room with white trim to go with our blue instead of a blue room with green trim. I am going to get new curtains for there and am super-excited! The bathroom is going to be gray with white trim, which is exciting because I learned that gray is a neutral color and I can pick from a wide range of colors for accents:) It is easier to change accents than walls!! His brother and a friend are coming over to help so hopefully they will be able to get everything done that he has planned for tomorrow. Eventually he is going to replace the floor as well, but he didn't want to rip it up and not be able to get it finished and have the floor be all sticky or whatever. As long as it gets done before next Christmas, I'll be happy:)
I just spent the last 45 minutes working so that I don't have to do anything tomorrow if I don't have time. Now I need to get to work on some Christmas presents that I still have not really even begun. Oh boy. Eleven days. Pnut asks every day if she can have her Christmas presents now since she saw me wrapping presents the other day.
Have a merry night!
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