Monday, January 3, 2011

Holiday in Texas

We went to Texas between Christmas and New Year's to see Dean's family. You can tell we were really excited about going as we pulled out of our driveway...

10 hours later, we pulled in, and saw the neighborhood was full of deer......so lovely!
They hung out in the front and back yards of everyone's homes.
They slept in the yards, unafraid of people.

Remember those little hats for little boys...here they are....a hit!
the gnome doll was a hit too...with someone's little brother!

I made a scarf for Dean's grandmother. She looks great and liked the scarf. Dean was enjoying visiting with her.

and she really loved all the attention from ALL the grand kids and great grand kids!

I think his mom enjoyed having them around too......


and as usual, we all laughed a lot.



Even though we got to see everyone, part of the trip was a bit messy...both kids got sick as dogs and stayed in bed for 2 days!
Because of that, we didn't stay with Dean's other sister in Houston. We just spun by for an hour....long enough to contaminate them all but I forgot to take pictures.


It was the first time we'd been back to our beloved state since 2005....and oh boy, I am READY to move back!

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy New Year!!!

I think it will be another enchanting year.......

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Birthday wishes...

Someone is having a birthday today and we aren't able to spend the day with her.

But we'd like to wish her a VERY Happy Birthday!








We love you mom!

Friday, December 24, 2010

mischief managed...

Maybe not mischief but I finally managed to get the rest of my gifts finished!

Two hats for two brothers that have to have the same thing each year. These are birthday gifts. They will be nice and warm to go bug hunting in...especially since I included bug boxes for them to use!

I got the pattern out of the Happy Hooker crochet book if anyone is interested. Super fast to make.




And two little girls will be wearing new aprons next year.....both have birthdays around the holidays....so these are birthday presents too.

This one is teeny weeny. I used my own itty bitty children's apron as a guide.




This one is a wee bit larger, and reversible...



Here are gnome dolls for Christmas for the same little girls who are getting the aprons!


I am so glad I made these gnome dolls this summer, it saved me a lot of time. (thanks for the Bingo challenge Lori!)

This one is for a neighbor's daughter...



I've made some other gifts too but can't show them just yet...some people read my blog and that would spoil the surprise!

I put these together for a little gathering later on this evening so no one goes home empty handed

Snowman soup..I got the tag here.


and Snowmama soak..I made up some of my bath salts and a little poem.
If I get a breather today, I'll load a copy for anyone who wants to snag it. I just haven't had time yet!


Now I'm off to make more Christmas cookies and reindeer food and have some Christmas Eve fun with family and friends.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

lunar eclipse and a toy drop

Monday night we all watched the lunar eclipse and it was totally worth missing out on some sleep.

We tried and tried and tried to take some photos...with no luck. Our camera just isn't strong enough.


It was wonderful doing something together that no one in our lifetime will do again.......the kids were in awe....so were Dean and I.



Matt brought down his telescope and we all took turns looking at the moon close up....just gorgeous!

The kids went back to bed but Dean and I stayed up and watched the phases....it was really stunning. I can't imagine how the people must have felt back in the 1600's when they saw this....the moon really did look red. I bet they were terrified.

I finally did my Christmas toy drop. I made a wonky little bear and dropped it outside a hospital here. It felt weird being the last drop of the year.



I put him on a bench outside.....



I hope someone finds and adopts him quickly!

Monday, December 20, 2010

Elliot...


remember Elliot?


Elliot (voiced by Ashton Kutcher ) in Columbia's Open Season


yeah, he came to live at our house.......



moral of the story?



Don't put Santa's signs too close to the basketball goal

now, for those who DON'T know who Elliot is....

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Happy Birthday Kaela!




Today is someone's 13th birthday!

She is having a party on Saturday...too bad she has school today.

But she has had a 'little' fun this year...

in Florida...




being 'Bigfoot'...
attacking her brother...
laughing...

wearing weird things...


dressing up for Wonderland...


and getting awards for hard work...


Happy 13th Birthday sweetie!
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