Last week the kiddos wrote their letters to Santa. We used these cute printables from Blush Printables. I always like to use some cute festive paper for them to write their letters on. It just seems more special that way. At first none of them knew what to ask for. Then my son decided to ask for a tractor…big surprise there.My two little girls decided they would both like a computer. This little girl wants an orange one.And this little girl wants a pink one. She really took her time drawing her picture to make sure Santa knows which one she wants. There is something pretty special about that pink v-tech computer (that has a little mouse attached to) that just makes this little girl glow.So I’m curious, do you send out your kiddos letters to Santa? Or do you save them like me?

A few weeks ago we headed out to the PT tree farm to cut down the perfect Christmas tree.On our way there we rocked out to Christmas carols in the car and talked about what kind of tree we were going to cut down.We had big plans. We were going to look at every single tree until we found the perfect one. We wanted the tallest tree we could find. My son was going to help Daddy cut down the tree with his chainsaw and then the girls were going to help Daddy drag it out.Of course all of our plans changed the moment they got out into the snow.They quickly forgot we were there to cut down our Christmas tree. They had more important things to do… like eating snow.Playing hide’n go seek. Or making snow marshmallows.And of course snowball fights.While the kiddos were playing Daddy and I spotted the perfect tree.Sure it was a bit short…but it was nice and round. We watched as Daddy cut down our tree and we all cheered as it fell.Then the kiddos went back to playing as quickly as they could. I know for certain the hubby and I were way more excited about cutting down the tree then the kiddos were.

Haven’t gotten around to making those Christmas cards yet…then head over to card store…like right now! Today all of their Holiday cards are just $.29 each! Last week I ordered mine late Monday night and they were at our doorstep by Wednesday. How is that for a quick delivery?! But not only were they $cheap$ and shipped fast, they are also a great quality card! I am so happy with how they came out. I mean that is why I am blogging about them after all. I just needed to share this great deal with all of you. Of course I also have to mention that hey come so cutely packaged. You all know how much I love cutely packaged goodies in the mail! So head on over there now to take advantage of today’s $.29 deal.

So my computer is back and in working order. I wish I could say that I have been crafting a ton since I last posted but the truth is we took a family vacation to California. So I spent a few days preparing for the trip and even more time recovering from the trip! It has taken all of us a few days to get back to normal life, although I think our hearts are still in California with our cousins and family. We miss them so, but we are so thankful for the time we spent there…with the exception of our (red-eye) flight home. Oh yes lots of pictures are to come, but right now I am trying to get things in order for next week. Next week I will be having surgery. So I will be absent from this blog again for a little bit, but once I am feeling better I will be posting all of our pictures from Halloween, our California trip and even a few sewing projects I did weeks ago.  Hope you are all having fun crafting for the Holidays! For the first time I am having to buy all of our gifts…and it is not fun! There is something so special about making handmade gifts for everyone.

On the 4th we celebrated my little girls 4th birthday…her GOLDEN BIRTHDAY! Even though we don’t do big birthday parties I still try to make them special. She had requested a bumble bee party because a few weeks ago a bee got stuck in her britches and she was stung 3 times. Most people would have been traumatized over such an event but my daughter uses it for inspiration. Crazy little girl of mine!I bought all the printables from paperglitter on etsy and the rest of the goodies were things I either had around the house or bought at Walmart.The cake was really fun and easy to make. I just used a glass bowl to bake the cake in and then frosted it will yellowish-brown frosting. I used the side of a cake decorating tool to make the ridges all around the cake like a hive. Then I used some of the bee printables to decorate the top of it.Our parties are never over the top with the prettiest details but they sure are loved!And in the end that is all that matters.Notice that non-birthday boy getting ready to blow out all of his sisters candles. So typical isn’t it?!

So my computer is being sent away for some much needed work and all I have is my hubby’s ancient computer to work from, so sadly you wont be able to see the bazillion Halloween pictures I took…at least for a few weeks. I know you are all so sad about that, aren’t you? The truth is, the first 10 minutes when the kiddos were all dressed up in their costumes were the best! They were so hysterically funny and had such a great time, but that quickly faded. I am just so glad that I live with my camera on my hip and was able to capture those few minutes because Daddy missed them all dressed up and so didn’t everyone else except our bestie neighbor. My sweet little girl has a bad case of pink  eye and all 3 have ear infections right now so we wanted to keep our germs to ourselves. We did manage to make it to 5 houses before we called it quits. I was kinda getting tired of my little guy telling everyone about his sister’s pink eye. Anyone who knows him knows that he will tell you anything and everything. There are no secrets with him around. He thought it was fun to ring the door bell and say “trick or treeeat, sorreeee we can’t come insiiiiiide bcause my sister has pink eyeeeee!” I have to admit it did have a catching ring to it. Well that is our life right now. Memories are what we are making here folks…perfect or not!

So my blog is going to be quiet for a bit and if I don’t answer your emails right away at least you know why. My hubby’s computer is ancient and slow and I will not be able to use it everyday. Right now it seems as though a lot of you are making play tents and casserole carriers for the Holidays so I will answers all of your questions as quickly as I can.

So my little girl turns 4 on the 4th…it’s her golden birthday! She requested a bumble bee birthday weeks ago and I think it is just the perfect way to celebrate her “golden birthday”. We don’t do huge birthday parties in this house. We usually celebrate with just our little family of 5, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want to make it super special for her. Plus being a crafty momma makes it hard not too! A few days ago I saw these bumble bee costumes at Walmart and thought they would be perfect for the party. So first thing this morning we headed to Walmart to take advantage of their 75% off sale. I planned on buying just one for the birthday girl but she really wanted one for her little sister too. How can you say no to that one?! Plus they were only $5.74 folks…score!The moment we got home they had to try them on…aren’t they too cute?I have done a few searches for bumble bee parties and who would have known there were so many cute ones out there. Just look at this cake from Giggles Galore! Actually the whole entire party is adorable and a must see! I love looking at parties that are over the top. I truly appreciate all the works that go into them and all the small details they think of. Our parties are never even close to those, but we love ours just the same. I always do more then what the kiddos seem to care about, but parties are just another way for me to release my creativity and do a little crafting. The other day I bought this bumble bee printable party kit from Paperglitter just bee-cuz I loved all those little bees. Now that I have been printing off a few of the pages I have found that I love the package even more then what I first thought. It is full of cute bumblebee sweetness! I already know that my golden birthday girl is going to love it too! So have any of you thrown a bumblebee bee party before? Any cute ideas for me? Please do share!