One of my favorite traditions at Christmas time is an advent calendar. (Christmas 2009) I just love how excited the kids get everyday when they get to open a gift. (Christmas 2010) And how they try so hard to wait til Daddy’s home before they open that little package. (Daddy’s advent calendar 2010) This year I decided to do a… Keep Reading
my handmade Christmas presents
As I write this post I am still working on finishing the last of my Christmas presents, that’s right, Christmas is not over in this house yet. One more apron to go! The week before Christmas all the girls in this house had nasty colds and one little baby with croup. So I went a whole week with nearly any… Keep Reading
Christmas 2010
With only a Christmas branch, I had to get inventive on where to put our presents. Wanting to make it magical and look special for the kiddo’s I decided to stack all of the presents as high as they would go and strung lights all around them. The kids just loved it and I definitely got the reaction I was… Keep Reading
Merry Christmas to all!
embrace the camera {momma’s 3 little reindeer}
First of all, congrats to the Anderson crew! Such great news and we are so excited for all of you. You truly got the most precious gift for Christmas this year, and so didn’t she! Oh how we have loved opening our advent calendar this year. The kids take turns each day opening each one up. It is usually something… Keep Reading
2010 Christmas branch
Just another reason why living in this house of ours is so hard…no place for a Christmas tree! For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted a house that would hold the biggest Christmas tree eva, but instead our house can only hold the smallest Christmas tree eva! That makes this Christmas tree loving momma so sad…. Keep Reading
Embellished dish towels and fat quarter aprons
Here is what I have been making for Christmas. Some fabric embellished dish towels. Just use your fabric scraps and dress up your basic white dish towels. Just make sure you use some nice quality absorbent ones. I bought these at OSJL this summer and stocked up. For 4 dish towels they were only $2.99 each. What a steal! Yes,… Keep Reading
Tonight we are going to be elves.
Ever since I put the kids advent calendar together I have been impatiently waiting for this day. Tonight we are going to ELF people! This is something we have never done before but I thought it would be more fun then just simply delivering a plate of goodies to everyone. I found these elfed printables over at Andersruff. I mean,… Keep Reading
Handmade Gift Exchange
I participated in a handmade gift exchange over at Craftaholics Anonymous. It was so much fun meeting a new blog friend and exchanging some handmade goodies with her. Through emails we got to know one another and each others likes. I learned that she loves to be organized and make lists. Her favorite colors were green, brown, and neutrals. So… Keep Reading
Daddy’s advent calendar
Why not make a special advent calendar for daddy too! Or for that special beer lover in your life. Here is what we came up with. I used an apple bushel box but you can use any large box that will fit either 25 beers or a mixture of beer and canning jars. I knew my husband wouldn’t consume a… Keep Reading
