December 24, 2011
a very merry christmas to you all from my family to yours!!!
this year i ordered our christmas cards through paper coterie! the quality was great, and i loved the scalloped detail on the edges!
here is the back.
i love this time of year! it is so fun to check your mail and find christmas cards from loved ones filled with holiday cheer!
have a merry christmas!
{family photos by the talented jessica kettle}
December 10, 2011
wow! it is already almost mid-december, and soon it will be christmas!
it tends to be a busy work time for me, but we are trying to make the most of the holiday season!
this is what we’ve been up to lately…
1. having lots of fun with the newest addition to the family … mac!
2. getting gussied up for church.
3. bowling at my nephews birthday party!
4. playing lots of blocks.
5. trimming the tree.
6. having a (non-alcoholic) girls night!
7. keeping fed ex and ups busy with online christmas shopping.
8. keeping up and packaging up orders for the shop.
9. playing games of paper plate and balloon ping pong.
10. packaging up handmade goodies to swap.
happy weekend!
what have you been up to lately?
any fun holiday plans?
October 28, 2011
all i know is, that i am soooo glad it’s the weekend. this week has been cra-zy sauce.
here’s to relaxing… (yeah right)
well, at least our costumes are ready. my children are beyond obessed with pirates, so the choice was obvious.
i gathered items from thrift stores for the last few weeks for our costumes. their costumes were super easy to put together.
ezra’s costume
pants- thrift store, cut jagged at the bottom
white button up shirt- thrift store, cut off the collar, and cut the arms jagged
black vest- from thrift store, replaced the black buttons with big gold ones from hobby lobby.
belt- found a belt his size at a thrift store, then replaced the buckle with a gold one (also thrifted).
red bandana- red fabric from hobby lobby
black knee high church socks- little girls section at wal-mart
converse shoes- nordstroms
clip on earring- ebay
daggar and pirate gun- honks dollar store
pirate jewelry- i made, and gold chains from thrift store
mustache- the typical black halloween make-up kept coming off, so eventually i used black electrical tape, worked great!
norah’s costume
dress- the cutest pirate style dress, i found two years ago at a thrift store and couldn’t resist buying it… it was perfect for her “pirate princess ensemble.”
black boots- payless
red sash- thrift store
white tights- wal-mart
gold necklace- thrift store
gold clip on earrings- ebay
daggar and pirate gun- honks dollar store
disturbing enough, i was able to find everything i needed for my costume in my own closet…? is that bad?
we hope you have a great halloweek-end!
we’ll be playing pirates!
