Pink Christmas Sunset

And it was spectacular....I was stunned to see how pink the snow looks in the pictures. Such a beautiful day and we ended it with a few runs down the sledding hill. Gotta love snow for Christmas! Hope you had a great one!

Merry Christmas!!

Our 2007 Christmas Card. All the digi elements are from 2 Peas.
Front

Inside

Back

Dinosaur Pancake

In case you didn't know...that's a dinosaur. Sean gave me a little quiet time and took the kids to breakfast a couple weeks ago. They come home and Gavin comes running up the stairs to show me his dinosaur pancake...sticky syrup fingers and all, then he eats it. Now how cute is that? :)

7 Years Ago....

...Today, there was an amazing snow storm the night this girl was born. Here we are again! So much snow today they closed school...and she gets to hang out and play all day. Now, what will we do with all those cupcakes? Happy Birthday to my beautiful girl.

Checking it Twice

Soooo even though DH and I agreed to get each other a new bed this Christmas....he asked me where my list was...just so we could get each other something small to go along with it. So sweet he is...gotta love him! So here is my list. Feel free to use it...anyone! :) Hehe.

First of all...multiple gift cards from my favorite scrappin' place TallyScrapper would be much appreciated. (This might be a smart one for DH to get me since I will be spending $ there anyway!)

I would love, love, love pretty much anything from this store, we just got one in town and I have been in heaven just wandering around there...so creatively inspiring: Anthropologie
In fact....this King size and this and this are at the top of my list right now.

I would probably faint if I found one of these under the tree. I would for sure be satisfied with just one of these....and ultimately thrilled with one of these.

Oh and this is soooo cool...with this to go with it and an extra set of these. Things to soothe the chronic organizer in me!

I would love to go here again...especially with my scrappin' buds.

Last but not least...by far. I would love to wake up on Christmas day and have my attic look like this or this or hell, might as well go for this! :) Yeah.

Xmas cards

I made these for my sister this year. It is a 5x7 Press Printed folded card...the big part is the inside spread...and I just love the little munchkins tushies running on the beach on the back of the card! All the digi elements are from 2 Peas. Whatcha think? :)

Thank You Minda

This is hilarious!!!

Tooth VS Doorknob

I did it...I figured out how to do You Tube!

So here is how DD lost her very first tooth.

PS How come our voices are always so excruciating on these things??

November Bonfire

We must be totally nuts. The monster boy has been having trouble behaving at school....really, who has trouble in 4K??? Geesh! So his teacher suggested a reward sheet...he is good all week, gets a sticker each day he can choose a fun activity to do. Soooooo, first time what does he pick? A bonfire with marshmellows. It is in the 20's at night! But we were so happy that the reward thing worked we had to do it. He was thrilled...and my biggest, warmest coat still smells like bonfire smoke! Yuk.

About 12 years ago...

I happened upon this message in the snow....and here we are after 11 years of blissful married life. :)

Happy Halloween!

Hope you got spooked today! :)

Wickedly Cool!

Another weekend in the big city with my Mom and sister! Mom's best friend's (my Godmother) daughter got married in Chitown so we made a whole weekend of it. Finally got to see Wicked! Yay! It was really, really cool. One of those rare times when I love the show much more than the book. The girl who played Glinda was absolutely fabulous! Kept us laughing the whole night. Defy Gravity!!

We cruised Michigan Ave. in search of shoes. Well let me tell you, there was not a single pair of size 9 anything...well, except for the $400 pairs...geesh! I guess that was a good thing. We all had a mini makeover at the Bobbi Brown counter in Neiman's....ouch! But we all learned a few things about looking younger, much needed as we get older and older.

I just love that city. Can't wait to go back, especially now that I really feel like I've got the lay of the land down. Do I hear a little trip to the American Girl Place with our daughters??? That would be so much fun!

Use those SB supplies...

....and put them to good use for Halloween costumes. LOL Some HS flowers and bling, a little silver Stickles and the little blue felt dots for the earrings... instant Sharpay accessories. Bop bop bop, bop til you drop....

Jelly Bean

Hee hee, I finally got to see it! I have wanted to check out that bean for a long time! We took a little trip to Chi town this weekend. Rode the train down to Union Station, walked the city, went to the Shedd. The kids had a blast and it was a good day. Something we really should do more often...it seems shameful that we live so close to the city but hardly ever get down there.

Now, to catch up with the house, some scrapping, and start getting ready for Thanksgiving. We will be hosting the family this year...that means about 40 people in our little house...and one BIG turkey. Lots to do!

For the Moms

My sister Jenifer sent me this...it has to be pretty impressive for her to send it because she hardly ever sends this kind of thing! :) Enjoy.

William Tell Mom Song

Soccer Fall

This is what our weekends are like until November...but the kids love it, so all is good. :)

***sigh***

Another summer over...another goodbye to Gran & Gramps. They are headed back to the beach and we will miss them. The sleepovers, the s'mores and the constant spoiling....and of course Dad working his butt off on my house projects. Thanks Dad! We love you guys. Drive safe!

I Made This

:) DH and I had a little weekend away and on the last day he went on a bike ride and I went to a bead class. I have wanted to learn basic beading for a long time and I am surprised at how easy it is. And oh sooooo fun picking out the beads. Like I need one more hobby at this point. But I love making photo jewelry pendents...so now I can make them from scratch.

OMG

Ony 3 more years to the big four-oh. That is really freaking me out right now. Had a great little birthday weekend with the hubby. Thank you so much to my Mom and Dad for loving, entertaining and keeping the kids alive while we were gone...an invaluable birthday present! Love you guys!

Day 7 cont. The End

After dropping the fancy bikes off and hopping back on our old ones we still had another quarter mile to the Mississippi River...the end of RAGBRAI. A little bittersweet. There was a short strech of road where the cars were on the route and it was quite a traffic jam!

But we got back...eventually all of the Dogheads found the motorhome and we said our goodbyes. Another one down...how many more to go??? :) Hmmmm I'm thinking the Bahamas might be a little more relaxing next year!

Congrats to Barry on completing his 20th RAGBRAI....check out the tags on his bike!

Day 7 Cont.

BARRY! We found Barry on the route today!

Didn't get to stop much on the route today. Everyone is kind of in a hurry to reach the river and find their shuttle home. The end of RAGBRI is really kind of anticlimatic...most people just dip their tires in the Mississippi and then find their bus/van/shuttle home! Before we knew it we were hitting the end town, time to turn in these sweet bikes.