Friday, November 28, 2008

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas


some of my favorite ornaments...the one in the upper right corner is the first ornament I purchased for our first tree...
25 years ago...good grief that is a quarter of a century.


putting the tree together, unless you are three then it would be more accurate to say taking it apart.
why? you would have to ask her...I'm sure she had a very good reason.


Santa hats...no holiday season is complete without a few (or more) photos that include the donning of Santa hats.


I just simply love the way the tree looks with the lights and decorations,
the kids really got into decorating their wreaths this year (because of the number of ornaments they have this is the solution to displaying them...their own personal wreath which hangs on their bedroom door, or bathroom door if you happen to be the girls who share a room and thus can not both use the same door) even the nature table is showing signs of the season.
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Thanksgiving 2008


a tiny preview of the awesome food we consumed yesterday...
that center pic on the bottom is simply heaven on earth...thanks so much Shirley for the simply
unbelievable recipe you shared with me...my family loves you.


our day was pretty low key, filled with eating, and movie watching...
adorable faces, and eating, some creative art projects, and did I mention eating?
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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving...


What am I thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day 2008?
that crew pictured above certainly fills my list
good friends
being healthy, myself and those close to me
being busy, a life that fills my days and heart with good stuff
living here, in a country where freedom is a given.
Happy Thanksgiving...may your days be filled with love, and your heart filled with gratitude for all you hold dear.
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some progress...



of sorts...
last weekend I actually scrapped *gasp*
I know how shocking is that?
as you can see the pages completed is almost equal to the pages in progress.
of course the little wonder pictured above dismantled a few of those completed pages, apparently she didn't like the finished product.
sigh...
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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Xmas photos thru the years



















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Rosie


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Merry Christmas!




Today was the annual Christmas photo shoot at Nichole's.
Every year I'm in awe of the set she creates, every year I poor over the photos
wondering how I'm going to pick.
Love those little faces, love how Nichole captures them so completely.

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Anthony





Love that sparkle in his eyes...


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Yahaira





love that smile...


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Rosie








The one who wasn't too eager to have her picture taken ended being the one who had the most photos taken.
Imagine that!


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