A Handmade Christmas

So, just in case you were wondering where I've been the last several weeks... I've been busy!

3 little dollies for 3 adorable little girlies... I hope they are loved.

4 capes for my 4 little superkids... matching jammies were totally unplanned but AWESOME!

8 little fishies for my little man... who now says fish. Who knew the word "fish" could sound so cute :)
Side note: my awesome hubby whipped up this fishing pole for me on Christmas Eve... such talent!

1 big fort building kit... which has already been made into tunnels, houses, puppet theatres, etc.

Yep, we've been busy around here... and seeing my little people enjoying their gifts was so worth every late night. Anyways, Christmas is over and I'm back!

Christmas Baking

Normally, I do a little bit of baking with the boys before Christmas each year. We usually make some sort of candy, sugar cookies and all kinds of good (not very healthy) stuff... (my favorite is peanut brittle - Mmmm!) But this year I was occupied with other things so my poor kids were out of luck. I mentioned one night that Ad should make some cookies with the boys, not really thinking he would. He surprised me and jumped right in. They turned out so cute! Now, I guess Sam will have to teach me how to use the spritzer-thingy as I have yet to try it out.

The cookies were yummy, the boys had a great time, and I got a lot done in the process... woohoo!

Merry Christmas to all...

and to all a Good Night!

Hope you all had a wonderful day celebrating Jesus' birthday... we definitely did! There's so much to show ya, but I'll wait for another day... Merry Christmas!

It's beginning to look a lot like...

CHRISTMAS!!!

We've been very busy around here... as you can probably guess due to my lack of posting much of anything lately. Sam and I have been in the Christmas making mood. He has been cutting snowflakes, snowflakes and, yes, more snowflakes. I diverted him away from the snowflakes for a while to make this cute wreath. I love how it turned out. He was basically able to do it by himself too... which is a good thing for Mr. Independent. He did get a little bored toward the end and asked for some help. I have found that this kid is much happier when he is creating something, so I do try my hardest to keep him busy. Thank goodness for Google and all the awesome ideas I can get there....

We went out to cut our tree last week too... typically my favorite Christmas tradition. It's such a different experience here than back home. You go to a farm and pick your tree from rows and rows of trees... I miss hiking up the mountains and searching for that magical, glowing tree. But, it's probably for the best because we ended up carrying two and practically dragging the other two through the lot. I was so sore the next day. It wasn't really the funnest experience to be honest, but in the end we did find a beautiful tree, and the boys really enjoyed decorating it.

I just love all these pictures of my rosy cheeked kiddos (well... except for Seth who was already in the car trying to get warmed up. It was FREEZING!). And Adalie totally reminds me of the little brother in the Christmas Story... cracks me up!

Welp, back to work for me! I have so many Christmas projects to finish before the big day.

Fun Times!

The picture says it all... we are just having too much fun! Actually, we are not really even working on potty training right now (still working on kiddo # 2), but he does ask to go potty quite a bit... just because he thinks it's fun and I'm definitely not going to discourage that. He's only really gone potty in the toilet a couple times, just so you know.

Christmas Preparations... already!!!

I've finally gotten around to taking some very adorable pictures of my 4 little munchkins and just can't wait to show them off. In fact, I'm thinking some Christmas photo cards might be the perfect way to do just that. With Shutterfly's 2010 Holiday Card Promotion (50 free photo cards for bloggers) there's no stopping me... and while I'm at it I might just have to print off some of the bajillion (yes, I know that's not really a word, but it sounds cool) pictures that have been sitting on my computer for the last couple years (no lie!)... or possibly make a calendar, which I've wanted to do for several years now.

There are so many cards to choose from, but I think I have narrowed it down to just a few favorites. So... act surprised when you receive one of these adorable cardsfeaturing some of these adorable kiddos!

P.S. Blogger friends... you should totally do this!
After all, it is FREE!!!

Success!

Our Kandinsky project was a success today... the kids loved it and so did the parents. I was amazed by their interest in this one. Usually it is a struggle to keep them busy the full 45 minutes (kindergarteners dont really have the longest attention span), but this project kept their attention very well. They all did such a great job, and I loved all the extra creativity they added... especially the girls with their hearts and flowers :)

And this is Addie's new habit... she figured out how to keep her thumb in her mouth yesterday, and it has been there quite regularly ever since. Such a cutie! Love this girl!