WE HAD A GOOD CHRISTMAS SEASON, THIS YEAR. REALLY REMEMBERED "THE MEANING FOR THE SEASON!" THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH I DID THE "SIMPLE TREASURES" BOUTIQUE AGAIN. IT WAS A LITTLE HARD GETTING INTO THE SAWING OF CRAFTING AGAIN, BUT HAD MAJOR HELPERS ALONG THE WAY. HAD MY MOM OVER TO HELP PAINT WHILE I STAYED IN THE GARAGE CUTTING OUT ALL THE WOOD. MY FRIENDS SHOWED UP TO HELP STAIN EVERYTHING. AND I MUST SAY IT ALL TURNED OUT PRETTY DARN CUTE.
I MADE THESE CUTE STANDING SANTA'S WITH A PINE TREE NEXT TOO IT THAT LIT UP.
MADE THIS CUTE HANGER SANTA
THE STANDING SNOWMAN WITH A PINE TREE THAT ALSO LIT UP
DID SOME MORE TRIO SNOWMEN
MADE A FEW MORE DOOR HANGERS
AND MADE THESE CUTE PORCH SIGNS THAT HAD A WREATH THE LIGHTS UP AS WELL.
IT TURNED OUT TO BE A PRETTY GOOD SHOW. I WAS JUST GLAD WHEN IT WAS ALL DOWN. IT DRAINED ME. BUT, I DID ENJOY DOING IT AGAIN.
DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON I WANTED TO MAKE BLANKETS OUT OF KOLBI'S CLOTHES FOR KYSON, TAIGE, MY MOM & DAD, FOR NATE'S PARENTS, JAMIE AND FOR MY GRANDMA. SO I HAD TO TRACK DOWN ALL OF KOLBI'S CLOTHES WITHOUT LETTING ANY OF THEM KNOW WHAT I WANTED THEM FOR. I WENT THRU EACH PIECE OF HER CLOTHING SMELLED THEM HOPING TO CATCH A SNIFF OF HER. BUT, DIDN'T WHILE GOING THRU THEM ALL WHICH THERE WERE A LOT! THE KIDS STARTED LAYING ON THE PILES.
KYSON ASKED, "IF HE COULD JUST SLEEP IN THEM FOR THE NIGHT." I HAD TO LAUGH AT THAT COMMENT.
WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EACH BLANKET THE KIDS STARTED REMINISCING ON WHAT EACH OUTFIT REMINDED THEM OF.
IT WAS FUN TALKING ABOUT THOSE FUN MEMORIES WITH THE KIDS.
NATE'S AUNT JODI AND MY AUNT TIFF. WERE AMAZING AND HELPED ME GET THEM PUT TOGETHER IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS. JODI ALSO MADE NATE AND ME OUR VERY OWN BLANKETS, WHICH HAVE SOOO MUCH MEANING NOW. THAT WOULD BE MY FAVORITE PRESENT THIS YEAR!!!
WE ALSO FOUND A FAMILY THAT WE COULD HELP OUT THIS YEAR FOR THEIR CHRISTMAS. THEY HAD A 6 YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL, A 5 YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL, AND 1 YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL WHO ALSO SHARED KOLBI'S BIRTHDAY. I HAD SOOO MUCH FUN SHOPPING FOR THE LITTLE GIRL. BOUGHT HER CLOTHES THAT I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT FOR KOLBS. THE KIDS ENJOYED PICKING OUT TOYS FOR EACH OF THEM. IT WAS GREAT INVOLVING THE WHOLE FAMILY ON SERVING OTHERS.
AFTER WRAPPING ALL THE PRESENTS FOR THE CUTE LITTLE FAMILY.
WE ALSO DID SOME GINGERBREAD HOUSES
THE "BOYS"
AND US "GIRLS"
WE HAD A FEW FAMILY PARTY'S THAT THE "BIG MAN" SHOWED UP FOR..
WE THEN OF COURSE CELEBRATED CHRISTMAS EVE WITH FAMILY. WE HAD NATE'S FAMILY OVER FOR CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING WITH EATING, PLAYING GAMES, EATING, TALKING, EATING AND OPENING PRESENTS. WE THEN HEADED OVER TO MY MY PARENTS FOR OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY WITH SOME EATING, PLAYING GAMES, EATING, OPENING PRESETS AND EATING SOME MORE.
CHRISTMAS MORNING MY PARENTS CAME OVER TO WATCH THE KIDS OPEN THEIR GIFTS THEN WE HAD TO GET READY FOR CHURCH. THEN AFTER HEADED DOWN TO MY GRANDPA'S OFFICE IN CENTERVILLE FOR ANOTHER FAMILY PARTY. I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING FAMILY. THEY ARE TRULY THE BEST.