Look Who’s Two!

Our little Ash-man doubled his time on planet earth this weekend.

We didn’t have a big party, just celebrated with the friends we were with – since we happened to have planned a weekend away that overlapped with the birthday boy’s big day.     I made a yummy birthday dinner of brisket barbecue, coupled with yummy sides [...]

Ringing in the New Year with a Fizz, Stomp and a Bang

Our New Years was completely boring.  We did not take our usual trip to the little cabin in the big woods and we did not make any plans at home.
Mike bought some sparkling cider for the kids and we let them have some in celebration, around 9pm.

Then he and I stayed up playing the Wii, [...]

Christmas Memories

We had a super duper Christmas.  And now that 2010 is bearing down on us, I figured I better get these memories chronicled.  Prepare for an overload of photos.
This is what the week before Christmas was like …
Sunday: we made decorated a gingerbread house.

It turned out pretty good!  It was fun to see the artistic [...]

The Reason for the Season

One of the things I wanted to do this advent season was memorize Luke 2:1-20 with the kids.  I figured if we started December 1st and worked on one verse a day, we’d knock it out well before Christmas.  Well, we started off on a good foot, but then Mike & I got less diligent [...]

Merry Christmas!

Our paper newsletter has gone digital.
Maybe it’s because I’m so “green”. Or maybe it’s because I couldn’t get it written as fast I could get my cards out. Or just maybe, I didn’t want to be bound by the limitations of an 8.5″ x 11″ paper.
Whatever the reason, take a look, have a [...]

Deck the Halls… Holiday Home Tour

There a bunch of blog “carnivals” out there featuring people showing off their Christmas decor, so I thought I would play along.   My house is definitely imperfectly decorated, but there are also many parts of my Christmas decor that I love and am happy to share with you!  It’s photorific, so go grab a coffee [...]

Sounds of the Season

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We love Christmas music — maybe not in the malls in September, but in our home.  It’s nice to have on while bustling about with all the holiday preparations.  I thought I would share some of our favorite [...]

Another Candle on my Cake

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As I mentioned, we have a lot of birthdays in close succession around here.  The Meanest Momma recently celebrated hers.  My day was much as usual, but I was treated to a nice dinner by my [...]

Thankful

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I’m behind again on my photog-o-blogging, but wanted to give thanks for a great weekend we had over Thanksgiving with my in-laws.
It started with a super easy getaway on Wednesday night.  Despite leaving during  prime rush hour [...]

Advent Ideas and Fun Seasonal Activities

Tis the season!  November is so busy, December always seems to sneak up on me.   But we love our advent calendars, so I have to dig out the Christmas stuff in time for the kids to open them up.
We have three different advent calendars in our house, which works works well now that we have [...]