I heart my new lamp.

Look at what Craig brought home for me last night:

(from Restoration Hardware)

He was doing a plumbing job with his dad, and there was this lamp laying out on their back patio. The lady said they were giving it to Goodwill because it was broken. Craig told her he would take it because he knew I liked to fix stuff like that. So he brought it home and all he had to do was screw the post back into the base. Seriously. So.... instead of buying it new for $299!!! I have a new (I'm pretty sure it's brand new) lamp for FREE! Thanks Craig!

Ice!

Our family got to go and see Ice! at the Gaylord Texan. (Thanks Grandma Charlotte!) It was so neat. Of course all of the ice sculptures were really cool, but also, the whole place is so amazing at Christmas time. Starting from when you turn onto Texan Drive. All the lights, and decorations... the kids loved it all!

The Grinch greeted us at the door. Paige had to give him a little smooch.

Hee hee, her hood makes her look like she has Marge Simpson hair. :)
Even being there and touching everything, it was hard to believe it really was all ice!

The kids really liked this ice tunnel. Carys takes pictures just like her momma! :)

The nativity was sooo beautiful!

(all of our red noses can give you an idea of how freezing cold it was in there. I told Craig it would have been perfect if they could figure out a way to make it 75 degrees in there ;)

After, we had a yummy dinner at Texas Roadhouse. In this picture, I can really tell that my kids are growing up. Don't they both look like they are getting so big!?

Glad I wasn't in charge of the turkey! :)

I'm tired of seeing my crafty party invite!

So... here are a few pictures from the big family visit:

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Paige had fun playing volleyball with Nan and Aunt Letti.

Rub-a-dub-dub..... 4 cousins in a tub.Finally got to see little Paisley again. I had fun fixing up her curly, curly hair. Loved spending time with Cousin Casey too!

Livee watching the family softball game with Miles and his "best friend Cole"
Cute picture of Zoe. I'm pretty sure this was the game winning hit, too! :)

Crafty Party at my house..... You're Invited!

Friday, November 20th @ 6:30

Fun Crafting *** Yummy Treats

Good Friends

Project #1

Seasonal Blocks $15.00

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All six sides of the blocks have a different saying. Not shown is FALL with a leaf and also PEACE. I chose to paint my blocks all black with one accent block in a different color. You can do yours like that, or solid black, or each side a different color. You can decide that once you start painting.

Sweet snowflake.

Project #2

Christmas Advent Calender $10.00

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We had a few issues trying to do this one. But, we have it all figured out now, and it's going to be a such a cute little project.

The Plate is about 12 inches and comes in different colors. Red, gold, or silver (which I love!)

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Cute little snowflake magnet.

There will also be a 10 inch clock that we will have available. We don't have a picture of ours yet. I'm sure you have all seen pictures of them out in blogland. Ours will be black vinyl with roman numerals. You can paint the background any color. The price will be around $15.00. I will try and get a picture and final price up as soon as possible.

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We will also have a couple different $5.00 projects ready to craft. We won't have pictures of those. You will just have to come to find out what they are.

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If you would like to come just leave a comment with the projects you would like to do and how many of each. Please respond no later than next Monday the 9th so that we have enough time to get all the materials together. You'll just pay for your projects on the 20th. Thanks.

Also, Mona will always do custom vinyl orders too. Check out her blog here.

Happy Halloween!

"Pippi Longstocking"

Cutest Little Pirate Girlie

"Jasmine"

I don't know what happened but somehow Livee missed the photo shoot. I made her get back in costume tonight, and still this is the best I got. Darn cell phone camera! :)

Arrrgh!

Thanks Kellie for bringing your camera and getting some cute pictures of my kiddos. I'll be asking Santa for a new camera for me this Christmas. Nothing major, just something that takes clear pictures. I've been good! ;)

It's so nice to have my handyman back.

Look what Craig built for me last night:

Okay, I love all my pampered chef stones. But I hate storing them! Finally Craig solved the problem with this custom cabinet. Yeah! I think it took him about 15 minutes. He is so great!

poor paigee

This picture cracks me up!

You would never know it now, but Zoe was feisty when she was little. Sometimes even just plain mean. She was a determined little girl. And strong! If she wanted something, she was going to get it anyway possible. Paige was 2 years older and bigger, but Zoe could take her. (sorry, Paige) Of course she wasn't always like that, she had her sweet moments too. I'm just glad that it was a phase and the sweet side won out!!!

Love ya Zo.

:)

Fun Pictionary Night.

Last night was my turn to host Pictionary and it was so fun! We had lots of crazy costumes, lots of good food, and lots of laughs. I need to get a picture from Amelia of all of us girls dressed up. I will post that later. We even had a costume contest. The winners were: Scariest - Cindy as a baby. Funniest - Cousin Kellie as Snow White (not sure why that was funniest?) and Most Creative - Amelia as a bunch of grapes.

Here are some of the prizes that Celeste and I made:

All of the blocks were made from a $3.99 2x4 and paint that we already had. We also used Colleen's cricut to cut out some vinyl. They were so fun to make, and we made 10 prizes for $4.oo. Can't beat that!

October.

I love October!

It's cooling down outside.

Pictionary Costume Party.

One more month to Family Reunion.

Halloween.

Halloween Candy.

Adorable kids in cute costumes.

What's not to love?!