Cabin Fever

So, whoever it is that keeps singing "Let it Snow"...can you please stop? lol Here in wonderful West Michigan, we have seen enough snow already for all of the season, I swear! On Friday I was stranded at my friend's house for hours waiting for the plow to come so I could get down their street. After hours and no plow, I ended up digging out 4 times and having 2 wonderful, burly men push my car to safety, lol. Now today we are stuck in the house again!

Davis decided to would be fun to help me shovel the driveway (and he did help!!) and play in the snow for a bit. He started by burying himself in the snow...

Then went next door to jump off of their snow drift from the plow, lol. You might not be able to see it, but in this pic, he is mid-air, lol. No fear.


Then I convinced Haley it wasn't too bad, and she was outside for about 3 minutes, until some snow got her boot, and she was done. I think she is more like me when it comes to the snow...I'd rather enjoy it from indoors. ;)



Here is a view down our street. Are we supposed to be able to see something other than white? lol I'm pretty sure we are....


Then we started to get punchy. Davis usually has a pretty close buzz cut. Well...the last time his dad shaved it, he promised Davis he could have a mohawk for at least one whole day. So guess what we did today?



Can you tell by these pics that maybe we need to do something productive? lol Davis and I sat and laughed at these two pics for 5 minutes. So what do you think of the mohawk?

A Little Bit of Christmas Cheer...

Early in the week we finally got our tree fixed, and up in the living room. :) I can't help but smile at my children as they hang ornaments. Haley gets SO EXCITED at every ornament. And I quote..."Oh I am SO putting THIS one up". She said that at LEAST 4 times. Love it. :) Here they are very proud in front of the tree that they have just decorated...


If you look real closely, you can see that Ross just arrived from work and is in the window smiling at us. Or you can not look real close, because I cropped it for you. ;)




Every year Haley wants to make a Gingerbread House, and I am always forgetting. This year I saw a kit for $7 and thought it would be a fun project for after school. I was right. :)


I just told Davis he couldn't eat all of the candy...



Check out the wreath...too cute....

And we had to make a Christmas tree with 'star' on top. Please note, none of these were my ideas...I was simply the frosting applier. :)



Here's Davis realizing that those little jaw breakers really DO hurt your teeth, lol.



God Bless Wilton for making this little kit. :) I made my children happy, and I didn't have to spend hours trying to help them, or get things prepared. Sometimes it's the little things that make Christmas fun. Don't be ashamed to buy a kit...it's okay, I swear. Nope, it's not perfect...but my children were all smiles for the rest of the evening.

And the Winner is...

And the Winner (drawn from a hat) is Joie...even though her memory was a little bit more than my mother in law probably wanted to read, lmbo. Kidding, kidding. She was my best friend for years...I'm thinking I can tease her. ;)

Thanks to everyone who shared a story. I really enjoyed reading them, and it helped put me in a festive mood. Sometimes the people around me who are stressed just ooze their stress into my life, and I forget that I LOVE this time of year. :) I am not one that swears at the other drivers, or hates the people at the mall, lol. But sometimes I get a little irritated with the grumpy people who hate Christmas, and it, in turn, makes me grumpy. Nope, doesn't make sense, but hey, it's me. :) So MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Enjoy the next couple of weeks and just don't worry about it. :)

Last Chance!

Just a warning that the winner of the Gift Certificate will be announced tomorrow! So this is your last chance to win!!!! I've loved hearing the stories...entertain me some more! :)

Let's see who's out there...

Well, it's Christmas time and I'm feeling generous. :) So who wants to participate in a giveaway? :) Leave a comment here on THIS POST and tell me your favorite Christmas or Holiday memory. If you don't celebrate holidays...well, this one isn't for you, lol. :) One lucky winner (randomly chosen, so don't feel bad if you have a lame memory! :) ) will win $20 to my Etsy Store!!!

You could get some tissue cozies...

You could get a purse...

You could get some key fobs...

All for just sharing a fun memory. Entertain me! lol

Our Christmas Tree

Every year we get together with some awesome family friends and go get our Christmas Tree the Sunday after Thanksgiving. I love every minute of it. I loved it when Haley was the only kiddo there, and I love it even more now that there are 8 of them running around. :) Here are four of them...the other four I couldn't pin down, lol.

It was snowing pretty good on Sunday, so I was very proud of my hubby, who let me find the right tree. :) Of course, after we got it home, we discovered the hole they drill into the bottom wasn't in far enough, lol. So we can't actually decorate it yet, we have to go back on Sunday and have them fix it, but hey, at least we found it. :) (For those of you who are wondering, the hole in the trunk is how we put our tree in the best tree stand EVER).

The kids had fun...even though they were cold. Here they are guarding the tree while Daddy gets the car.

And here we have Davis...wondering why I need to take a picture when it is snowing, and we obviously need to keep moving, lol.

And Haley, who totally understands my need for just the right picture. I hope she doesn't forget that the night of her first dance....

I really am thankful...

So, I really am thankful, I'm just too busy to tell you all about it, lol. We had a great Thanksgiving this year. My in-laws had to stay in Michigan a little later than expected due to a hip replacement surgery for Ross' Grandfather. They decided to wait to come home until Christmas and we all did our "own thing" this Thanksgiving. I have to admit it, it was really nice. I wouldn't want to do it every year... I would miss the tradition of going to Ross' Grandparents home, but it was nice to do our own thing. I made my first Turkey and it was SO GOOD. I love that Ross has had Turkey Sandwiches every day this week, lol. EASY! I also made my first Pumpkin Pie. I am fairly well known for my pie making ability...but since my mother in law always makes Pumpkin Pie, I've never needed to do one. I wish I had made four. I love Pumpkin Pie. :) Anyway, it was a beautiful, restful day for our family, and I loved every moment of it.

I set a simple table...





With special touches for Haley...who always appreciates them. She loved the placecards. :)



And my kids were happy after pie...




I consider that a success. :) I am so thankful for my family, who loves me and I love so much. I have a good hubby who understands me, and kids who are proud of me for the things I love to create. I am blessed, and I know it. :)