A Wacky Birthday Party!

Today we celebrated our son's 6th birthday with a Wacky Party!

Wacky Tacky was the place to be..

He had the best time playing with his friends..

The parents had fun in the foam ball shooting area..

Santa even stopped in to hand out goodies..

So glad he had a fun time!

A Mantle for Christmas

When we moved into our home in 2001, I was so excited to have 2 fireplaces. But there was 1 major detail missing from both of them...a mantle ! Each Christmas we have had to nail our stockings into the wall near the fireplace. (which creates little holes that I don't like)

But this Christmas is different and new. We have a MANTLE up and I am THRILLED beyond measure. I have found myself sitting and just gazing at the mantle with the stockings hung over the fireplace. I absolutely LOVE it ! I couldn't be more pleased. I am so thankful to my wonderful husband for making the room complete.

Ice Skating !

Today was Matthew's preschool field trip to the Ice Skating Rink. We have been looking forward to going all week. And all of us (minus Darren who's away at school) were able to go. Dad took the day off from work and we let Ryan play hookie from Kindergarten. ( it is only Kindergarten after all)

We had so much fun. The smaller kids used these buckets stacked on top of each other to help keep their balance. They were great for helping them to "race" across the ice. I was so proud of Ryan for only needing to use the buckets for the first half hour. After that he was on his own skating the entire rink with his dad. There was also a snow pile that the kids could make snowballs and toss at a target.

All in all it was a great morning of family fun !

The boys trying out the buckets.

Matthew doing some skating.

Ryan skating all on his own..so proud !

We had a great day !

The boys taking a quick photo for mom !

I Sold Items !

I did it..I sold some items that I made !! I was so excited to see people come look and then BUY what I had made ! It was a feeling of relief that someone would want something of mine quickly followed by the excitement of handing them their new merchandise.

It was a long day, but a friend and I shared the booth together which made the day a joy. It was so nice to have company throughout the day. We made each other laugh in the quiet times and helped each other out in the busy times.

Here is our station all set up..

I am so glad I ventured out and tried something new. I think now I am going to try get onto ETSY after the new year. We'll see how it goes..

SNOW !!

I was up at 2am this Monday morning..why you ask? Because the weather channel said it was going to be snowing ! I live in an area where we don't get snow but once in a blue moon, so I wasn't going to miss it. It was so wonderful and magical and exciting !

I walked down our hallway to the front door to find this...

My hubby's truck was covered in snow and it was snowing ! (although this photo doesn't do it justice) I was like a little girl again..it was so exciting to be standing outside and catch the snow on my tongue ! I loved seeing it fall so softly and gently on our lawn. What a wonderful Christmas present this was today !

Nervous

I am a little nervous today. Tomorrow is the first Craft Fair that I am participating in and I have NO idea how it's going to go. From what I understand there is going to be a decent amount of people coming through, so then comes into play..will anyone like what I have made??
I am anxious, nervous & a little giggly (I get that way) about what the day will bring. Have I made enough for the day? Will anything sell? Is the weather going to be nice or too cold? Yes, I have these questions and more running through my mind.
I am praying for a peace to come over me to remind me that this is going to be a fun day no matter what may happen. Praying for a positive attitude. Praying for a good night's sleep.

A New Christmas Tradition

This year we started a new tradition with the boys. We picked up a copy of "The Elf on the Shelf", read the story, listened to the cd and are now enjoying the game of the holiday. If you haven't heard of this before here is a brief rundown.

Your Elf comes to you on at Christmas time..he is Santa's scout elf, here to watch you each day and report back to Santa each night. (whether you were naughty or nice) Each day when he returns from his trip to the North Pole he is in a new hiding spot in the house.

The boys were very excited to read the story of the "Elf" yesterday..we have named our little friend ELFIE...they couldn't wait to find him this morning when they awoke. It is going to be a fun Christmas with Elfie hiding all around the house.

ELFIE