Christmas Decorating sneak peek...

Here is a sneak peek of our Christmas decorating. I will try to get some pictures taken of the finished products. Payton "helped" me put the ornaments on the kitchen tree, while she was helping the she looked at me and said "I'm great at this." I guess for a three year old she did very well.

I let her help with a few ornaments on the living room tree but I did not want everything about three foot tall or lower, so I finished it after she went home. I know, I am a mean babysitter! I don't have the kids anymore this week so tomorrow I am going to try to finish up some Christmas gift projects and get some things wrapped. I am hoping to be done with all my buying, making and wrapping by the first of December. I would like to be able to relax and do fun stuff with Payton during December. Well I guess that will be all for tonight, I am really tired. Maybe if I go lay in bed "someone" will stop kicking me, I really think we have a football or soccer player here or at least "it's" a wiggle worm like it's mother was.

Christmas Photo Shoot...

Shawna wanted me to take the kids Christmas pictures. And so here are a few of good ones, it is a job getting both kids to look at you at the same time and Smile. I am not claiming to be any great photographer, if anyone has advice on how to make these photos or the next ones I take better I will gladly listen to your advice.

Mr. Crooked Grin.
Santa Baby!

The little Hawkeye!

My sweetpeas.

On a different note Shari asked what I used to make the letters on my canvas to I will answer her question. I used Provo Craft Adhesive Backed Vinyl, which I found at Wal-Mart but I know Hobby Lobby has it. The vinyl comes in many colors and the price is pretty reasonable. I then used my Cricut machine to cut out the letters. If any of you do a lot of crafting or scrapbooking a Cricut is a very good investment, it save a ton of time cutting out shapes and letters. Hope this answers you question, if anyone else has questions about my projects feel free to ask.

Finished Object Friday.

Here is my finished object this Friday. I made these altered canvas for my Mimi Norwood and Aunt Adonna for their Christmas gifts. The ideas were not original, I got my inspiration from Shari, she really does some neat crafty things. Her canvas is at the bottom of the page.
Check out the other finished objects for this week over at the Chari Tree.

Happy 4th Anniversary to us.

Time sure flies when you are married to the most wonderful man in the world. I still cannot believe that it has been 4 years since we said I do. We have been through many things together, good and bad but through it all God has been with us. I love you Eric, Forever and Always.

Look how skinny I was.

The trip to Branson...

Well I am back for my Girls Getaway trip to Branson, Mo. We had a great time and did lots of shopping. I had a good visit with my Uncle Philo, Aunt Renee and their little girl Jasmine on Tuesday night and then on to Branson Wednesday morning. Mimi was surprised to see me. We shopped Wednesday morning and then headed to Silver Dollar City for the afternoon and evening, we had a lot of fun looking in all the neat shops and seeing the hundreds upon hundreds of Christmas lights. Click Here to see more pictures.

Did we buy enough? This was just a few of the packages.



Thursday we got up not so bright and early. We had been woke up around two in the morning by the tornado siren and so we kept an eye on the weather until it was safe for us to go back to bed, so needless to say we were a little sleepy the next morning. But we set off for more shopping anyway. That night we met Uncle Philo and his family for supper at the Branson Landing and then we went to the Shepherd of the Hills Trail of Lights together. We had a wonderful time being together.

Thanks for letting me come along.

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