Christmas is almost here...

It is hard to believe we are less than a week away from Christmas. The busyness has actually slowed down for a few days, which is nice, but it also makes me feel like I MUST be forgetting something! The house feels warm and Christmas-y, the Christmas cards are out, the presents are wrapped under the tree, and most importantly we have been reading and sharing the true meaning of Christmas to our little girl any chance possible. We have played so much with our nativity scene that we can't find baby Jesus right now. :) Kind of an important part of the story! Hopefully He returns by Christmas!

Right now I am cozied up next to the warm fire Blake made for us, listening to Christmas music and enjoying the Christmas decorations around the house...
This year I worked on a couple of projects. This wreath was one...


This year I decorated the inside of the china hutch too!
This is what the middle section of the china hutch looks like....

Here is another project I did...

This wreath was a little of a hassle, but the final product was worth the challenge.

It is better to give, than to recieve...

And the Christmas tree...oh, the background of this tree. Thank you if you think it looks pretty. I appreciate your kindness. I, on the other hand, laugh every time I think of how we came to this. Oh, the things you do for your little children, especially when they start having opinions. :)
I LOVE Christmas time!

Just one...

Sorry...no time for more! Just one picture will have to do for today. My mom sent me this picture of Aubrey Rose playing at the park. I could hardly believe this is how long and tall my daughter is. When did this happen??? She might look like this in pictures but I promise she is not this big when she sits on my lap and I give her a million kisses while tickling her! These little ones get too big, too fast!!!

Back up...FINALLY!

We have had computer issues around here. I am FINALLY back up and running. First thing on the agenda was to download all the pictures I have not been able to download for weeks. We are now back in business. Whoo hoo!! Now if I could just carve out some time somewhere in these busy holiday days to bring my blog back up to speed! I will try my best. Here are a couple of pics just because I know every post is better with pictures.

Even though things are go, go, go around here, we have had cherished time enjoying the cozy fire and reading books with Aubrey Rose.

This past weekend we got out of town to do our annual Christmas shopping. Definitely a success! Here is the only picture I took of the whole weekend. I know...shame on me! Hey, at least it was a cute one! :)
We have also been able to enjoy the newest little baby in the family...

oh wait....this is NOT a baby!!!Here is Aubrey Rose hanging out with her cousin Jedidiah! Aubrey Rose all of a sudden has become a quite the fan of baby car seats, pacifiers and bottles. UH-OH!!

Hilarious Hats and Hair!

Our Letter H day continued...
We had a little dress up party with different HATS and HAIR styles. And of course, us moms took advantage and made a photo shoot out of it! HA!!
I know, Christopher, why do we do these things to our sweet, little ones. :)
And just to keep it real, I have to show you this great picture below. We still had like two activities to go and we look over to see this....

We gave them a little snack and they made it through the rest of our fun day. :) Sweet, sweet cousin memories. LOVE these letter days!!

Letter H continued...

We started our Letter H day learning about Horses, then we came back to my house. Christopher and Aubrey Rose played a game of HIDE and seek.
If you ever play with Aubrey Rose at our house, she will probably hide here...
behind the curtains!

Or in the cupboards...

Hurry, hurry close the door!

Peek a boo!!

After a running around, we did our handprint craft. We made Christmas wrapping paper with their HANDS!

One red hand, the other green!

They LOVED this project!

Our little silly girl wasn't completely sure about making a mess, but she did get passed that eventually. :)

All done!

Then, we ventured out to get HOT DOGS!!! They were adorable and insisted on wearing their hats still. :)

After returning home, we did a little photo shoot with all different HATS and HAIR! HA!!

More to come in another post!