Tidbits of T

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Christmas Decorating 08!!!

So we decorated our house for Christmas...not just the tree but the whole house. My family is such a Christmas family and the kids have been waiting patiently for a couple months now. Seriously, Kameron made me listen to Christmas music in the car about 2 months ago, and Brooklin wanted to get the Christmas stuff out as soon as she saw the first Christmas item in the store and on TV, which anymore is about October.

If anyone needs to get into the Christmas spirit just come on over and we can get you there real quick.

No bah-hum-bug or Grinches at our house...No sir Santa!!!

Here's the fun we had...

These are some of the containers, the remainder are in the family room and breakfast room and around the corner.

1 1/2 sheds devoted to Christmas decor..2 large trees and 5 small, 3 containers stuffed bears, 2 trains(large and small), 8 strands of decorative garland, 10 stands pine garland, years of ornaments for each person, fireplace cover, a variety of picks to stuff anywhere that needs it, 3 gingerbread trees, outside lights and yard decor and of course all the little stuff...no wonder my kids want to decorate for Christmas 2 months earlier than the rest of the world.....We love it!!!

A variety of the picks to place in the tree and here and there....
Putting one large tree together....everyone wants to help....

Dad loves it too...he just won't tell you he does..
Brooklin loves to decorate the bottom of the tree...all ornaments in one spot...we leave it pretty much how the kids decorate it other than the breakable stuff...
Daddy always puts the gingerbread star on top....I love this man!!!

He's fixing the ribbon on the bottom of the star.....
The other big tree in the piano room...

Shine put Brooklin up so she could reach the top of the tree too...
Brooklin helping with the garland on the fireplace...

Brooklin loves her Nemo ornaments...
Shine...she helped a lot this year now that she is older...she's a pro now.

Here's a tradition...every year since we have been married, Hugo puts this particular ornament on..he doesn't put many on but this one for sure. Actually our job is the tree, lights, garland, and ribbon...the kids do most all the ornaments.

I made this ornament in 1st grade and he always puts it at the top of the tree right in front, cause it's a goofy picture of me...he just laughs as he puts it smack in the front for everyone to see...
Kameron soooo loves this time of year....

I caught this video of Brooklin decorating the tree by herself...we had put the tree up and had to wait to decorate it till the next day. Well, Brooklin saw no sense in that...so here she goes...keep in mind, the garland she is pulling out of the box is really old, like it used to be mom's and she gave it to me, cause it's one of my most favorite things on the tree....I remember putting it on the tree when I was Brooklin's age...

We had a great time decorating...we hope you did as well...Brooklin has a message for you as I complete this post.....

Let's sing another...

Check back for pics of all our Christmas decor completed..

Merry Christmas!!!

Til next Time with T!!!!

Friday, December 5, 2008

December Layout!!

This is the last month/layout of my term on the Design Team at the store. It has been a lot of fun and of course, I will still be scrapping otherwise.

I am kind of sad, I really had a great time on the team. I used product that I have never used before or would not have chosen for myself and got out of my Kristi box...Sometimes, we don't know we are in a box until we have to get out of it. However, I will be running again next term...coming soon.

So here is the final layout this term....enjoy!!

This month, instead of a two-page layout...I did a 1 pg and a card. Just to mix it up a bit....

The patterned paper is from Pink Paislee, Sweet Cakes Collection...

The paper, rub-ons, and stickers are all from this paper collection

I love it!!!

Enjoy!!!

Til next Time with T!!!

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Presents Already??!!

We got home the other day and there was a package on the porch...the kids automatically knew who it was from cause...well, it's a little obvious...

See what I mean, for yourself....

This is on every box Aunt Sheri sends to the kids...Brooklin always looks for it...that tells her who it's from..she says, "It says, Aunt Sheri misses you"...

The kids loved this one...we can't wait to torment Unle Rick...

scoot over Unle Rick, we are snuggly Gumps...especially in the cold, on flannel sheets...

This is Brooklin reading the box...

The kids love getting presents from Aunt Sheri...I'm sure everyone at the post office love the boxes...

They're even wrapped...pretty boxes...Is there one for T??

Brooklin always has to go first...

This is not a good picture of her present...it is a cute chipboard purse/book...it is pop up and interactive...I'll have to take some better pictures of it and post them...very different...cute!!

Then Kameron...

He loves these TechDecks....

Shine won't allow video...but pics are not an option in our house...

Ready for her visit to TN...Adorable...did I tell you I love this girl?!!!

Well, that was an early Christmas surprise from Aunt Sheri...the kids loved the presents very much...thanks for thinking of them.

Til next Time with T!!!!

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Thanksgiving Day..Hugo Style!!!

So we had the Thanksgiving holiday without Hugo again this year...this will probably be an ongoing event every year...

So where was he? Well, look at the pics and it should explain...

I love the snow...it's so peaceful and pretty...

Yay!!! I love it that he is enjoying himself...
A close-up...that thing is bigger than him....

Hugo went to Wisconsin to hunt with his Dad and Brother...their hunting season is the week of Thanksgiving...

I am so happy he got to go visit his family...he only sees them about once a year...and for them to be doing "boy" stuff makes it even better for them all.

We have a freezer full of venison again, we were getting low but we are good for the winter now..

Til next Time with T!!!

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Black Friday Madness!!!

This post is kind of a continuation from Thanksgiving Day. While visiting the Morton's, Bethany mentioned she had never been shopping on Black Friday.

Well, that's all she had to say to me...cause actually I think it's sin if you have never gone, I believe there is a scripture somewhere about it, maybe even the 11th Commandment, there are 11 right???(don't quote me on that). So doing my spiritual duty, we planned it. So a few hours after we left, me and Shine came back to pick her up. Did I say 4 am??? Who said that time? I mean really...It should have been earlier...haha!!

Here's the fun we had....

Here we are a little after 4:00...gorgeous darling!!!!

Please Starbuck's open just for us, my eyes are not even open yet, but it's an emergency!!!!

I don't know why, they just won't open for a man in his jammies in the dark....

Oh!! that's why...they don't open til 5:00 am...but it's Black Friday..don't they have any Stbx specials??? Come on Stbx..keep up!!!!

Waiting in line to get into our first store..we must get our MP3 players...What? We're out here for that???

"Excuse me, Sir, did you know you are in your jammies in public???
Love ya Josh!!!

(Actually, I must confess...we told Josh to wear his jammies, but the girls decided later to not wear our jammies...oopps!!

Josh didn't you get that email?...then all morning, every so often I would yell thru the store...the statement above, so everyone would look at him.)

Shine and Ws. Bethany shopping...This is trouble...

I just love this sign...I want it for the wall in my house at Christmas...
"Buddy the Elf here, what's your favorite color?"

Oh yea!!! just in case you didn't recognize the store we were in....

First stop!

Josh, you wait in line, we'll meet you there...

we have plenty of time to shop since the line goes all the way to the back of the store...Thx Josh!!! It would have taken us a lot longer without you..