The last of the swap gifts were finished off today and sent out priority mail. I made (3) of these stuffed animal beds; 2 went to Em's girls Ivy (9) and Yindi (4) and the other was for Faith's girl, Carys (4 1/2). The pattern comes in 3 different sizes and I ended up making…

We made a quick stop at our favorite beach today after church staying just long enough to dip our toes, take in the fresh air and warm sun. Kate was not going to let go of the candy cane they gave her in nursery. The Christmas countdown is on!

We decided to make play dough this year as gifts for the little friends in our lives. We used this recipe and while we did add glitter we decided to skip the peppermint on our 2nd & 3rd batches. Henry nearly gagged when he smelled saying it  "smelled like a hot dog truck" and wouldn't…

I've been a busy little crafting bee these last few days. Last  year I participated in a Christmas Swap and when asked if I wanted to do it again, I just couldn't resist. The swap sounded great in September when I had nothing on my schedule 🙂 The idea is that you make a small gift for about…

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December is here! I have a 1/2 decorated tree. I am missing one of our Christmas bins that has the rest of our ornaments & my holiday villages. I'm going to have to make another trip to our storage unit to see if I can find it. Charlie has pulled every last ornament off the…

My friend Jennie put it perfectly when she said that it wasn't that children grow up too quickly, it's that they just aren't children for very long, exclaiming that "The prime Santa-believing years are over by the time they are  7 or 8!" I am grateful for a little Henry who still believes in Santa…

I am grateful that today we were able to take Henry & Kate to see a matinee show of "A Christmas Carol". I had been to Hale Center Theatre in Orem, UT many times growing up and had no idea that the original theatre was just over the hill in Glendale. It's a theatre in…

I am grateful for my little cheeky monkey, Charlie, who was born 2 years ago tonight. He's a lightweight this one, weighing in at about 20 lbs. and hovers around the 3% for his size. He's always on the move and has no time to sit and be bothered with eating. He almost never eats.…

Happy Thanksgiving! We hosted Thanksgiving at our place today and felt so lucky to have my Mom & Shirl and my sister Megan and her boyfriend Eddie join us. I have so much to be thankful for today: a wonderful husband who is an amazing father to our children and who is working so hard…