12.31.12

elf on the shelf // december photo a day 

day 01 : 8 o'clock // day 02 : peace

day 03 : something i held // day 04 : black + white

day 05 : looking up // day 06 : from where i live 

day 07 : star // day 08 : someone i love

day 09 : out + about // day 10 : under

day 11 : sweet // day 12 : hat

day 13 : lights // day 14 : something green {this one made chantelle's fab four on instagram!}

day 15 : outdoors // day 16 : something i made {birthday crowns}

day 17 : on the floor // day 18 : makes me feel merry {christmas cards} 

day 19 : something beginning with 's' {snoopy!} day 20 : weather 

day 21 : tree // day 22 : decoration 

day 23 : joy is _____ {love} // day 24 : tradition 

day 25 : lunchtime // day 26 : mess

day 27 : how i relax // day 28 : cold

day 29 : hot // day 30 : something that made me smile this year {new books from friends} 

day 31 : self-portrait

12.30.12

our merry little christmas season

1. giant beautiful snowflakes.


2. homemade gingerbread playdough for silvie's friends. 


3. playing/helping with lights.  


4. our tree.


5. writing santa a letter. 


6. christmas no. 1 with adam's family. 


7. star fest at eagle crest.


8. peppermint truffles i made this year. 


9. making christmas candy cookie cones with her bestie. 


10. dressed for her daddy's christmas work party. 


11. playing in the snow. 


12. a date {in a snow blizzard} to see a christmas carol at our local theatre. 


13. post-date noms. 


14. new snow on christmas eve. 


15. horse-drawn carriage ride with my parents at black butte ranch. 


16. love their love. 


17. our view along the way. 


18. making sugar cookies for santa. 


19. his house. his humor. 


20. daddy reading the message santa left for silvie on christmas morning. 


21. ps3 excitement. 


22. on our way to spend christmas no. 2 with my family. 


23. enjoying the ride. 


24. sliding down the back road of my parent's property. 


25. cousins. 


26. going home. 

12.21.12

crafty friday, gingerman + sugar friend

you know those projects you see and think will only take an hour or so to whip out? this was not one of them. so like a complicated recipe, i endured, improvised and accomplished just in time to share with you before the holidays. 

so here they are. i do love them. 

fa la la la felt -  get it -  i try and make something every year from this amazing book. 

12.18.12

christmas photos + friends 

// happy holidays and welcome to our second year photographing our friends (and vice versa) for our annual christmas photo greeting cards! every year our husbands complain, our kids fuss (okay, mine fuss) and lauren and i require double tall lattes immediately afterwards -- and we wouldn't trade it for anything! we are blessed by this great friendship. thanks guys! :) 

12.14.12

crafty friday, santa hands! 

// this year i was determined to make christmas ornaments from the kids' hand prints -- and thanks to pinterest, i found the perfect project to make these keepsakes festive and fun. 

12.13.12

deck the halls

welcome to our decorated home for the holidays! for us, christmas is about treasuring old memories and creating new ones with family and good friends. we hope you're enjoying the season and are planning some amazing experiences with your loved ones -- i know we're pretty excited for our upcoming plans!! 

1. pine cones from my parents property + fabric ties i added for color


2. outside lights


3. glitter balls hanging on our entry wreath 


4. handed down vintage angel + bell  (perfect for the front door)


5. silvie's teeny-tiny mittens made by grammy 


6. knitted stockings + light bulb garland


7. baby jesus


8. thrifted vintage santa 


9. felt star i made last year


10. our favorite ornament from 2008


11. a treasured oldie from my childhood 


12. silvie + santa 2012 = bonding fail!!