Yeehaw!

I saw a notice in my inbox. Mom and Dad, you'll be so proud. It said, "Congratulations! You've Won in the Redneck Contest!"

You can check out my entry HERE, and in the mean time, I'll be accepting my prize: a wolf blanket, spark plug corn cob holders, a Monsters of Rock CD and a 3lb. sledge hammer.

Heck yeah!

Christmas Goodness

What did we do for Christmas this year? We headed down south to see some family, then we got sick for a full week! Darn those germs. Thank goodness Michelle was there to nurse us back to good health! Here's what else we did:

Practice sweet ninja moves! I made some awesome ninja pants for the boys' Christmas Eve wear. The pants were baggy like hammer pants, for complete round-house-kick-to-the-face action.

We kissed this sweet face non-stop...

 ..and baby Lennon's cute face too. Hana, please kiss him again for me!

I nerded out and painted this sweet Harry Potter Chess set for my awesome brother and his family. The bag was made by yours truly as well. The only Harry Potter phrase I know: Expelliarmus!

Some gifts we gave were acts of service done for other families. Liam decided to do his own act of service on his own. We woke up to this set up Saturday morning: two bowls filled with change, a couple oranges and some sweet notes and drawings. It was the best gift ever!!

The Tree Hunt

Ahhh, the tree hunt. This family tradition is one we really enjoy. Just make sure to dress warm, not stress out, and watch out for bears. Seriously.

I'll have to remember to bring my bear spray in the winter, too, I guess.

On the way home we snacked on homemade popcorn, drank some hot cocoa, and listened to Christmas music while we defrosted. Well worth the trip. 

Free-style

The first Saturday in December is pretty fun here. They have a bunch of free events to get you in the Christmas spirit. Yes, the Christmas spirit, not holiday spirit!

The boys liked riding the ponies around best, but Mrs. Clause was pretty sweet too.

Gingerbread in the House!

 There is a local gingerbread competition going on, so I decided to enter something. Here is what I came up with... 

It's my first go at making gingerbread- I thought it turned out pretty good.

If you're interested, the bricks are juicy fruit gum. The shingles and siding are gum as well (yes, there is root beer flavored gum. Lucky for me I guess). The tornado is a waffle cone covered in icing (took me forever to figure that one out). The windows and pond are melted hard candy. The window panes are spaghetti dipped in root beer extract. You do what you can to ensure it's all edible!

I'm not always this crazy with creating things- it's just the last couple months have had some opportunities that I wanted to do. I decided to take time to do things I enjoy, and the kids find a lot of joy as well. Here's to fun memories.