Happy January everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday.  We enjoyed some time in Utah with family and I have to say that tonight I’m feeling depressed!  SO bummed the vacation is over.  I’m really not ready to re-engage tomorrow.  I know I should be all excited about a fresh new year and goal setting and organizing and I’m sure that will come, but tonight I just want to keep eating chocolate by the fire in my pajamas.  :)  Because of my ‘not ready to let go of all things Christmas’ mood it feels quite appropriate that I share some pictures of our front porch decked for the holidays that I never got around to posting.  Nothing like bringing in the New Year with Christmas lights right!?  Anyone with me?

Since none of you are answering I’ll assume it’s ok to carry on..  :) Continue reading “Christmas front porch!”

Well.  I’ve been a bad blogger lately, haven’t I?  Sorry for the lack of posting lately!  We are soaking up as much family time as possible and I’m so happy we still have the rest of the week.  I’ve been much better about sharing pics on Instagram – it’s so fast and easy.  When my kids and husband are home with me I just can’t bring myself to spend hours on the computer.  But a few posts are almost finished and coming soon because I still have Christmas decorating posts that I never finished!  December got away from me.  It always does no matter how prepared I try to be.  For now here are a few random pics from the past two weeks I never got around to posting…

My little buddy helping his daddy make pancakes – our Saturday morning routine.   Continue reading “Recent December pics”

Happy almost Christmas everyone!  Are you ready?  We are wrapping things up around here.  Literally.  :)  I was going to gear up to face the crowds today and hit the mall for a few last minute things, but my little buddy isn’t feeling well.  He is asleep across my lap sharing space with my laptop as I type this right now.  Poor little thing.  Thank goodness for Amazon!  Guess I’ll be doing my last minute Christmas shopping on-line.  I can live with that.  :)  Thought I’d share some pics of our staircase decked for the holidays!  But first our Christmas card… Continue reading “Christmas Card Stair Garland”

Is everyone still standing!?  Surviving the busiest month of the year!?  I’m so happy to have made it through this week!  So much fun but I’m exhausted.  I love all of the parties and school programs and gift giving and craziness, but my favorite part of December is when my kids are out of school and we can just be home enjoying the season together as a family.  Really looking forward to next week!  I have so many things I still want to share on the blog this December and I’m running out of time!  One week until Christmas.  Yikes!  Time to get posting.  :) Continue reading “Christmas in the family room”

Happy Friday everyone!  Sharing pictures of my kitchen decked for the season today!   Continue reading “Christmas in the Kitchen”

Is tomorrow already Wednesday!?  Oh man.  It’s December.  Are you feeling it?  Overwhelmed much?  :)  My calendar makes me tired.  Mostly good stuff!  Just a lot of it.  I’m grateful I got an earlier start this year on Christmas preparation although I still feel like there is so much to do.  I’ve been trying to take some pictures of my Christmas decor and can’t seem to keep the house clean long enough to make it happen!  Ha!  I did get a few today before everything exploded on my kitchen counters.  Hopefully I can get the rest taken tomorrow, but with the way this month is going so far I’m not holding my breath!

Continue reading “Displaying Past Santa Pictures”

I have had so much fun decorating for the holidays this year!  I’m not one to over do it and my decor is really pretty simple, but by just adding a little pop of Christmas here and there the house is feeling quite festive.  :) Continue reading “Christmas in the Powder Bathroom”