Christmas Recap

Mike opening his bottle opener we got him

Encore Elmo Live !! Another big hit - from Mom Mom & Pops

Lil Mason

Pops & Mom Mom

Rocking Chair from Grandma Henderson

Big Hit gift - $5.99 ball from Walgreens

Lil apron to go with her play kitchen


We had an awesome Christmas!! Maddie was so much fun!! I can't wait for next year.

I have one more post of Christmas pictures from our dinner.

Happy New Year !! Everyone We chilled at home drank champagne and watched the Hangover.

Ooh look what Santa left...

Whew... what a Christmas!!

This is what our house looked like Christmas eve at Midnight!

Santa and his elves slaved over that play kitchen. What an adventure! Two injuries later it was complete. Little Maddie had such a nice Christmas!

Christmas Eve 2009

Havin a ball

Mike (my brother & Lindsey & Mason

My parents with the grandkids (2 of them)

We have always gone to my Aunt & Uncle's house on Christmas eve for as long as I can remember. This year they had it in the barn, which is okay except for the whole left side of the roof was leaking. Which made it slippery. Maddie was running around and it was a chore to keep her out of the water. She was kept busy watching everyone open their presents. She sat so still but got so excited about the ribbons & bows. She would wrap them around her neck and clap & cheer, laugh. My Aunt gave me the best present ever My Grandmothers porcelin doll. It was hers made she was little. I cried and cried.. and still get teared eyed thinking about it. It has to be 70 or close to 80 yrs old. And is great condition. When I picked it up out of the gift bag when we got home it's eyes blinked. Amazing that they made them like that that long along.

Lights by the bay

My favorite

Maddie finally got to see the lights at Sandy Point Monday night., We had taken her on Sunday and they were closed due to the snow :( But Monday worked out much better. She LOVED the lights squealed at the top of her lungs followed by lots of WHOO's & OOH's. Then we ate at our favorite Red Hot & Blue.

Snow day

Snowy walk with Daddy & Grandma

My baby!!

Had to have the little people animals along to play in the snow

Riding the tractor with daddy


Here's a few pictures from Sunday, Maddie got to play in the snow and ride in the tractor with daddy. Which she loved first go around, second time not so much. She cried!! She will not put down her little people they go everywhere with her so they got to play in the snow too. Check out her new snow pants & jacket Grandma Carolyn got for her. It'll probably never snow again now that she has clothes..lol

Etsy shop

Here's a preview of some of Etsy shop items. I hope to get the shop open next month.

Hope everyone is enjoy the snow ! Hoping to take Maddie out for a few minutes this afternoon.

I have enjoyed the time inside to catch up on some stuff. Guess I'll have to venture out tomorrow.

Cinnamon Honey Butter...yummy

Cinnamon Honey Butter :P Yummy!

I made a batch of this for my co workers and friends. It's very easy making another batch tonight. I found the recipe here at one of my favorite blogs.

Here's the recipe

You will need the following:

2 Sticks of butter (room temp)

1 cup of powdered sugar

1 cup of honey

2 teaspoons of ground Cinnamon

Then I used my hand mixer whipped the butter {make sure it’s soft and room temp}. I added to it the powdered sugar, then the honey, then the cinnamon. Whip it good. Scrape the sides. Whip it again

Then spoon it into your precious little 4 oz jars

If you can’t find the small ones, your friends and neighbors would be more than happy to receive a larger jar of it! The measurements above yielded 6 small jars.

I added a fabric scrap and tag!

You can eat it by the spoonful or serve it on English muffins, bagels, biscuits, rolls, or toast… or sweet potatoes… or oatmeal!

Enjoy!!