Christmas Catch Up

Breakfast with Santa

Ready for school party

Her friend Misha

Dancing with her friends

Yay happy to see Santa

Her school play

Checking out her flowers from 

Grandma Henderson after her show

My Niece & Nephew

My sister in law and me posing with our crazy glasses we got from Santa

Kiddie fun Xmas Eve

Awh love this picture of baby D but not of me 

My sweet nephew 

Hi there, playing catch up from the holidays

We had a great holiday! Dalton had a wonderful Christmas and Maddie was so much fun this year. January has been busy with

our anniversary, ear infection(s), Pillowcase making, 

and so much more. 

Sorry for the posting delay hope everyone has stuck with me.

I am working on creating more goodies for my Etsy shop

Thanks for everyones support on my pillowcases. 

I have sold alot of them. 

In other news I have joined a Pinterest group meeting once a month

to do a create a craft idea off of there. First up is a mirror

mosaic idea, with either vintage brooches, driftwood, shells

anything. I can't wait to get started on mine. 

I am also trying to get back into growing my photography 

hoping to get some more work. I enjoy it so much. 

I am working on promoting a little bit more, working on new business cards and portfolio

I have some more posts planned can't wait to share.

Please stop back by.. Thanks :)

Extreme Christmas Display

The plane crashed thru the fence presents everywhere, the pilot is trying to fix a wagon, the elf is trying to get the Tricycle off of the wing. 

Maddie posing in front of the display

If you are local you must check out this totally cool scene 

on Rt.33 St. Michaels Rd on the right before the Newcomb bridge.

Someone spent a lot of time and money

 putting this together the detail is crazy amazing.

Supposedly the people that own this have a private airplane collection.

Wow! Not many people just happen to have a jet laying around

Its beginning to look a lot like

Posing for a picture in front of out tree

Her Class photo

So cute

Her at her class Christmas party. Always the only one left at the table

A hint of a project I have been working on these are the

backs of some pillows for my nieces & nephews

Can't wait to show the front of the pillows.

Each niece & nephew got one or two handmade gifts and

a toy

Busy, Busy

With Christmas parties, Christmas photos, Finishing up Christmas gifts

5 days till Christmas

I was asked by Maddie's teachers to come in and take photos of the class

and each child for a project for the parents the kids are making.

Can't wait to see what they put together.

Thought I'd share a few photos from the tons I took.

Boy was it hard to get to stay still and look at the camera.

Especially my daughter who is in the front in the middle,

she had a hard time keeping her legs closed or still for the most

part. And pouted when I told her to fix her legs..eek

Tonight is her Christmas play., so excited except it seems

that she's coming down with the crud that's going around.

She ran a fever most of the day yesterday.

She seemed better this a.m. hoping she stays that way

for the rest of the day.

Can't wait to see the program tonight

Her class is singing a song about Reindeer

and I think the whole school is singing Jingle bells

Santa attempt #2

Yum fruit cocktail

This face cracks me up

Check it out his bells

The face says it all

We took Maddie to breakfast with Santa on sunday.

Breakfast was yummy,yummy.

Plus they had my favorite Scrapple...

Maddie ate lots of fruit cocktail, pancake, eggs.

She was all for seeing Santa after she saw Santa giving out

presents to kids who sat on his lap.

But once she got up there she didn't look happy at all.

But at least no tears were shed and she loved the snacks

in the goodie bag she got.

She has a Xmas party this friday at her school and

a play on Monday. Whew.. where did the time go

10 days till Christmas... WHAT

Traditions

We painted an ornament & a lil mouse

This year my mother in law went with us to make the ornaments

Maddie had a ball and was very well behaved

2009'S Ornament

Yes that's a hole in it it fell and at least it didn't shatter but

we now have a tiny hole.

2008 Ornament - Her first Christmas

We made a trip to the local paint your own pottery here in town.

A fun tradition I started with Maddie to decorate an

ornament with a handprint.Getting harder as her hand gets bigger.

This year she was so into it and wanted to put a handprint on

everything all around the ornament, the table, a sponge

Since she was so in the mood for painting we let her pick

out something small for her to paint besides the ornament.

She picked that cute little mouse, she did a great job on it.

And it was all purple until she spotted the green.

I am thinking of taking her back sometime, maybe if

my sister in law comes home for Christmas

we could take the little ones

and go again.

Busy weekend, headed to my hometown tomorrow

to take pictures for a breakfast with Santa and pictures of the parade.

My favorite is breakfast with Santa, I love seeing the kids eyes

light up when they see him.

Each year the camera club I belong to is asked to take

pictures for their website & brochures.

I enjoy doing it and it helps me get experience.

Plus it's a good opportunity for networking

I am sure I'll have some photos to share afterwards.

What we've been up to

Upset thought someone took her bouncy ball she won

Watching trains with mom mom

My nephew not liking santa, Maddie cried too

This is a must have ! I stole this off of my brother's facebook

Too funny!!

Picking out prizes with Pops

My brother and  family and his in laws

Not so happy after meeting Santa, she told Pops I don't like him

My parents and Brother and Fam

Sorry I have been slacking on my blog posts.

 I can't believe it's December 1st today !! eek

Where did the time go ?

We had a nice Thanksgiving, We cooked again this year.

Just a small crowd we couldn't get organized this year.

And no pictures too busy eating. 

Tom did all of the cooking I bailed this year

and left to take photos for a family before their Thanksgiving dinner.

The day after Thanksgiving my brother and fam (w/in-laws) came up for the

day a stop on their way to PA for a Christening.

It was nice to visit with them, we even squeezed in a visit to

Candy Cane Lane to see Santa part of the Festival of Trees here in Easton.

Maddie cried and didn't want to sit on Santa's lap. No pictures sorry.

We didn't even get close to getting a picture.

My nephew didn't like him either. ha, ha I have heard that

every other year kids like Santa. Maybe it's true.

Maddie loved him last year.

I have been working my butt off every night on Christmas gifts and editing photos. Whew! I am wore out. Lots to do little amount of time.

Lots of handmade gifts this year. I can't wait to share.

All of my nieces and nephews are getting one handmade gift and one toy.

Operation Christmas decoration goes down tonight!

Maybe that'll help me get into the holiday!

It's especially hard to think of Christmas when it's 65 degrees here today.

Was in the high 40's the day before.. ugh

Dear Santa

Print from Etsy in Turquoise of course

Kindle from Amazon

Anyone have one ? Do you like it ?

 This in Turquoise or gray please From Allora Handmade

Of course !! Release Date 12/4 !!

Through my lens necklance from Lisa Leonard

Teal Sweater Old Navy

Coat Old Navy - I need a decent coat

Sanuk shoes can't decide love both

I have a pair of their flip flops made from yoga mats... love them

 

Few things I am crushin on this year.

 I am normally on the ball for Christmas

but am truely slacking this year.

Normally I have things made and purchase stuff year around.

Not this year.

Hoping to make this year simple and think of whats really important

spending time with family and friends.