Get Creative in 2011-I promise to send something hand made to the first 5 people who comment on this post... Within the year, you will get your surprise. In turn, you must post this as your status/on your blog and send something handmade to your first 5 comments. Lets have some fun and spread the creativity to our friends.
I'm kinda nervous about posting it to my Facebook... I don't know why exactly but I know it is rooted in some kind of fear. It usually dwindles down to that in some way, shape, or form. But here on the blog, I don't have that fear of showing what I make in the scrap cave. Ha Ha! Which is silly, since more people actually have access to this.
In any case, I'm in - I love making stuff for people. If you want to play along, let's go! I think it could be one of those things that connects us across states, time zones, countries even. :)
xo, Jen
4 days Before - Christmas deliveries make me HAPPY! These are the fabulous glitter cups I had made for Amy and Christie (and myself too) They finally arrived today and I am thrilled with how they turned out.
3 days Before - When Amy was here for Thanksgiving she bought a coffee table at this fun shop in Wichita and we needed to deliver it down to OK for them. I decided to make a quick trip of it with the boys and deliver the table and their Christmas gifts from our family. We took the opportunity to drive downtown in OKC to see this really cool Lego show. The boys and Rachel had so much fun seeing all the creations. This Capitol building piece was a favorite!
2 days Before - My sister Natalie and her husband, Mitch arrived to spend the Christmas weekend with us. The boys are ecstatic to have them at the house to play with as much as they want!
1 day Before - We spend Christmas Eve with my parents and I took the opportunity with so many able photographers to grab a quick family photo. These boys make my heart sing and I love spending time with our family!
Christmas Morning - New jammies, fully stockings, and expectant little boys! It doesn't get much better than this!
Now I get to choose just how to put this great little book together! I can't wait to dig through my Christmas stash and find some fun goodies to make these 13 photos shine. I have some additional journaling to add along with our Christmas/New Year's photo this year. I will definitely post when I am done. 
I think this may have become my favorite activity/tradition of the entire season!
Here's hoping we have a quiet night and the antibiotics kick in soon!
Every year in preschool, Kaden's class goes on a trip to the North Pole on the "Polar Express" and today was the day! He got to wear his new Spongebob winter jammies to school and he thoroughly enjoyed his trip. He got in the car telling me all about it and showed me the jingle bell that Santa gave to him as a gift. He couldn't stop jingling it all day! This year he is really getting into the Christmas spirit and he even sat on Santa's lap with no tears. He told Santa he wants a "remote control monster truck" this year. It's so much fun to experience Christmas with a preschooler!
This is a picture of the boys' completely up to date ornament albums. Each year I give the boys a Christmas ornament for our family tree. I have always planned for these ornaments to be a gift to each of them and their brides-to-be when they get married and have trees of their own. I wanted to make a book to document each ornament, the year, and the reasons for choosing each ornament. I finally got the books ready to go, all the photos taken, AND the pages made up to the current year. I finished them up this morning and I love they way they look all lined up on the shelf! I hope they will be treasured gifts for my children in the years to come.
