Christmas Projects

At the beginning of November I planned out all the projects I needed to get done for Christmas, including some homemade presents.  When I planned everything out it seemed like I had so much time, and then Thanksgiving came and everything seemed really rushed.  And then the kids helped me find another project.  As we were decorating the tree and hanging up stockings they informed me that we didn't have enough stockings for everyone.  I offered to not have one this year, but they told me that no one could be left out.  So one night, after the kids were asleep and I had finished the other projects I had for the night, I went through the small stash of fabric I have and sewed a new stocking.  Of course the fabric had pink on it so I figured Caitlyn would claim it.  The kids were excited that I had sewn a stocking but Caitlyn told me that she wanted a yellow one.  So I had to tell her that it might not get done this year.  I went out and got fabric for another project for the kids and go extra so I could make new stockings, this year if I had time but at least next year.  Luckily I managed to find the time this year, it's a good thing my kids go to bed early, and there was even enough material to piece together a stocking for Brandon.

 Brandon's, William's, Caitlyn's, Britton's, Bradley's, and mine.

The kids' stockings match their new pillowcases.  Pillowcases you ask?  Well let me show you.

The kids got special new pillowcases to help them fall asleep super fast on Christmas Eve.  And it went perfectly with the new pajamas from Grandma.  The stockings ended up being the last project before Christmas, but the kids were very happy and that's part of the magic of Christmas right?

2nd Birthday and Other Happenings

I figured that since it is almost Christmas, I would post about some of the things that occurred in our house.  The biggest thing would probably be Britton turning two.

She was very excited about the baby doll, she carried it around Walmart a couple of weeks before her birthday and didn't want to put it back.  So here are a few facts about Britton.  She loves to talk, and occasionally what she is saying is understandable to the rest of us, she is tall for her age and gets into everything she can reach, she is very determined (stubborn), copies her siblings, and has the sweetest smile that she breaks out whenever she needs it.  She brings a lot of joy to our lives and if any of you want to borrow her for a couple of hours or the day just let us know.

Other happenings, we spent Thanksgiving in Las Vegas.  The weather there was great, but we unfortunately had to drive through the snow to get there.  We did wait for the blizzard warning to expire before we left and the drive was a little longer than normal, and the drive back was longer.  But we had fun and Brandon ran a turkey trot 5k, he said it was nice running in weather in the 30s.

We said goodbye to another of Brandon's reporters, and had fun taking pictures with her and the boys.

That pretty much catches us up with life as we know it, I'm sure there were few other things that happened but these are just the highlights.  There were also some Christmas projects here and there but we will get to those later.