Happy Valentines Day Aunt Moo!!

Kendal made a Valentines card today for Aunt Moo. She did it all by herself. So Happy Valentines Day Aunt Moo! We love you and miss you lots!

Oh yeah, she had to wear her swimsuit while she made it. I think it helps with the design process.

Christmas

Okay, it's sad... I haven't scrapbooked about Christmas...ever. So, for my kids... here goes.
Christmas this year was too busy. Because I do vinyl lettering, Christmas is my busiest season. I thought I would have a few days rest, but I didn't. The reason I didn't was because other people are just like me and wait until the last minute and my vinyl cutter broke so I was having to drive to my mother-in-law's in Washington every day to cut vinyl. So, up until Christmas Eve (when I had the stomach flu) I was cutting vinyl. Next year it's not going to be like that. My cutter will work and I won't get the stomach flu (like I have any control over that:).

Other than being really busy, it was great. We put the trees out the day after Thanksgiving and they turned out really cute. I do the three trees so the kids can each decorate a tree. Each year, I take pictures that I've taken throughout the year, get them printed (3x5) and attach them to the tree with little red, glittered clothespins. The kids love to hang them up and remember the things they did throughout the year.


On December 15, we had our ward Christmas party. Because my husband is a chef, he and I got to cater it. It was really fun cooking with him, he's a much better cook than I am. If I had my choice, he'd cook every meal for us. For the party, we did prime rib, turkey, homemade mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, homemade rolls, salad, and slush. The ward members brought the desserts. It turned out great, everyone had tons to eat and lots of fun.

Each Christmas, we make reindeer food for Santa's reindeer. We scatter it on the front porch and the next morning the kids go out to see that it's all gone and that the reindeer have left their footprints behind.
Christmas day we went to Derek's mom's house and then to my parents house. It was fun to see everyone and spend time with them.

So for next year, I'm planning on being more organized and less busy. We'll see how it goes.

Halloween

I know it's January, but I want to write about Halloween so I don't forget it. This year, Kendal had decided she wanted to be Snow White. That was easy enough until I bought the pattern, pulled it out, and realized I might be in over my head. Luckily I have a mom who's a seamstress and can make just about anything. It took her about 1/4 of the time it would have taken me to make her dress and as you can see, it turned out perfectly.

Brandon, on the other hand, was a little more difficult. He decided early on that he wanted to be a zombie. I showed him pictures of costumes on the internet and then he changed his mind because a zombie would be too scary. So, we talked it through and he decided on a non-scary zombie doctor. So, I bought a scrubs pattern, sewed him up some scrubs, tea dyed them, ripped them up and then splattered them with paint. Easy enough and not too scary.
After getting all ready, Derek was a Zombie doctor also and I was the witch from Snow White, we headed off to the church for the Trunk or Treat. It was something I started last year because where we live the houses are pretty far apart and I was tired of getting in the car, driving a short distance, then getting back out. The first year we had about twenty cars but this year we tripled that amount. I was so excited that it was finally getting bigger. Next year I hope it will be even bigger.

Next year I think I'll get started on the costumes earlier so that maybe I can even make Kendal's...if I give myself a couple months. I should probably get started right now! :)