Christmas

We had such a wonderful Christmas. Although we did miss all of our family in Idaho. We opened our gifts ate a super yummy ham with cheesy potatoes, rolls a cherry pie and a pumpkin pie. A huge thank you to all the AMAZING Grandmas and Grannys who got some great gifts for us and the kids :)

Grandma Brenda got them a loom and dinosaurs and lots of other things that they love love love! Thanks Grandma!

Grandma and Grandpa the kids love their stuffed animals and jammies!

Granny they love their pillowcases, or should we say "blankies" cuz they have not put them down long enough for me to put them on pillows.



My Grandma McDonald made this very awesome family sign with all the birthdays of all the cousins, aunts, uncles, kids, grandparents. It has the years they were born along with the day, and month. If they have passed away then their death date is also on it. This is absolutely a treasure!
Yes, I really do wake up looking
this fantastic. Haha.

Grandma and Grandpa Jorgenson's gift is not pictured because we "accidentally" opened it early due to the fact that it felt like jars and Grandma makes the BEST canned goods. It was her famous pepper jelly and Salsa. Good thing we opened it early!

We love love love love love our Grandma's and are so lucky, thankful,appreciative and happy to have them in our lives!

It's All About The Crafts

My housecleaning, cooking and other chores have been shoved aside by all these fun crafts! I set the kids up with crafts (Grant mostly just cuts everything) of their own and we spend hours having so much fun.

I saw this on pinterest and just had to make them. The only bad thing is that I could only use what I already had at home.  I used an old shirt for the cut outs. I found templates on google and printed those for the tie and the turkey. The stretchy shirt fabric was horrible to sew and the hot glue shows through, but I did the best with what I had and it turned out pretty cute. I can't wait to make them again and this time use some better fabric. 

I used this tutorial for the base bow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVNSxHBgB1g I then made the ribbon spikes using this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQKZtwVsh7Q To top it off I made a loopy bow using this tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS_QQuqh2rg I made a 1 inch bottlecap image as a centerpiece and I got that tutorial here http://folie-du-jour.blogspot.fr/search/label/Tutorial

Bee bow tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k_e1yO5Iek  .   Flower tutorial 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS_QQuqh2rg&spfreload=10

I used theribbonretreat.com for supplies and the tutorial on youtube  super easy and way cute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTc0zJF43m4

Now that you have some super good tutorials to work from, you can make all kinds of super fun bows.


The next two bows do not have a base bow. It is just 5 inch spikes with a boutique bow on top. I love to add the mini bows. That tutorial is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRtu0c5Ugk8

Stacie's wonderful work of art. She is so talented!

Another one of Stacies drawings

Grants masterpiece

 I literally have to make myself do one chore and then I reward myself by being able to craft a little. For example
Dishes done = two  bows
Vacuum = one bow
Put kids in the tub = whatever you can get done before they escape get out.
I have had people ask me how I make my bows. I have practiced and tried many many different ways and I think I have finally found the perfect tutorials.

What Happens When You Find The Camera On The Computer

Halloween Fun!

We were so excited to be able to spend Halloween with family. We went to the pumpkin patch, carved pumpkins, went to a trunk or treat, and went trick or treating. It was a great Halloween.

Stacie's Last Baseball Game Of The Season

Softball has been so much fun this year. Stacie only had to use the T a few times and actually knew when to run all on her own. This was her third year in softball, so it has been great to see how much she learns every year.

 Grant grabbed two little sticks with leaves on them and he looked just like a little cheerleader.

 Stacie hit the ball on the first pitch. She did so good this year.

 Grant wanted to be part of the game, so he ran into the middle of the field.

 Stacie always says the best part of the game is the snacks afterwards.

We can't mention this softball season without a huge shout out to Tyson. He entertained Grant almost every game. Grant just loves him.

Multnomah Falls

We stopped at Multnomah Falls on our way to get Adam from the Portland airport. The kids and I loved it.

See that tiny bridge way on top? We walked up there and then walked right back down the second Grant figured out he could fit hes head through the concrete bars! Holy Cow I almost had a heart attack as my 2 year old is sticking his head all the way out to peer down below.

More Fun In Idaho

We were able to make it to the funeral of Adam's grandmother Edith Kelley. While we were there we got to spend lots of time with Grannie and the cousins. What is so neat is that even though we have not seen the cousins in months, they hug eachother and play as if they see eachother every day. Cousins are the best! Grannie helped me make this adorable skirt for Stacie.