Bedtime Videos

Sorry, I know the quality on these is not that great. I was filming in the boys room at night. Not the greatest lighting. Wade bought a new camera as a family Christmas gift. So nice to have a camera that takes pics as well as video.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star


Monkey Boy

The Nutcracker and an Old/New Table

I've been trying to upload some bedtime videos of the twins but it is taking FOREVER!! I'll try a little bit later.

Abby and I went with some girls from church to see The Nutcracker this past Saturday. So much fun! This was Abby's second time seeing it. The first was a couple years ago and was the full ballet. This was a much shorter version but still a lot of fun!


The orchestra for The Nutcracker was performed by the Lollipop Orchestra of Flagstaff. Afterwards they gave out lollipops to all the children.


It's snowing today! :)

We just got this table off craigslist!:) For months I have been wanting a new table and chairs (mainly chairs). Our old chairs were so rickety. We were down to four out of six that were still in useable condition but close to retirement days. Wade had talked about making me a farmhouse table but there was still the problem of finding sturdy chairs. I found this set on Craigslist for $250.00 and was thrilled! The color is definitely not my favorite, but I love it's country charm. My plan is to paint it (maybe an antique white) at some point in the near future but for now it serves it's purpose and is definitely a far sturdier table than it's predecessor.

'Tis the Season!

Thanksgiving turned out to be a day to lounge around this year. We had thought of inviting some friends over but then the cold season hit our family and we didn't think anyone would appreciate the gift of illness this holiday season. I have to say when you do Thanksgiving just as a family it's a lot less stressful - not quite as fun but definitely less stress. Abby spent a good part of the day looking at everyone's blogs and trying her best to comment on them. We created her a blog as well. It's called Abby's Castle. You'll find it in my Family Blogs. She would love comments from you. I think that's her favorite part. She checks often. (Seriously, quite a bit.:)) I wish I could say I took some pictures on Thanksgiving Day but the only picture I took was of the table setting which Wade so kindly surprised me with. I think he did a wonderful job decorating with the autumn crafts I made recently. I love that he lit a candle to add to the ambiance. It didn't stay lit long. Once the boys woke up from their nap that was the end of that.

We set up our Christmas tree on Saturday. We thought it best to go really simple on the tree decorations this year (nothing breakable, not with the twins around). My mom had given me some of Grandma Boomer's old ornaments to add to our own. The kids loved them and had a fun time decorating!

Grandma's Ornaments

The kids love to clump all the ornaments into one section. We had to do a little tweaking when it was all done.

This right here is the reason the bottom half of our tree is now bare.

Matthew's new favorite food is peanut butter on a spoon. You can hear him "mmmm"ing as he licks it up.

Aim, this is for you. It's not a great picture of the stitchery I came up with but you get the idea. Wade made the frame for me and I painted and distressed it. I really wish I had done the large words "human" and "spiritual" in a darker thread. Oh well, lesson learned.

I found this shutter at a thrift store several weeks ago. I've been wanting one for a while. (That, and an old window frame if anyone comes across one.) Now I'm trying to decide if I should paint it. Wade likes it the way it is but I'm not sure I do. I've seen a lot of good ideas out there. I'd love to know what you guys think. Happy Holidays! :)