Merry Christmas

Hello friends.  I hope your holiday was blessed and restful.  I wanted to share with you our 2011 Christmas card.  I worked with Kelly Lyden from WH Hostess for a custom card this year.  She helped me create a double sided Christmas and birth announcement photo and I couldn't be more pleased.  My friend Melissa took the photo of my two sweet peas on the front. 

A Totally Awesome 80s Evening

This past Saturday night I attended an 80s Christmas party for Lights in The Heights.  It's an annual holiday event The Heights neighborhood holds every year for families to stroll the streets with holiday cheer and gear. 

Every year my friend Nancy holds a costume party to celebrate the event and this year it was Rockin' 80s.  At first my husband was going to attend, but at the last minute it ended up being an all valley girl evening and a totally rad one like fur shure!

Here are a few of me and my BFFs dressed in head to toe 80s attire.  Would you believe we got 90% of our outfits from Forever 21?  It's part of their Heritage 1981 line.  This was all before we busted out the Karaoke machine and jammed to Madonna, Wham, Run DMC, Rick Springfield and so many more 80s classics.

I would like to introduce you to Rachel, the pretty blonde working the retro curls ala Kelly Preston.  Then on my other side is Laura who brought back her middle school perm and sky high bangs with the lace hair bow.  I chose to rock the side pony with neon and lace tights. 

I seriously love my lace tights.  Despite their hideousness they did a great job camouflaging cellulite.  Ha!

Here I am with my 80s button flare and electric blue eye shadow to stroll the streets full of merriment and my reindeer rodie.

Olivia Crystal Snowflake

Look who arrived on Sunday evening.  Ms. Olivia Crystal Snowflake according to my daughter.  She's been a bit mischevious as you can see, but she's keeping Jacquelyn on the straight and narrow.  Jacquelyn fell for the story hook, line and sinker.  Needless to say we are working every angle possible.  Anyone know of an all year long elf?

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I am hanging my banner this week so I'll be sure to post a pick.

See you next year!

Happy New Year to all!  We are planning at low key evening to ring in the New Year.  2011 is going to be an exciting year in our household, one I promise to share with lots of fun details.  Be safe and best of luck for a prosperous year to come.

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Holiday Decor & Crafts for Kids

I am taking a couple of weeks off from work so that I can thoroughly enjoy the holidays with my family.  This is also why the blog has been so LAME lately.  Sorry!  I have been swamped trying to end '09 with a clean finish. 

In preparation for my stay-cation I'll be enjoying with my loved ones, I was searching for some fun holiday crafts and ideas to help keep the toddler busy and out of trouble.  Leave it to none other than Martha Stewart to provide enless ideas of inspiration.  Below are just a few I found, but head on over to her site and check them all out here. 

Pipe Cleaner Ornaments - cheap, easy and perfect for their mini trees.  Here's a video how to.

 

Mini Snow Village - Entire village craft set available for older kids.

No Sew Holiday Aprons

"Limited Edition" Custom Made Gift for the Family

Candy Bugs and Critters

Button Wreath Ornaments - This one I already have a ton of supplies for ;)

Popcorn Wreath - Uh...yummy!

Paper Plate Angels

An Oldie but a Goodie - create their own gift wrap paper

Yearly Halloween Costume Dilemma

Well friends it's that time of year again. Yes it's time to carve pumpkins, buy candy and figure out what the heck you’re gonna do for your kid’s Halloween costume. This year I asked my daughter what she wanted to be for Halloween and she actually gave me answer. Ariel, as in The Little Mermaid. I couldn't believe she was so matter-of-fact. Since she's only two and a half I decided I would revisit the topic again in about a week and see what she came up with. One week later the answer was still Ariel. Two weeks later, Ariel again.

So here we are a few weeks away from Halloween and I am hard-pressed to find an Ariel costume that will fit my petite sea princess. I know I could head to the Disney store, but I really don't want to drop $60 on a toddler costume. So I thought I could make one. Perhaps using this pattern below.

But then reality kicked in and I know I have no business trying to make a mermaid costume.  So I found this one and it fits sizes 3-4.  I know it will be too big, but I am hoping I can alter it to fit her.

Then one of these seaweed boas to accessorize would be cute.  And I am going to try and make her a seashell tiara and see how that turns out.

I asked my husband if he had any input and he suggested we all dress up.  He could be King Triton, Ariel's dad.

 

And I could be Ursala.

I looked at him like he was on crack.  Now I know he was teasing me, but I really wanted to smack him upside the head.  Men.

Happy Fourth of July!

Just a few images to put you in a celebrating mood. Be safe and have fun!

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