23/365 Family, Friends, & Celebration

Today was my birthday.

My father's birthday.

Collin's 3rd birthday Party.

We had a lot of reason to celebrate. 

As stressed as I was over this party it turned out perfectly.

This was Collin's first party with many guests.

Yet, the lest expensive party we've ever hosted.

Kids made snowglobes, paper plate snowmen, 

And played stick the carrot on Frosty.

Everyone had a blast.

Especially Collin!

To view the photo's from our special, fun-filled day go here:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=325120&id=686811487&l=ced6e0bc07

22/365 Party Prepping, Cookie Baking, & Actually Getting Along

With Collin's party less than 24 hours away, 

we've been prepping.

We changed it from appetizers to all desserts.

Who knew desserts would be so much cheaper?

Especially if you do the baking yourself.

While the youngest napped,

the boys and I baked Chocolate Chip cookies,

Peanut Butter Cookies, 

made Peanut Butter Bars,

and chilled the oatmeal cookie dough.

We were a bit upset when Bailey awoken before the oatmeal cookies were in the oven.

We were all shocked when rolling these cookies,

and placing them on the cookie sheet,

turned out to be the best part of the day. 

Yes, she stole many balls of dough off the cookie sheet. 

Yes she annoyed her brothers.

But they spent so much time giggling, laughing, and just getting along

that it just didn't matter.

This photo may be no where near technically correct,

but it is one of my absolute favorites for this year already.

12/365 Cold, Snow, & Stuck Inside

It snowed. Again.

It snowed a lot. Again. 

30 fresh inches fell over the night of the 11th 

and well into late morning of the 12th.

School closed,

plows couldn't make it up the hill.

Neighbors shoveled out the circle

at our (dead) end of the street.

And the kids watched.

Together, without a fight,

with their hats on,

waiting to go out and play.

8/365 Coldness, Hotness, & Chocolatey Goodness

Today the children and I went out in the snow! 

Shoveling and digging,

Playing and Throwing. 

Tons of fun out there. 

Once Bailey came in, 

it was snowman time!

Unfortunately, after making the 1st big ball for the bottom,

I could not get another one to grow too much. 

Yea, I suck at snowman building.

So we made Frosty instead, 

ya know, with the legs, and arms, and big round belly?

Yea we made him.

Once we came in, 

we were beyond freezing!

Of course there is only one way to remedy that!

Sneak Peak! Family Creations

With the boys old enough,

I wanted to have some molding, painting, crafting fun.

Crayola's air dry clay just hiding in a cupboard,

waiting to finally see the sun.

We used cookie cutters, 

And Gingerbread siblings were born.

A tree for Mommy, a house for Daddy,

And our family was formed.

48 hours later the clay was dry,

And we couldn't wait to begin.

We painted our 'family,'

The tree, the house, and the gingerbread men.

Thomas' work of art.

Sweet Collin's...

Bailey's little girl.

Daddy's house. 

Mommy's tree.

Added some silver string,

And now they hang on the Christmas tree.

Hosted by Cecily & Lolli

Welcome!

After seeing my pal Trish's new blog here, I felt inspired. Again. Trish has a habit of doing this to me. Ah, just call me a sheep or a copy cat or whatever. I have been wanting to do a 365 project for the past 1-2 years, but always seem to forget on the first of the year.

If you are planning on doing a 365 project this year, I'd love to follow you as well as add your button to my side bar, just leave me a comment on this here post, which I will get an email telling me, and let me know where I can find your button. I need the support and motivation to stick with this!

Well, I'm looking forward to seeing you all in 2011. Wow, 2011! Can't believe another year is fast approaching...

For this first welcome post, I will leave you with a peak of what's to come:

 See ya' in 2010!