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~Valentine’s Day Project Rewind~

 

This past week the kids and I have been looking at different ideas for this years Valentines day treats. We have yet to make a final decision, but I think we have it narrowed down to a couple of choices. I am hoping that this weekend we will be able to get started. I thought I would post a few pictures of our projects from the past couple of years. I hope you enjoy them.

These iPod or iLove Valentines are the most popular thing I have ever posted by far. I get more hits on this post than everything else combined, they really are so fun. I remember, I was so excited to find something that my son loved just as much as I did. It’s often hard to find common ground with little boys when it comes to Valentines.

I wish I could take full credit for coming up with this idea, but I actually found them in Family Fun Magazine.  I just added my own twist on it and prettied them up a bit. You can view the blog post in its entirety here.

 

The next pictures are Olivia’s Valentines from that same year(I must have had a lot more time on my hands than I do now).

The bunnies were for the girls and the bears were for the boys. We just used pipe cleaners, poof balls, cupcake liners, and sticky foam shapes.

Her teachers was a little bit more detailed and special.

Last year Jacob made these cute little robot characters and Olivia decided she wanted to make these owls. We embellished the owls with cute little barrettes from the dollar store. Each owl is perched on its very own pencil.

You’re Owl-right

 

 

Have a great weekend!

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~Adventures In Knit and Crochet~

 

Once again, it has been far too long since I last posted. I never finished my count down to Christmas(that makes it two years in a row, and now Valentine’s Day is almost here. It’s just amazing how fast time flies over the holidays. We had a busy, but wonderful Christmas and New Year. I have been cleaning up my blog and trying my hand and some knitting and crochet projects this past month, all of which still sit unfinished. I am so terrible at completing the last steps to finish my projects. Hmmm…I wonder what that says about me? Here are a couple pictures of the projects I am almost finished with.

A grey and cream cowl. I was loving this pattern at first but now I’m not so sure. I will post pictures when it’s finished. Keep your fingers crossed that it actually happens.

Some detail of the edge of the cowl.

This is the beginnings of a sweater vest for Miss Liv. I am just about finished, it is pretty rough looking, but it’s my first attempt at a knitted article of clothing, other than a scarf or hat. I am hoping that when it’s all blocked it will look somewhat better. I might be too ashamed to share the finished product. We shall see.

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~Last Day of Our Little Getaway~

On our way out of town and back to Seattle, I caught a glimpse of these beautiful berries with snow piled on top. Red, green and white, a Christmas delight!

~A Boy in the Snow and More Snow~

The pine tree forests covered in snow are not to be believed. Absolutely stunning!

I rarely get this guy to hold still for a picture. I am so grateful when he lets me take his photo.

Hamming it up once again.

 

~Some Fun in the Snow~

 On the second day of our little weekend getaway in the mountains we took the kids inner-tubing down Ski Hill. Boy, did they have a blast! The snow was coming down like CRAZY! I wish I could have taken more pictures but my camera was getting too wet.

 

                                                                         Hold on to your hats, it's going to be a bumpy ride....

                                                               ...full of twists and turns.

                                                    Miss Liv was one tired girl after a day of tubing in the snow.

 

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~25 Days of Christmas Continues...~

My boy. He is such a ham.

We spent the weekend in Leavenworth, Wa, at an amazing cabin with some friends. It snowed like crazy and the kids had so much fun. It's fun anytime of year, but especially enchanting in the winter time.

When we returned home, we found our basement had flooded with water. So far this month we have had 6.78 inches of precipitation as compared to the average of 3.3in for the entire month of December.

Here are some pictures of what I saw as we drove down from the mountains(These are drive by shooting pics, so please disregard their quality). We knew when we saw all of the water flooding the streets, there was a chance of some flooding in our downstairs.

This is why I am so behind on my 25 days of Christmas posts. I have been cleaning up and drying out our basement. Thankfully nothing of great importance was lost, as we have been through this before, we know not to keep anything of real value laying around down there. Anyhoo...I will be trying to catch up with my 25 days of Christmas project and post a couple days at a time. I hope you are all well and accomplishing much as this last weekend before Christmas approaches. Days 10 and 11 will be posted shortly, stay tuned!:)

~Day 7 and 8~

 

 

 

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~The Christmas Count-Down Continues~

I love these little Christmas elves that have found a home on my counter. These little guys are Shiny Brite reproductions. I only have a couple of the vintage fellows...I am always on the hunt for these little merry makers.

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~Days 4 and 5~

 

I wasn't able to post over the weekend due to the fact I was in the city with my favorite girls for our annual girl's Christmas weekend. We spent the entire two days shopping, talking, eating, talking, people watching, talking, drinking coffee, talking, and taking in a movie...oh and some more talking.

Seattle is absolutely beautiful and bursting with holiday excitement. I just love the way the city feels and looks this time of year. I hope your weekend was filled with the fun and excitement of the holidays that are fast approaching.

 

Day 4 of the Christmas countdown~

The city streets sparkling with lights.

 

The Allsaints Spitalfields window. Amazing store!

 

 

 

Day 5 on the Christmas countdown~

Good morning Seattle! The view from our hotel room.

 

Breakfast at The Dahlia Bakery.

 

 

Chocolate with peppermint candy-cane frosting.

 

Who doesn't love Red Velvet cupcakes?

 

 

Mr. and Mrs. Santa Paws

I will be back with days 6 and 7 very soon! Until then, have a wonderful day!

 

~A Box of Christmas Fun~

Day 3 on the countdown to Christmas. A box full of delights. There truly is nothing like opening up those boxes of decorations. I get absolutely giddy with excitement every year. Boxes full of sparkling, glittered up memories that are like old friends.

Have a wonderful day~