Little Touches

A week or so ago I was browsing through the Pottery Barn Kids website. They had some really cute things marked way down on clearance. I ended up buying two of these. They are supposed to be used for a child's baseball theme birthday party, but I thought they would look cute hung in Morgan's room since he has a sports theme going on. This morning he helped me pick up his room and we hung it up on the wall above his crib: (sorry it is so dark, I must not have had my flash on)

I only hung one for now, but might use the other for something else. The colors matched his room perfectly.

I fell in love with these monogram wreaths I saw a few weeks ago. I searched high and low to try and find something similar, then decided to do my own twist on it. Every year my mother buys me a beautiful wreath from their local high school fundraiser, so I bought one of those cheap wooden craft letters at Walmart, spread glue over the top only, sprinkled on a thick coat of glitter, sprayed it with sealer so it wouldn't spread glitter all over the place, and hung it in the middle of my wreath.

Super easy!

So I didn't get anything important done today, just wrapping presents and toodling around the house. I love days like this.

Haircut

This took a lot of bravery for me to post this picture. I really detest putting pictures of myself on my blog, and this one has bad lighting, a retarded eyebrow, pretty much zero makeup, a husband who's handicapped at picture taking (and actually really handicapped at the moment, he had to take this standing on one leg) and a classic cheesy smile. Other than the fact that my hair is done I look like I rolled out of bed. That being said - I got my hair cut today, and although I realize my hair might not look that different, the gal who cuts my hair took off quite a bit. I think I could have made a wig out of what was on the ground. It's just enough that it feels healthy and bouncy again. I love how she curls my hair and she uses the best smelling shine serum that works it's magic. I asked her if she can just come over and style my hair for me everyday because I'm too lazy. Getting my hair done is like therapy to me. I retreat to a zen-like state and stay that way until I walk in my front door and hear kids screaming, the tv blasting, and see toys strewn about. One can only be glamorous for so long.

Kendle's Version

Yesterday Kendle brought this picture home from school. I thought it was really cute. Her teacher asked the children to draw a picture depicting their family.

She drew us all in our beds, Morgan is in his crib. And the fifth member of our family? That would be our dog Bogie. I guess there really are all types of families!

Thanksgiving 2008

Our Thanksgiving was very good this year. My grandparents on my mothers side came from Idaho to stay with my parents and it was good to visit with them as we don't get to see them very often. It was just a very relaxing holiday, not a lot of fuss and work. I am glad to say I did not eat myself into oblivion like Thanksgiving's past, but did enjoy my fair share of pie and stuffing. My mom sent me home with my own container of stuffing and that didn't last very long! I'm so thankful for my parents and all they do, especially around the holidays. I can't believe I took my camera with me and didn't take one picture.

The day after Thanksgiving my mom and I did some shopping and although I scored the tv armoire I wanted (it was fate), it was too crazy to shop for much else. We tried to go to Michael's and it was insanely packed so we left. I cannot stand crowds and being packed into small spaces. I do not need anything that bad. I always think about how I would get out if there was an emergency. So we left, came back to our place, and had a little impromptu party with some other family members that were in town. We ate some pizza, had leftover pie, did lots of visiting, and made some cute Christmas crafts. That night after everyone left, Riley and I put the armoire together and managed to not kill each other in the process. Except for one of the doors hanging slightly crooked, I would say it was a success.

Now that it is December 1st, I can officially start getting in the mood for Christmas. We put up our tree on Saturday, and I have boxes of Christmas decorations waiting to be unpacked in my living room. Kendle is dying to help decorate the tree, but I wanted to look around for a few new things to put on it first. At least since it is pre-lit, (yep we rock the fake tree) we can enjoy the glow of the lights in the mean time. It always makes everything seem a shade cozier. The Christmas movies have started on television, and I'm looking forward to some family time relaxing in front of the fire. This time of year I just want to hole up inside my home until it's warm again.

Hope you all had a great holiday weekend.