Christmas 2008

Christmas was un-eventful. Jayton was back to being a 6 year old boy Christmas morning. The kids woke up at 5:15 am- when Jeff & I got to the living room Jayton had already opened his stocking and all his presents from Santa. So, I did not get any pictures to scrap of Christmas morning. Since Jayton was sick on Christmas Eve, all the pics are of him laying on the couch.

* Kids on Christmas day in Kendrick

Christmas day we went to Kendrick to have Christmas with Jeff's dad since we had Christmas eve with my parents and Jeff's mom. It was a pretty laid back day. When we left Kendrick last night I was so tired and could not believe it was only 5:20 pm. I was ready for bed!

Today my friend Toni was in town and we were able to visit and then we went to see April & her new baby Jonny. He is so adorable. I held him & fed him and took some pictures. It was a very relaxing day. As Jonny slept in my arms I was ready to take a cat nap too......

* Jonny..... so adorable! I changed the pic to black & white-love it!

* Jonny's piggies with mom & dad's wedding rings!

POOR JAYTON.......

Our Jayton was sick all day today. It started this morning at 7:30- I heard someone getting sick in the toilet, and it was Jayton. It has lasted all day- the last episode was about 6:30 tonight while opening gifts with my family. We had the puke bowl right there for him. Poor little guy was so excited to open presents and tonight he just laid on the couch to open his gifts and just had no enthusiasm. I hope he feels more like himself tomorrow. I felt so bad for him...........

My Angels.....

Good enough to eat

This afternoon the kids and I got into the Christmas spirit and created Gingerbread houses. (Jayton mostly enjoyed the frosting & candy decorations.) I assembled the houses & their trees. Then they each decorated their own house, their own creative way!

My book.....

Our rising star

Jayton had his Kindergarten Christmas program last night. It was pretty stinkin' cute! Gotta love lil kids, not a care in the world! Just pickin' their nose or doing the pee dance while singing the merry holiday songs they have practiced for weeks to perform! Lucky for us- Jayton is a lil man so he was in the front row.....perfect for pictures.

Busy weekend- Again!

Ok- quick post! It was another busy weekend!

Friday- Worked my full time gig a few hours, then worked at CPS the rest of the day. That night saw twilight at 9:40-midnight! Love it- in love with Edward like every other women on earth.

Saturday- Jeff had the day off sooooo I went shopping, finally without the kids in tow. So I have the kids officially bought for. WHEW! Ashlyn had a friend spend the night so I had kids running around. I also started the calendar kit I am doing for CPS.

Sunday- Again, at CPS for the crop Cori & I have the 1st Sunday each month. I was busy making up the calendar kits to sell. Finished 5 so if you wanted one, get down to CPS soon. If they sell all 5 I will create more.

Lastly, I have my first layout done for the Got Sketch Mini class I am doing. It was a mini challenge. There was a bunch of suggestions to incorporate on the sketch and I attempted to do as many as I could. Here it is:

"and so the lion fell in love with the lamb"

Last night I finally saw 'Twilight' with Velvet & Cori- It was soooooo good. Seriously each actor in the movie portrayed the characters in the book perfectly. I think my outlook on the book is different from those that read the book. I listened to the book on audio so seeing the movie reminded me of the audio version. I love Edward!! and Cori loves James!! Rosalie was the totally the B*^@- that she was in the book- Alice was perfectly cast, and Jasper was a little odd in comparison to what I saw him as. I love how it was comical at times and so 'romantic'-awwww! I could totally watch it again. The funniest parts were when they went 'fast'- a little to low budget in that aspect. But, Edward & Bella had such a connection just like in the book- and the love was so evident. A must read & a must see!

Come say hello....tomorrow!

Since the is out of town ...........

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or treat yourself to a lil something this holiday season!

AWARD & FREE.....got your attention huh?!

First off I received a sweet reward from Dawn...she picked me as a 'Kreativ Blogger' ! Thank you Dawn for thinking of me.....all the way across the U.S from Idaho! I do admit I have been lacking in the creativity & sharing of any creativity.....

The Rules are : 1. The winner may put the logo on their blog. 2. Put a link to the person who sent you the award. 3. Nominate 5 blogs. 4. Put links to their blogs. 5. Leave a message for your nominees. So I would like to nominate: Tina (who is so creative in her creations and kicks butt when it come to the Tim Holtz techniques) Hussy Housewife (need something to brighten your day or maybe laugh until you pee in your pants- she is the one to visit!) Michelle Wolf photography (the sweetest gal you could ever meet & her photopraphy is amazing!) Designs by Jamie ( makes adorable purses out of fantastic fabric like Amy Butler!!) & I need to throw this right back to Dawn! (This gal is always sharing her creations... I do not know how she finds the time!)

And now for the FREE!!! Janna Wilson & Valerie Salmon are offering Got Sketch Mini....check out their blogs for all the particulars. They will be doing the following.............

*TWO top-notch 12x12 sketches each of them!

The sketches will include a sample layout, supply list, instructions, and project notes which are delivered in high-quality printable pdf files
*1 Sketch Challenge on Day 1
*1 Tip & Trick Sheet
*An interactive community
*Inspirational gallery from your classmates
*A Live Chat session with Valerie, Janna, & community members
*Prize Giveaways
*A self-paced class: No deadlines, No homework, No tests

I have signed up ....... I had lots of fun when I did the Got Sketch 101 with these two!! So this should be just as fab!