All I want for Christmas is a new beach house...

I was looking through old pics and stumbled upon these great ones from our last trip to the beach house before it was destroyed by the hurricane. What a wonderful place to hang out and spend time with our family. The pic of the boys was the typical picture we started taking each year on the steps. I can't believe how little they each look (Boo Hoo). The other is a pic of our family on the ferry going to dinner. Dionne I know you're asking for the same thing for Christmas right???

Turquoise + glaze= great gifts!

Just finished gifts for the ladies at my husband's office. I absolutely LOVE the turquoise color with the black glaze over it. I used cabinet doors again and added chalkboard paint to the center. I bought some hooks and had my husband add those for me. I made an extra too- not sure if I'll sell it or not. I'm sure I can find a place for it here :)

Christmas in our home cont.

Here are a couple of more pics...

Christmas at our house

This morning it was really cold- feeling more like Christmas time. Evan has been moving the counter on our Christmas train & updating us daily on the days left until Christmas. I remember when Mason did that too. We're all getting excited- I love spending time with our families. When I reflect on Christmases past, those are always the best memories- spending time with family, our boys in their pajamas, and well the excitement I felt as a child. One year when I was about 5 and my brother was 6 months old, Santa came down our snow filled street in a sleigh pulled by horses. That was so wonderful!!!!

Hope you enjoy the pics of our home at Christmas. The ceramic Santa was painted by my mom and is about 32 years old. The fork & spoon hung in my grandparent's house for as long as I could remember (they brought them back from a trip to Hawaii over 40 years ago). When they went to their new home in Heaven, I kept them. They bring back good memories of eating in their dining room. My grandma cooked me breakfast every morning when she watched Mason. My favorite was her pancakes and the little pan of syrup that she heated-yumm! It's the little things that really matter most.

And of course, I had to add both boys Christmas trees they have in their rooms. Every year, they get to buy a new ornament & we write their name & year on it. This has become a fun tradition. It's interesting to see what they choose each year- Mason always chooses a dog :) I love the pic of the living room with Lance reading Junie B. Jones to Evan- love that man!

Merry Christmas from my home to yours!

Science Fair Winner!!!

Whew, after MUCH hard work my oldest son won first place at his science fair. I was so very proud of him. He worked for many weeks to correctly complete each step of the process and then even typed his whole log book (which was about 12 pages) by himself! Way to go MASE!!! You make momma very proud!