Work In Progress

Back Dating

I finally getting around to uploading pictures from the wedding and the rest of the trip. Because there is SOO many and because last month my blog was SOO neglected I'm just going to back-date the posts. I'll put up a few picts, do a quick post and then move on to the next event/day. So be sure to go back- I'll be putting up A LOT of 'old' posts over the next few days. Right now my favorite picture I've come across is the one I posted on Em's wedding day with Lorali holding her dress up at the temple. SOO cute! (too bad I didn't get a shot of when she was holding it up above her head!) Oh well! Back to the swing of things. Enjoy!

Silent Saturday

Homemade Gifts 2009

This years homemade gifts turned out to be just for the kids. I made everyone of my neices and nephews a set of 5 finger puppets. (5x12= 60) Each of them got a 'theme'. Some were Farm animals, some were Garden Creatures and others were Under the Sea. My favorite set had to be the Waterton Animals. I suddenly got the flu about 15 minutes after the kids opened theirs so I wasn't able to really see the reaction to them but, I was certainly proud of them.
 
Garden Set
 Dragon, Owl, Flower, Snail, Butterfly

Under the Sea
 Octupus, Crab, Shark, Seahorse, Sea Turtle

Farm
 Chicken, Rooster, Pig, Cow, Sheep

Waterton Animals
 Beaver, Bear, Wolf, Mountain Goat, Moose. 

The thing that made the puppets really come to life is the board books that go with them. I had them 60% done before I came out here but never got a chance to finish all 5 of them before Christmas so, as soon as I get home each family will also be getting a book to go with thier sets. Each page has a little scene to match each set. I'll post more pictures as soon as I have them 100% done.

Cute Cousins

Seriously, is there anything cuter? I think not! The night before Emily's wedding April and I pampered all the little girls and got them ready for the big day. After a fun bath, April put thier hair up in pincurls and I painted nails while we watched Enchanted. Lorali's asked to do it again at least three times since so I know it was a success. So while the wedding day was not about them, the night before ceratinly was.
 

Down and Out

Nothing like the flu to make the holiday spirit come crashing down. Owens sick, I'm sick and lucky Doug is back to work in Georgia already. I can't tell you how much I hate being sick normally but this week... It's just the worst! Lets just say I'm not handling it very well. I will be sure to post pictures as soon as I can sit up without loosing my cookies.

All the Who's down in Who-ville...

Future Olympians!

We went ice skating last night. It was fun to see everyones personality on ice. Ethan didn't care how many times he fell as long as we could go fast and far. Lorali used tiny steps and made it halfway around the without falling. Once she fell though, she was done. No more risking injury for fun. Owen was the surprise of the night. He LOVED it. He cried and cried when the time to go came and he event tried venturing steps on his own. We all loved it and I'm sure we'll go back before we head back to Georgia.

Monday Madness!

The kids are loving playing 24-7 with thier cousins, I'm frantically trying to get Christmas put together and Doug fly's out tomorrow! What a week! I'm off today to start/finish everything I need for Doug then tomorrow I'm finishing the homemade Christmas gifts, Wednesday Doug's taking the kids Christmas shopping for me and I'm helping my brother pack-up and move and Thursday the festivity really gets underway. Oh, and somewhere in there I think we're going ice skating and then to the movies as a family. I need to load up all the pictures I've been taking but I forgot my camera attachment to the comp0uter so you'll have to wait until Doug gets in town for that but, I got some WAY cute shots. Okay, I'm off for a day of shopping. Happy Monday!

Wedding Day

Bachelerette Party

April threw Emmy this great Bachelerette Party (yeah, I can't spell that but, you get the idea!) last night and even the little girls joined the fun.  We were split into teams and each group had to make a veil for the bride in under 45 mins. We were all given the same materials and it was all abotu coming up with the perfect style. Of course my team won (duh!) but Peach and Lorali got the other teams so it was a win-win. Then we took Em out for a progressive dinner around town. So fun!