Enjoying the holiday break

Had to share some of my Holiday table decor!

we ventured out a did a Paint night at the Loaded Brush!! Marvelous!

Now some scrap pages of the Porteous Holidays!

we even got to end the Holiday break with a tiny bit of Snow!! Yay!

Christmas photos

I love this time of year!! And we are feeling festive here at our house...

Tree Farm Fun

Some of the Best from Disneyland!

This December we got to go to DISNEYLAND and CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE....

                                  in the background is our HOTEL... Paradise Pier!

 The Happiest Place ON EARTH... 

at Christmas TIME... it was AMAZING!!!

a sample of the Cars Racers ...great shot! 

Breakfast with the princesses!!!!

THAT is a huge wheel... and yes I went on it!

got the much needed photos and autographs with some of the FAVS!

 These next few shots is a attempt to summarize our trip....

Day 1.....the flight..shopping... and Seeing the hotel and park for the first TIME...

 Day 2...
California Adventure... Breakfast at Ariel's grotto and CARS LAND fun....

Day 3... More Disneyland.....

Day 4... More of MICKEY and ice cream and PIRATES... and SO MUCH fun!!

Kids Craft Christmas Ornament

Hand made search and find ornaments!  Have you Kids make some of these great decorations today!  So quick and easy to do, and they can be customized for your tree..
(found this on pinterest!  wow I love that site :))

Items needed;
Clear Ornaments (I used the oval shape plastic) glass or plastic

miniature ornaments to go inside the clear ornaments
Stuffing Beads (found in the quilting section of Michael's)
funnel
Tags to mark down the search and find lists

Step1. put in mini ornaments

Step2. fill half way with the stuffing beads

Step3. Use tags to make a list of items to find in the snow!

 you are finished!  Hang on your tree! Enjoy!

Letters to Santa!

I am not sure about your house but at my house my kids CANNOT stop thinking of things that they would LOVE for Santa to bring them!

Here is their lists....

Hope Santa can pick a couple things off the lists!! Thanks

Holiday Crafts

Who LOVES Christmas Decorating?  I DO, I DO!! I cannot wait till Black Friday to start decorating!  I mean I have been saving up all year... just to decorate! LOL!  In my house we wait until the week of Thanksgiving to give the house a thorough cleaning and get all those harvest and Halloween decorations put away and start carting out the Christmas stuff!  I LOVE it!
Here are some shots of what we have been crafting on to get ready for the decoration week!

I love pinwheels!!! There is all this great Christmas scrapbook papers on sale right NOW

 Holiday banners are an easy way to add pops of color!  I am even thinking of trying to do some for the tree!  maybe a little smaller banners though :)

 More and More Pinwheels!

We even tried making some ornaments!

oh such fun... more decor to follow!

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Santa's snack tray!! hope he likes!!

 Santa came to visit!! look at all he left!!

 Trains, trains, OH MY!!!

and trucks and cars!!! OH MY!!!

Thank you SANTA!!

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Christmas PJ's....