Just a few pics of our home decorated for the holiday of love.
And, the winner of the giveaway is Emily!
home is…love.
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{our holiday home} sneak peek
When we get a sunny day {so my photos won’t be dark} I will take some photos of our home decorated for the holidays.
Until then, here is a sneak peek…
My mom painted that bowl…isn’t it amazing? She needs to open an Etsy shop for all of her paintings, right?
I haven’t been doing a traditional green and red christmas the last few years…just lots of color!
I make ornaments for the family every year…this year it’s stamped salt dough!
My little elf likes to help me decorate.
Just subtle this year, but enough to make it feel like Christmas.
home is…merry and bright.
{holiday home tour} trolls on parade
My Grandma Catlin had a collection of Henning hand carved trolls that she would put out around the holidays.
We only spent a handful of winter holidays with my family in Kansas, but I loved the trolls.
My parents started a collection of Henning trolls for me last year.
I have them displayed on our mantel.
They are my new favorite holiday decoration to pull out of the bins in the attic.
I’m tempted to keep them out all year round like my aunt does with hers.
You can also visit our playroom and backyard on my {holiday home tour}.
home is…continuing with family tradition.
*linking up with…
the magic of santa
We were first in line for an impromptu visit to see Santa this morning.
The little guy was very skeptical that the big guy would even show up until this happened…
home is…the magic of santa.
making a list…
Checking it twice…
This morning I am making a list of all the things I need (want) to get done before Christmas!
We had a wonderful time in Colorado despite the fact that the majority of us were sick the entire time.
I lost my voice the day after we got there and didn’t get it back until the day after we left.
Oh well.
I wanted a “do 0ver”, but the most important thing was spending time with family and that is what we did.
The kids played, we saw deer and elk, and there was even a 10 minute snowstorm the night before we left!
So, now we are moving on…
Our lights are up outside.
I just ordered our holiday cards.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
home is…going home and coming home.
some catch up and a couple of firsts
The week before our landscaping project started my wonderful mother-in-law came for a visit, and along with doing some of the fun things on our fall list, I was also able to get some work done around the house and do some things for myself.
It was awesome!
Here are some of the things we did…
I was able to go to the little guys Tae Kwon Do class and actually WATCH him in action rather than try to keep baby girl amused.
We had a fall campfire and roasted marshmallows.
We took a trip to a nearby pumpkin patch…check that one off the fall list!
Ryan and I had a date night…dinner and a movie (the first movie that we have seen together in a theater in over 10 years)!
We also made a stop at a local apple farm and had some more fall harvest fun.
I attended the first of four Adult Beginning Sewing classes that I will be taking this month.
I was able to run lots of errands without kids in tow…I went to JoAnn Fabric 3 times!
I finished painting the little guys ceiling so that I can finally get his bedroom redesign finished.
I made some rose hairclips, a headband, and a “baby tutu” for our new niece in New York.
I also tried some new recipes since I was able to cook without kids pulling on me in the kitchen!
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After my mother-in-law left to fly back to New York the kids and I went to get their first full season ski passes! For $20 a piece I couldn’t pass it up.
I am inspired, invigorated, and excited for the fall season…the upcoming holidays, the chill in the air, and some new projects!
So inspired, in fact, that I will be having my first giveaway on my blog!
It will give you a taste of some of the projects that I worked on last week and a little taste of fall here in the Pacific Northwest!
Check back early next week!
home is…feeling inspired by the change of seasons.
{wordless wednesday} the happy elf
