We had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed spending time with family, eating, and of course (the girl’s favorite) opening gifts!
Marley’s:
Claudia:
Mommy got some gifts too:
(That is a jar of local honey)
Poor daddy, he got gifts too, but we forgot to take a picture!
We went to Bass Pro Shop to visit Santa.
Marley asked for a DSI and a Bike:
Claudia asked for a DSI and a Bike and a Hannah Montana Doll:
I am not a big decorator, I guess it’s because I am just not that good at it – plus, less is more – right? Or is it, less is less expensive?
Anyway, here is my Christmas decor, compliments of bad pictures (sorry):
I let the girls decorate the tree again this year. They really enjoy putting all the ornaments on and I enjoy watching!
The runner on my coffee table was my grandmothers, I guess you could say it is vintage.
This is my favorite, I had the girls make it a few years ago:
Entry table. I made the coffee filter tree this year, it turned out ok.
And for the first time, we have mistletoe!
Yes, that is it – all my Christmas decorations. I know it is not a lot, but we have been lighting candles, building fires, playing Christmas music, and kissing under the mistletoe – who could ask for anything more!
When I got a cold last week, I knew I had to act fast.
I did two things:
1. Olive Leaf Extract – one a day
Olive leaf is commonly used to fight colds and flu, and other viral infections.
2. Ginger Tea (straight ginger and hot water) 2-3 times a day
Ginger has a high content of antioxidants. It acts as a natural antihistamine and a mild decongestant, it can also soothe a sore throat.
Yummy - All better now!
We took some pictures a few weeks ago for our Christmas card, but we didn’t get “the one”:
Blank faces:
Wrong pose and funny smiles:
Bad lighting, turned it to black and white. Almost “the one”:
Debated using just the girls:
But I really like our card to have all 4 of us, it fun to look back and see how we have changed:
I finally decided on this picture, but had to crop it because you can see the smoke from the turkey that was being deep fried nearby:
(the smoke is at the bottom right half)
Now I just have to finish addressing all of them!
We celebrated Jason’s birthday this weekend.
On Thursday we went out to eat at Taco Mac. On Friday, (his actual birthday) we stayed home and enjoyed a nice dinner and cake:
We ended the night with an awesome family dance-off!
Saturday night we had a date night, and Jason shaved his beard off!
Before:
After:
Happy Birthday Jason!
