Where are you Christmas?
Why can't I find you?
Why have you gone away?
Ha ha, ha ha ha. Faith Hill. So hot right now. Christmas came and went rapid fire this year. I can't believe it's over already. It is most definitely the best time of the year. Ahhhhh. Only 11 months until next Christmas! We were with the Strongs for Christmas eve and Christmas day playing many games, thanks to Casey and Tyler. 2 new games to aquire: The Game of Things and Whits and Wagers. I was a natural phenomenon in Wits and Wagers. I don't know why. It's all about guessing and then betting on who guessed the most correctly. It was weird that I did so well.
Christmas night and morning we spent alone however. It was great.
This year Mom helped me make these fabulous stockings! I needed to take pictures of all of them... but once again I have failed you. We made the stockings from sweaters Ry and I found at savers. I really really like them. Thanks Mom!
Every time Atticus opened something he said, "Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!" It was super funny. He's never said it before, or since I don't think.
This is the sweet dollhouse Ryan and I made for the kids. I found it at a yard sale this summer. We painted the roof and wallpapered it with scrapbook paper. We really like how it turned out.
This knife came in a toy cookie making set (Melissa and Doug). Atticus has not parted with it since Christmas morning. He keeps telling us that he's going to cut us. I think this is Rob's doing.
I made Ryan give me bedding. This equals, I picked out my own gift and Ryan didn't get to enjoy picking anything out for me. I'm pretty sure that's not how gift giving is supposed to go. But I absolutely love the set. I still want a bed skirt and possibly more throw pillows. Must save up the money first though:).
I love the bedding so much that when I start getting upset during the day I just walk back and look at my bed. And I am happy again:). Might be dangerously close to idolatry.
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas too!
Looks like so much fun! I love Christmas, too, and always feel a little ache inside when it's all over. Good thing we're getting old and time flies, maybe it won't be too long until Christmas is back.
ReplyDeletePS. Love the bedding, good work.
We got a new shower curtain and I feel about it as you feel about your bedding! Pretty awful when the neatest thing is in your bathroom! Love ALL the pictures and now we know there really is a Maggie. The kids are all beautiful. Just ask the great-grandmother!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had such a good Christmas! Love the pictures . . . and my favorite is the knife:)
ReplyDeleteThat dollhouse is even more awesome than you described! I want it for Christmas! Also, love the bedding,very cute. Rob takes no responsibility for your child's violent ways. Merry Christmas in 11 months! Hooray!
ReplyDeletethe dollhouse is even cooler in person. i want it. i'd steal it if it weren't so hard to do... being so large and all. so maybe i'll just have to take the clock. :) i also LOVE the bedding, as you know. what a great christmas. makes me excited to do christmas morning on our own next year! 10.5 months amy, what's this 11 months crap? ah ha.
ReplyDeleteLooks like so much fun! The kids look super happy, too happy to look at the camera! Love the doll house, I totally want one! Love the bedding. I know what you mean about it making all the difference!
ReplyDeletewow, that doll house turned out SO cute! how are you guys so crafty and chic and awesome to think of wall-papering the inside. i never would have thought of that!
ReplyDeletei love so many things about this post - atticus saying "oh my gosh" and the knife and the closed eyes pictures, and the way you started the post. basically i just love you! :)
so fun to see a peek into your christmas! it looks awesome!