Wednesday was our Annual Cookie/Candy Making Day. I have been doing this with my mom and girls for years. The last several years we have invited various friends and neighbors to join us and it has become a much anticipated and looked forward to event. It is a bit trickier to do now that my [...]
Christmas Decor – A Few of My Favorite Things
December 22, 2011 By 12 Comments
I was a little slow in decking the halls this year but managed to get it all done before the kids got home from school. I changed a few things up this year and I love how they turned out. Today you get a little tour of some of my favorite holiday decor items. My [...]
Breakfast with Santa and a Hot Apple Cider Bar
December 19, 2011 By 13 Comments
Three of the four kids are home! My nest is almost full again. This weekend we hosted our annual Breakfast with Santa for the neighbor families. It is our Christmas gift to them and ourselves! We have been blessed to have amazing neighbors. Two of the three families have lived here as long as we have [...]
The Wall Street Journal and Me!
December 15, 2011 By 23 Comments
So yesterday morning I started my morning reading the Wall Street Journal. Just like I do every morning (NOT!) And what did I find on the cover of the Personal Journal Section!? Yes – that would be a picture of my family Christmas card for this year!! Actually I knew it was going to be [...]
Dinner Party Flop – No Apologies Needed!!
December 13, 2011 By 24 Comments
I have always loved this Julia Child quote: “No matter what happens in the kitchen, never apologize.” —Julia Child I had to take that quote to heart last night. We had a lovely dinner party with a group of our empty nester friends. It was potluck and I provided the main dish and dessert. [...]
The Power of Tradition
December 12, 2011 By 13 Comments
I’ve been thinking a lot about traditions this past week. Part of it is the time of year. For most people a lot of tradition comes with the holiday season. For our family there are many traditions including our fondue dinner Christmas Eve and acting out the nativity story in full costume. Even though my [...]
What to Wear for a Family Photo
December 8, 2011 By 7 Comments
I know this may sound strange to some people but I think my favorite part of having a family photo taken is deciding what everyone is going to wear! Seriously!! I have had several requests from people to share with you the process I go through when selecting clothing for a family photo. I did [...]
Easy Canvas Print Giveaway Winner and Macy’s Santa
December 7, 2011 By 1 Comment
Our family was famous yesterday, for about 15 minutes. We were actually on the front page of The Oregonian. For the last 27 years we have taken our children to see Santa at a department store downtown, as far as my children were and are concerned he is the “real” Santa. I’ve written about it [...]
Family Photos
December 5, 2011 By 21 Comments
We spent Thanksgiving in Utah with our four kids. Being all together for any extended period of time only happens a couple of times a year now (so sad.) I knew that if I was going to get a photo taken for our Christmas card this was my opportunity! I had a vision in my [...]
Gratitude and Giveaway
November 27, 2011 By 2 Comments
Just wanted to remind you about the great giveaway I have going until tomorrow night, Nov. 29th at midnight. Head on over to this post and enter to win a free 8 x 10 or a $10.00 gift card to Easy Canvas Prints. Check out the print I had made too! I hope you all [...]
