Hailey enjoying Christmas decorations

We decorated for Christmas today and Hailey really seemed to enjoy everything. Here is a video of her playing with one of the singing decorations. Enjoy.

Thanksgiving

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Here is a photo of a card i made for Madelyn's Godmother and some pictures of the girls on Thanksgiving day. Enjoy!

My Wonderful Grandpa!

November 14th was my Grandpa Litteken’s (my mom’s dad) 75th Birthday. To celebrate my mom and 7 of her 8 siblings drove to Tennessee (about an 8 hour drive for each of them) and all drove up his driveway at the same time to surprise him. The best part is that none of them sent him a card or called so just as grandpa was starting to get a little peeved that no one seemed to remember his 75th birthday they showed up. My mom said my grandfather was very tickled and that they all had a great weekend in Tennessee. I wish I could have been there but none of Grandpa’s 26 grandchildren or 21 great grandchildren were invited. How rude! Well I guess that would have been quite a house full. My Grandpa is an awesome man and I miss him lots. Denno and I are hoping to take the girls to see him at his lake house sometime in early spring.

Any how I made grandpa a card and so did Kayla and Madelyn. We also sent him some pictures and a little gift that arrived somewhat late but I did manage to get it to him in the month of November so that’s a plus.

I really like the way this card turned out. Does anyone think it is to christmasy. I think i think that because i know the DSP is the Holiday paper.

Kayla's beautiful card. She picked boats b/c Grandpa Gil (as she now calls him) has boats on his lake.

This is Madelyn's Card. Her and I picked dogs because rumor has it that my grandpa took in a stray dog and it is the new love of Him and his wife Judy's life.

DONE!!!!!!!!!!

I'M DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I finally finished all my chritsmas cards. I have made 140 all togtether. 40 of them were for my parents to send out and the rest are mine to send out. I am pretty happy with most of them and i am relieved they are done and i don't have to worry anymore. I may make more just because there a few stamp sets i didn't get to use yet but i don't have to make anymore and that feels good. I hope you all like them.

Stamp set: A Holly, Jolly Christmas

Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, & Chocolate Chip

Holiday Treasures DSP

Riding Hood Red striped ribbon

Chunky glitter

Stamp Set: Snow Swirled (my favorite new set)

Cardstock: Ruby Red, Old Olive, & Whisper White

Holiday Treasures DSP

Old olive grosgrain ribbon

Stamp set: Deer Friends (level 2 hostess set)

Card stock: real red, old olive, very vanilla

Retired DSP

red grosgrain riboon

Stamp set: Snow Burst

Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, & Whisper White

Dazzling Diamonds glitter

white grosgrain ribbon

Stamp Set: Big on Christmas

Cardstock: Whisper white

Retired DSP

Retired ribbon

Stamp Set: Peaceful Wishes (retired) & Mistletoe standard wheel (retired)

Cardstock: Old Olive, Always artichoke, Real Red, and whisper white

Real red grosgrain ribbon

Some cards i have made

Here are some cards i have been working on.

This is a Christmas card I made. I used the following:

Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Whisper White & Ruby Red card stock

Holiday Treasures DSP

Lovely as a tree stamp set

Old Olive 1/4" grosgrain ribbon

Non stampin' up jewels

Another Christmas Card

Riding Hood Red & Very Vanilla Card stock

Baroque Motifs & Holy Triptych stamps sets

Retired stamps set

non stampin up jewel

This is the Thank you card for Madelyn's Birthday everything i used is pretty much retired but i had to use the frogs (whatelse) for Madelyn.

Future olympians!

Today the girls (Madelyn & Kayla) had a special award ceremony at their gymnastics class. They had a little part where we could watch them and take pictures and then they got a metal on the award stand. They were so excited. Here are some pictures from class today and of them getting their medals.

Madelyn on the bars

Kayla on the bars

Madelyn with her medal

Kayla with her medal

Kayla with her coach Mr. Justin