santa!
advent calendar
ida and the back of the advent and her new sleeperssoooooooo. we are getting ready for christmas around here. why not, winter has come early and it's as cold as the north pole up here... FOR REAL.
a couple of weeks ago we all happened to be at the mall. SANTA WAS THERE?!?! already? yup, he was there, hanging out on his large throne {why are santas always sitting on a throney type chair??}, checking his iphone for new texts or the hockey game score..... there was no line so we thought, what the heck, get the kids in there. so we did. eli told santa of all the LEGO he wanted, ida squirmed and reached for the miniature candy canes. when told to "smile!", eli gave his overly happy squinty face and ida winked. it was pretty awesome. christmas 2010, you are off to a good start!
then we decided to buy a new christmas tree. c.j. wanted a traditional green tree this year instead of our white one. we ended up leaving with a 8 foot green and a 6 foot purple. that's right purple. i love it.
i decided we needed an advent calendar. i found a pattern on sew mama sew, got all excited about it, stayed up all night cutting out fabric, worked away for the next couple of days and VOILA! we have an advent calendar! IT IS ALIVE. it was fun to do. now i am looking for really good ideas to put in these little pockets. pass along all your good suggestions please and you can be involved in our count down to celebrating Christmas. yes!
today is american thanksgiving. we are doing up another fat meal and thinking about the things we are thankful for. over the last couple of weeks we have had root canals, car accidents and near death experiences. today i am just happy we are safe, healthy and alive.
now, pass me a piece of pumpkin pie.
4 comments:
Ida is the cutest little winker I've ever seen! What a doll! Happy Thanksgiving! We just finished pigging out and the fam is passed out around me in a "pumpkin pie coma" Mmmmmm!
First of all, could Ida get any cuter?? Secondly, I love your quilt/advent calendar!!! You are so talented!
I love your blog Jessica. Have read it faithfully and love your talent of quilting. Please post pictures of your purple tree. My favorite color.
I am Sheila Rhodes, don't know if you remember me or not, organist in the ward when you were there. Am still organist. But just wanted to tell you how cute your kids are and your amazing talent.
Please post a pic of your purple tree :)
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