Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to everyone! I won't be posting tomorrow... we'll be busy, and I'm still busy today actually... sigh. Not done making my last Christmas gift. Every year I make my husband a homemade star wars ornament, and haven't been able to do so yet. I got everything else done, but I still have to make that ornament.

Anyway, here is a couple of pics of our own little miss clause! Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

Another gift (or two) FINISHED

Yup, I finished some more... technically I would have been done earlier, but I was unsure of some things... anyway, I took some pics!

Showing one side...

Showing the other

Showing all three items made

So, there they are! All done in displayed in finished glory... without the candles being lit (I'll post one of mine with the candles lit later on... it's too bright in the house currently for that, and I need to touch up the paint on the one, which I'm keeping, that way I can wrap the other two already).

Funny thing... I saw this item in a certain catalogue... they wanted $60 for it. I made all three for a total cost of $10 in materials... and a number of hours of time, but still... 3 for $10!

I don't really feel like posting how I did this... so I won't! ;) I did have enough troubles with this project though... I think I might do things a bit differently the next time... if there is a next time.

Two more down... three gifts to go!

Roll Over!

Ok, so this morning I decided to put Marin on her belly for awhile, as I figure she needs to build her arm strength eventually to crawl, right? Well, she prefers her back... as she rolled over onto her back again. So, I rolled her back to her belly and then started recording this video... and lo and behold, she rolled back over. I thought it was so cute I had to share it!

Thankful Thursday

So, today I'm gonna shortcut this, as time is a commodity I don't seem to have as much of lately. :)

I'm so thankful for my hubby who takes such good care of our daughter, giving me a bit of a break.

I'm thankful that Christmas is almost here, and that I'll be able to give away homemade gifts again this year... it's been so long! I love making gifts! I'm also thankful to be almost done! The end is in sight! :)

I'm thankful that our bannister is getting put in! It looks gorgeous.

I'm thankful for family and friends, and the time we can spend together. It's so nice to know we are so loved.

I'm thankful for the gatherings we'll be having this week/weekend! I LOVE gatherings (I think I've said that before too...). I'm so thankful for all my extended family too. I adore all my cousins and aunts and uncles! Really! I can hardly believe how fast my lil cousins are growing up! They are becoming so grown up... and I remember them as such little squirts still! Sigh!

I am so thankful for my daughter! I love her laugh, and she's doing it every so often now (we even video'd her laughing... I'll have to post that yet later). She's so super sweet! :)

Yup... I am so thankful for everything I can hardly figure out what to put on here! :P

Photo Shoot

So, I took a whole bunch of cute pics of my baby girl... again... I LOVE having a digital camera! I posted 3 of them and the digital modifications I made to them on my Picture Perfect blog, so if you wanna sneak a peek at them, go right ahead, ;).