Christmas Vacation begins!

We arrived at my in-laws place in Ohio...YES, we had snow for Christmas!


They always decorated and the entryway was just lovely.


We were surprised by seeing my BIL, Mike, and his son James there! They came up from WV just for the night, but we hadn't seen my nephew in a long while. It was great to get to visit with them.


Seth and Shellie were still on the road heading to Ohio the next day when Mike and James had to leave to head back to WV to have Christmas with his family there. Got a quick family photo with our kids, hubby, our parents, Mike and James.

Loom Knitting projects...

I bought at M's these Provocraft Loom Knitting sets of round and rectangle looms

These are some of the projects I have completed...

I have made three other hats on the circle loom , but forgot to take photos of them!

Doll hat-I gave to a dear friend's little girl



My first attempt at fingerless gloves...


A cover to keep the dust off my Cricut machine


I am currently working on my first scarf...maybe will be finished this weekend, hopefully.
Its supposed to be a Christmas gift!

Christmas Ornaments

I was a guest designer at Tuesday Treats today!
Had fun using my Cricut and Gypsy to design, cut out and make these quick ornaments!

Christmas Tree Time

Finally the kids were all here on one night! So the week before Christmas they decorated our tree!


Shellie, Seth, Simon(his back anyway) and Shanon begin...


Tabby the cat not enjoying all the noise...



Shanon playing with the ornaments...


Joel clowning around...


Shellie and Simon having fun...


Our kids and future DIL!



The tree is done! Its wonderful to see all the ornaments the kids have made and received over the years!

What! Its December 8th!

December 8th already! I need to get on the ball!
I have only a few Christmas gifts bought, no Christmas stuff put up yet, and leaving for Ohio in 14 days!

What have I been doing??
We were busy with Winterhaven at church( a homeless ministry where the churches in our area take week long turns housing and feeding men and women) All of our family participated one way or another during the week. It was good to be able to help out...the weather here has turned much colder. How much we take for granted that we have a warm house to live in.

DD and I went wedding dress shopping with future DIL(her mom, sister and another bridesmaid joined us) on Saturday for 6 hours. She found two dresses but decided to sleep on it. The both looked beautiful on her.
We also looked at bridesmaid dresses...her colors are a chocolate brown and blue(not sure of the shade..she is still deciding!). Future DIL's
mom treated us all to Panera's for lunch between two dress shops.
The wedding is set for Nov 11, 2011 at 1pm. It will be here before we know it!

That evening I came home and had to make 4 dozen pumpkin muffins for a fellowship at church between services the next day.

On Sunday we were also were asked to do the Advent for early service. My voice was gone(thanks to a cold that began on Friday). I lit the two candles and Scott and all four kids were there to read the advent passages.

I did get the Christmas photo card order done today and will pick those up at Costco tom'w.!
Working on loom knitting a few gifts in the evenings. DH has been making fires in the fireplace which have been so nice!

AND we started walking again in the evenings...the past two nights have been at freezing temps! Thank goodness I have a warm coat to wear and we walk fast!
(another couple of blessings besides a warm house...warm coat and our health)