Peace is many things… however today peace is the sight of my oldest baby boy taking a nap. He may fight the fact that he does not need a nap but every now and then he willingly gives in and snuggles into his bed with Jack his trusty terrier stuffed dog and catch a few z’s. Today was his last…
I know that I had said that I was not sure what our house would look like for Christmas, whether we would have a tree or not. Life got sure crazy the week after Thanksgiving and the thought of facing Christmas was a daunting task. Well, you can rest assured knowing that I will not scar my children this year…
I am traditional in the sense that I wanted a star on the top of my tree. I have had this star since I had my first Christmas in my own home back in 2005. The star is a very simple one that I picked up at Target but I love it. When I asked my boys what we should…
Big brother picked out this candle and said that I had to burn it cause it smelled like Christmas. He indeed is correct it smells a lot like Christmas, with the help of a few candy canes it even looks a little like Christmas in our house too!
I made our stockings last year from a few pinterest inspirations that I found. I realized last year that I was short two stockings for our two little brothers and I looked for the same ones with no luck. I think that in the year to come I might look at making them stiffer cause when they hang they kind…
I had to get my present for my secret family member ready tonight since my mom is flying in tomorrow morning going to enjoy lunch with the Kulow family and then head back to San Diego. She is acting like a Santa… She is bringing in presents for my boys from the family in San Diego and then taking back…
This is just one house… apparently they add a new character each year. As you can see they must have been at their collecting for quiet some time! The neighborhood kids call this house the “crazy house”.
On Friday my neighbor asked me if I could watch her boys, they had a Christmas party to attend and all their regulars were busy. So Friday night I had five boys all by myself. It was a crazy invasion of boys, the night involved, pizza, tag, guns, movies and actually some sleeping too! It was so much fun having…
This song gets me every time. The very first time I heard it I remember sitting in my home church in San Diego and the lyrics rang out from the voice of Lisa Wickham. Her voice had such power and I remember thinking she sang the song with such conviction, it brought tears to my pre-teen eyes. Now as a…
Squint your eyes with me and imagine these precious three trees that are sitting in an office building lobby in my upstairs sitting room… That is what I am doing. I am sad to report that there are no Christmas trees sitting in my house this year. I am not quite sure how I am feeling about it, but it…