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Christmas cookies

After a pretty full holiday season, we can finally get back to our normal routine. School will start again on Monday. No more packed weeks with too many places to go.

We had a good Christmas season with lots to do. But I found myself not taking very many pictures. There has been a serious lack of motivation because my pictures have not been turning out how I would like them to.

It has seriously taken me weeks to post these pictures for that very reason. So my New Year’s resolution (even though I don’t do resolutions) will be to take more pictures. We’ll see how that goes.

Anyway, this year we started a new tradition–making Christmas cookies. We’ve done this with other families in the past, but this year we tried it on our own. I will just say that it’s time consuming and messy with 4 young children, especially when you’re the only adult helping out (Don was sleeping.) But it was so worth it because of how much they enjoyed it. Here are just a few shots that I took over the TWO DAYS(!!) that it took to make them.

I wish everyone was in focus for these pictures…but these faces are priceless 🙂

the boys got to help out with the whole process

these little moments between brothers are the best!

Happy 2015!

January 3, 2015

Blog, Family, iphone, Kids Say

November iphone photos and “kids say”

November was a good month, even though I had pneumonia during most of it. We celebrated a few birthdays, a couple of new Rockport babies, hearing my baby’s heartbeat for the first time, and so much good food and dessert!

Bonfire season is always the best. I can never say no to a s’more.

the Lovings surprised me with delicious chocolate chip scones on my birthday

3+ weeks of pneumonia calls for Full House marathons

the first snow of the season–with Rachel 🙂

two(!!) donut cakes for Kingston’s birthday

We haven’t put up Christmas decorations for years. This year we put up a small pink tree. It works for now but I’m holding out for a big white or colored tree!

pink christmas tree white sparkle ornament

#nomakeupnoproblem!

Thanksgiving pie

this makes me happy

Maggi and I saw “Mockingjay.” By the way—great movie!

This next picture has kind of a strange story. I have always been a dreamer. Like, I have crazy, vivid, intense dreams pretty much every night. I spend the rest of the day thinking about the dream I had the night before (or the ones I’ve had years ago.) But the other night, I had one long, not exciting dream. For what seemed like many hours-worth of dream time, I took my time picking out colored pencils, sharpening them, and arranging them in a heart shape so I could take a picture for Instagram. I had a vision. It had to be fulfilled. So the next day, I blistered my fingers just so I could take this picture. And there’s your daily dose of weirdness.