Christmas morning...we missed you all!

First Christmas with a fire--Dad put a real log on the gas fire for that woodsy smell ;-P

Big Stealer

Just to let all you peeps know, I have totally and unabashadly ripped off a TON of your FB and Blogger photos for a Christmas project I'm working on for dad.  I would have let you know earlier, but that would have required organization on my part.... ;)   I promise, I did not use any where girls butts looked big, boy hair looked unkempt, boogers were dripping, etc....Hehe.  Well, mostly.  Love you, B

Christmas Time

The annual christmas photos happened with ease this year thanks to some friends who also happen to be professional photographers.....they spent a morning getting shots of our kiddos.  Merry Christmas to all of you.  We are spread all over this world, but we love you all.....................wish we could be together. laura

 

This post goes out to the crafties in the family!
This blog,  http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/ does a round up of gifts you can sew. Each day has a theme, "pets, organising, for the cook, for kids, for tweens, etc and the post for the day has a bunch of gift ideas you can make, plus recipes, free cute printables, AND a free pattern for a great handbag!
SO SO SO GREAT!
I've been really enjoying it, and I wanted to share. This is home sewing at it's best- inspiring and not ugly!

Summer Snow

Snow on fall treas. Currently on fall break, I took a walk in Nymphenburg this morning.

CHRISTMAS EXCHANGE LIST

Okay, so I spent a bit of time on this list.  I also created a word doc with the past lists.  This was a small challenge as sometimes the lists were revised, revamped, reinstituted, reworked, and so on haha.  To find out who should have who i just made a checklist on paper and almost everyone is having someone that have never had or have not had in a really long time.  Whew. 

The only change that I might recommend is for Matthew and Marissa.  Right now I have you having two different families, one for adults and one for kids.  If that is financially difficult to send two packages from Germany, I can switch so you just have one family for both.  It would just force the kingstons to have the kimballs again for kiddos, which they had two years ago.  But I'm sure it's not a big problem. It actually would also mean that the Kingstons would have both kimballs for kids AND parents, so should i make the switch?  would that be easier? 

 

Whoah the inner administrator in me really came out and enjoyed this task.

 

Here we go:

 

Fuson has Uncle Rick

Kimball has Zach Balon

Zach Balon has Matthew Balon

Kingston has Kimball

Nat has Kingston

Matthew Balon has Fuson

Uncle Rick has Nat

 

For KIDS:

Fuson has Kingston

Kimball has Zach Balon

Zach Balon has Matthew Balon

Matthew Balon has Kimball

Kingston has Fuson

 

Happy Shopping.  laura

Who is Coordinating the Christmas Exchange list?

Looking for a sharp, available, individual whose organizational skills are beyond (much) reproach ;)...

Whose wit' me?  Hoping Marissa or Laura is feeling the itch....to coordinate our Christmas exchange list - this girl needs to start shopping early...

Bethany