instagram Monday

i love taking pictures with my iphone! catching up from the end of November.
1. picture of my mom and brother. Ronnie was one.
2. my mom's new dog, sophie. so cute.
3. cooper at the dentist.
4. getting some small surface fillings at the dentist. pain free.
i was so proud of how brave they were at the dentist. we love dr strickland!
5. corbin and i take good self portraits
6. let's merry. i love the holidays.
7. our sunday school class fed thanksgiving dinner to the boys from the burke center
8. coach is finally better after his surgery... he was so pathetic in that cone.
9. a much anticipated playdate with alex, the boys best friend from kindergarten
10. dylan, alex's precious brother
11. corbin's color by number turkey
12. cooper took this of me and corbin posing by the fire last night.
13. ryan's basketball game
14. coop fell asleep in time out :(

have a blessed week.

hello december

these cookies are SO SUPER GOOD! my new holiday favorite. thanks to Joy's Hope for sharing the recipe. I can't wait to make these for everyone I know. they are that GOOD!
Ingredients:

1 pouch Betty Crocker snickerdoodle cookie mix, found at Target during the holidays

4 oz. cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup butter, softened

1 tablespoon water

1 egg

1 cup sweetened dried cranberries

1 cup white chocolate chips


Beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Open cookie mix. Set aside cinnamon sugar packet. Add water, egg and cookie mix to cream cheese mixture. Stir until soft dough forms. Add in cranberries and white chocolate chips. Cover & refrigerate 30 minutes.

Roll in cinnamon sugar to coat. Place two inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake a 375º for 8-9 minutes until edges are set. Cool one minute then transfer to cooling rack. Enjoy!
sewing Barbie totes today
next up a Ken tote

fireplace weather on it's way. we are ready!

happy weekending!

christmasy

the little guys are having fun decorating for Christmas. i'm enjoying watching them get into the holiday season, and figure out what this is all about. such big boys.
we strung cranberries and popcorn after school yesterday. i told them they were sewing the popcorn and cranberries with needle and thread. we used blunt needles. and they did really well! it takes a long time to make garland to cover an entire tree. i love the vintage look on the tree. pictures later...
i tried another new recipe for dinner... meatball subs. i thought they were good, but the boys were not impressed. oh well. they loved using their christmas plates.

editing pictures today. loved loved this session.

over the river and through the woods...

Thanksgiving weekend was awesome. i spent a few days visiting my brother in the rehab hospital. i'm so full of gratitude for the time, the miracle, the bond i could spend time nurturing with my big brother. he's such a blessing!he has a mountain to climb, thankfully!! but he has a mountain to climb and the reality is harsh. friday his OT therapist shared the christopher reeves foundation book and earmarked several sections of information about parapalegics care and spinal cord injuries. it was overwhelming. thankfully Ronnie's attitude is great. he is full of such determination to walk out of there. he works so hard, and truly has the best team of therapist. the nurses who care for him are absolutely first class!
we so appreciate all of your prayers! our roll will be head cheerleaders and encouragers to support him on this next chapter. god is in control and has a perfect plan in place.

i'm thankful for my family and time spent together.
and immensly blessed to get to come home to my sweet guys...

sewing stuff

i re-made this pretty flowery bag for my neice. the original bag was super cute, but just not big enough for folders and books that a 10 year needs to carry for school.
she fell in love with the flowers on the front, so I cut it out and sewed it on similar fabric as a patch, and made a much larger tote. cool!

editing pictures, decorating for christmas, and lots of sewing are topping my to-do list for the next few days. over and out!

thankful

happy thanksgiving!
i got to hug my big brother's neck this afternoon! beyond grateful for all God has done, and continues to do. thankful for the good and bad. He isn't going to save us from all the hard times but He will certainly walk us through it. Amen!

Give thanks to the Lord for He is good and His love endures forever. Psalms 107:1

thankful week

last week the boy's dual language kindergarten classes had a cultural feast in the cafeteria. This sweet girl, Marisol sat by Corbin. She and Corbin are buds! we tasted some yummy treats, and visited with friends and teachers for a bit. i'm real thankful for the boys teachers.
poor Coach is wearing the cone of shame after being neutered yesterday. pure pitiful. how crappy to have to wear a cone around your neck after surgery. humiliating really. he's handling it well. i think he's in a lot of pain. he stays pretty still all day. poor guy. but thankful for the calm doggie for a few days.

lots more sneak peek pictures from this weekend to share...


i love taking pictures. i really really do. so thankful for this job!
these sweet sisters were so great.