Lotsa, lotsa Christmas stuff

Yeah, it's been a while since I've posted. Been just a tid-bit busy I would say. So I'm catching up today... while I'm home....and should be wrapping presents or something... but I'm blogging. Cause I don't want to get too far behind and have to blog about a whole month when exciting things are getting ready to happen. {giggle}

Ok, first off is Kensley's preschool Christmas program at Aldersgate... they sang the Reindeer Poky song... cute.


Snow! It was very brief but we had some HUGE snowflakes on Saturday the 18th. The kids ran outside in their snow gear (they couldn't really do anything b/c nothing stuck) and were able to catch some flakes on their tongues!


Going to see Santa...this was Kensley's first year sitting on Santa's lap.



Kensley's best friend John Michael spent the night with us a couple weeks ago & they exchanged presents. Two very happy kiddos!


The kids being crafty... I love this!


School parties... Jack, Gracie & Carter at lunch.

Chandler & some of his classmates playing games.


Annual church Christmas program. The kids always perform for us. Look at this big group!

And Kensley's preschool class performed as well.


A pic of the kids in front of the tree. Ummm... they are getting big cause you can't see the tree.

Merry Christmas to You!

In the midst of all the hustle & bustle of the season, I wanted to take a time out to all my friends in blogger land to say...

Merry Christmas to you!

May the joy of the true meaning of this season, the birth of our Savior, fill your hearts and homes with much love these next few weeks. From our family to yours!

Yummy soup!

My friend Missy gave me this recipe for potato soup & it's so yummy I had to share!

Baked Potato Soup

6 potatoes (or 4 large potatoes)
8oz sour cream
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
6 cups milk
1 1/2 sticks butter
2/3 cup all purpose flour
salt & pepper to taste
Green onions & bacon pieces (optional)

Bake your potatoes at 400 for 1 hour or until done. (I didn't scrub them or wrap them... just stuck em in a pan & put em in de oven)
Let cool.

In a large pot on medium heat melt the butter. Add flour, stir well & cook for about 1 min. Then add the milk. Let cook, stirring frequently until mixture is bubbly & it thickens. Turn heat to low and add cheese, sour cream, salt & pepper. Scoop out the insides of the baked potatoes & add to mixture. Stir frequently until heated through.

Garnish with green onions & crumbled bacon pieces if desired.

{Wall Art} Giveaway

Lucky for the only two entries in my Freebie Friday... congratulations to

Dori & Shannon S....

you both win! I couldn't just pick one when only 2 people entered, so, walllah!

Get in touch with me & I'll get your personalized Wall Art to you right away.

Freebie Friday

I bet you thought I forgot... but I didn't. Here's the final freebie for this month...

{Wall Art}... an 8x10 custom designed print for you. (Sorry, frame not included.)

This would make a great family Christmas present, baby gift, birthday present... etc. I've done family names, kids names, grandkids prints and I'm sure I can come up with plenty more.

So on with the comments... this is the last one. Maybe you will win!

And the winner is....

Meagan!!!

Just encase ya'll are wondering how I go about the picking process, I go to random.org and type in all the names in the order they were commented. Then hit randomize and I pick the 1st name as the winner... and hear you go...

There were 10 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. meagan
2. melissa
3. katie
4. teresa
5. les
6. renee
7. wendy
8. nikki
9. shannon
10. paula

Timestamp: 2010-11-23 00:45:49 UTC

***Now, here's the problem... I'm not sure which Meagan it is... is it "Mee-gan" or "Meg-an"? Two friends with the same spelling but pronounced differently and I'm not sure which of you registered. So please let me know which of my lovely Meagans is the grand winner!

Freebie Friday

Week 3 giveaway....

{Photo Flipbook/Mini Scrapbook}


Not these books {cuz I made them for someone else}
...but a book, customized for you, of course!

Let the comments begin.....