12.31.08

* made waffles...

* New Year's Eve kiss at the Albachs...

* my shiny New Year door...

* homemade Lowcountry Salsa for the party...

* running 30 minutes in my new Sauconys

Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009!

family fun...

We received these two games for Christmas and have played them several times over the past few days.

Apples to Apples is our favorite- you have to match nouns to adverbs/verbs, but you have to get creative in the process. Sometimes you have to defend your choice, which gets noisy and funny. Hhmm...must be why it's a favorite, my kids LOVE to tell you what they think!

Pictureka is like I Spy, you have to find certain items in a certain amount of time, sometimes on your own, sometimes against other players. I'm not very good at this game, the kids can find things way faster than me. My eyes tend to just roam the boards.

We love to play games- does your family have a favorite?

12.30.08

* thrift store shopping!

* Jacob went hunting with Uncle Leroy...still no deer.

* David's team lost their consulation game by 9 points...ugh.

* Apples to Apples! Pictureka!

12.29.08

* we all went to the dentist for our six month check-ups...FUN.

* we saw the movie "Bedtime Stories" with William and Hayley...FUNNY!

* we watched David's team lose in the tournament tonight, 30-29...NOT FUNNY.

memories of the merry...

cookie baking with a friend and a cousin...

Christmas eve festivities...can you feel the love?

kisses here...no mistletoe required...

and the beat goes on...

'twas the night before Christmas, and someone in this bed looks very tired...

you must have been a good little boy...

...VERY good little boys!

they came, they saw, they conquered...

feliz navidad!...

...and to all a good night...wishing you happiness and joy in 2009!

hey scrapbookers...

You have to check out Becky Higgins' blog and her 2009 kit called "Project 365"-

I am SO SO excited to try something new for my family album- it look so easy and fun!

Check it out...it's all about journaling...read back a few days and watch the video clips...

HERE.

And PS- I hope you had a merry litle Christmas! More photos soon!

memories of Christmas past...

I did my digital scrapbook pages for 2007...it's so fun to look back at the memories. I have Christmas scrapbooks going back to 1990, our first Christmas.

I thought I'd share...what memories are you creating this Christmas Eve?

the best part has begun...

...the waiting...


...the sharing...


...the eating...


...the fellowshipping...(really the eating...again)


...the kissing...



...the laughs...


...the smiles...

see how much they've grown...