When the Christmas decorations came down Eleanor was all about, what comes next? She was constantly asking to decorate. I didn't feel like decorating, but it just made the kids so darn happy that I couldn't help but share in their joy. Just a little. Kids have a way of doing that to you--of making you see the world just a little differently. I had this package of doily hearts sitting around that I gave to the kids, along with some watercolors and I let them do their thang. I ...
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Elf on the Shelf Antics & a Few Thoughts
This will be our third Christmas with our Elf on the Shelf. When we received our Elf on the Shelf as a gift from my mom over three years ago, it seemed like a fun holiday tradition. I didn't think about the impact my decision to do Elf on the Shelf would have on other families. I didn't think about much, other then how much my children would love it. All season long I see Facebook post and blog post and open letters about Elf on the Shelf. Criticizing. Making fun of. Putting down. I ...
Kindergarten Chic Christmas- Handmade & Colorful
I know there are some bloggers out there rocking Christmas straight out of a Pottery Barn catalog and I'm all, look at my paper rings folks! I already blogged my dining room wall, which I like to consider the equivalent of my mantle. I also blogged about this fun kid project here. We left off with my complaining about the disaster and the diminishing daylight. And wouldn't you know it--I got that house clean and guess what? It was dark. Three kids live here. I wasn't leaving it up to ...
Kid Art Project: Paper Strip Christmas Tree
Thankfully I snapped these pictures early this week. It just took me all week to get around to writing this post, because that is how I roll. I love blogging--I really do. I love my readers and I want to share more, write more and do more. Three kids at home makes it hard to make any commitments during the day and by night--I'm done. Even if I'm up, I want to chill out with the Mindy Project or New Girl or one of my TV dramas and catch up with the hubs. Sidenote: Mindy's secret santa gift ...
A Kindergarten Chic, Handmade, Colorful Christmas
There are a bazillion ways your Christmas decor can go. Traditional, color scheme, industrial, metallic, glam, themed every which way. This year I decided to embrace my life now. I have a 5 year old, a 2 year old and a 7 month old. For Christmas I pictured something out of the Holiday. You know--the part where Cameron Diaz snuggles up with Jude Law's kids in that snowflake fort? So that mixed with the fun that is Land of Nod. Then I was talking to my friend Ann Marie from White House, ...