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I promise! NO MORE Christmasy photos after today!

Christmas card 2009:

I had three different card versions… I can never pick just one?  I made a itty bitty mini from a folded buisness card,  a square tri-fold, and a post card with my all time favorite Christmas MEMORY (kids on mailboxes handing out treats)!

This design is from the fantastically brilliant designer Sarah Gourdie. She has the most lovely card designs.

 

Teacher THANK YOUs using Heather Ann’s gift tags:

 

(And yes, I was tempted to say thanks a latte!  But I thought that might be taking things a bit to far.)

Here are the cups—Starbucks gift certificates were tucked inside…

 

“It’s good to be children sometimes and never better than at Christmas.”

Charles Dickens  

 

347 days till next year… but who’s counting??!

I hope the JOY and WONDER of Christmas stays with you all year long!

 

Jump with JOY!

Act a little CRAZY!

Enjoy your FAMILY!

Brake the RULES {once in awhile}!

All my love to your and yours!

Happy  **Almost**  2010!

Hi friends!  Sorry about all the technical difficulties!!  I hope you were able to find me here.  For those of you who emailed me about katherinemariephotography.com/blognot working, it should be up and running soon!!!  If you click on HOME or go directly to katherinemariephotography.com (without blog) it should take you to my recent posts. 

Our week before Christmas: 

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Arts & Crafts:  Cardboard Gingerbread Village (Martha Stewart) & Paper Gingerbread Friends

Learning Fun: Gingerbread Chalkboard Count and Sort & Flour Writing

  Fun with Food:  Decorating Houses and Cookies, of course! 

Just for Kicks: Scratch and Sniff Game {Spices from gingerbread recipe)

Imagine the clean up after our FLOUR letter writing activity!  

Sand paper +  glue  + cutouts = scratch and sniff cookies! 

Blaise was the offical cookie tester!

Cookies are made with butter and love. Norwegian Proverb

 

 

 

Somewhere I read, “Take pictures that make you happy.”

Okay then…

Candycanes

Trips to visit Santa

Snowflakes in her hair

Make me happy.

 ²⁰Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, ²¹to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Ephesians 3:20- 21

I hope your Christmas celebration is overflowing with things that make YOU happy!

Merry Merry Christmas!

brings a little smile to my heart!

I tried to get our big santa suit to hang next to the mini one, but it wouldn’t stay up. That is regular size hat!!

 

Have you ever seen anything so precious? I’m so saving this for my future grandkids.

Last year:

This year:

I need to get moving on our annual Christmas slide show… expect to see more silly santas soon. Say THAT three times fast.

Cheers for Christmas!

 

Inside each pastry bag is a mini folded greeting card and candy-cane hot cocoa mix.

Mrs. Claus needs a vacation folks. I have no idea where these sun glasses came from??

The trick to super smiles?  JOKES.  {Potty} mouth… works my friends! 

Sorry I can’t repeat what I told him for that shot.  

Care to join us for Christmas bunch?  Think you can handle the M E S S?

I hope you are enjoying this wondrous Christmas season! 

 

I love Christmastime.

The beauty of this season makes my heart sing with happiness. 

Our first RACK (random act of Christmas kindness) this year was a little trip the post office to spread some cheer.  Armed with candy canes and Hersey kisses the kids passed out treats & wishes to the folks as they mailed off their Christmas cards (and bills)!

May your Christmas season sparkle with joy, love and lots of CHEER!

The Kiddie Table:

The kids found ink pads and rubber stamps tucked inside the paper bags!! Ohhh what a fun mess!!!!  Table inspired by Sweet Paul!

 

Wine tasting for two year olds– sparkling cider style:

 

 

Turkey Tasting—  Grandpa Hank’s turkey was out of this world juicy.  Can you believe that our TWENTY POUND-ORGANIC-FRESH-LOCAL-FREE RANGE-TURKEY was only 28 bucks??

I’m still stuffed and plump as bird on a platter, but feeling ohhhhh so thankful to God for this amazing family.

Hope your HOIDAY was grand!

Happy Thanksgiving Friends!

Yesterday we brought a fruit tray to Mason’s preschool feast– hence the apple and pear turkeys!! 

Apple Turkey: Little Page Turners

Pear Turkey: Family Fun Magazine

May your Thanksgiving be filled with JOY, LAUGHTER, and DELICOUS (fruit, tofu or real) TURKEY!!!

 

P.S. If you check in and find my blog has disappeared DON’T WORRY— I’m doing a little face lift and I may be gone for bit???  If I’m off air, I’ll come back (I hope)!

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