shhhhhh don’t tell my kids I can’t spell!  The really sad part is this was my SECOND attempt at a hotel sign.  First time I spelled it Leprechan.

The kiddos enjoy checking their trap every morning. On the the 18th they may find a surprise!   

Hotel is a recycled juice box.  Lunch hat is an oatmeal container.

Hope you are having fun getting ready to celebrate ST. Paddies Day!!       

In a few short weeks she will be three???  How can this be??   

[2009 Green Flashback]

Vintage Valentines are my favorite…

No wait!  What I really adore are kid-made Valentines…  

I even like store bought Valentines!  NO joke. 

You must KNOW I like unique Valentines…                                                                                         [Here's-the-scoop, cotton candy cones via La-T-da!]

 I’ll post my VERY favorite next.  If I can get it done before the big day?!

I hope your Valentine’s celebration is filled with everything you LOVE!

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!

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

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!

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!