Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

I initially started this blog so that I could have one centralized source for the comings & goings of our life & a place to post pictures of Bree (that way I wouldn't have to be continually emailing pictures to everyone!)

I've been able to connect with other bloggers and follow blog sites that are really fun and interesting. It's been fun keeping up this blog and I hope you all have enjoyed it and continue to enjoy it into the New Year!

To all of our family, friends, acquaintances & strangers who visit this blog we hope you have a very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

I'll post after the New Year.

Cheers!

Don't forget to try to get out and play in the snow!

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Martini Party!

My co-worker Diana hosted a great little martini / wine party in her gorgeous townhome this weekend. We made martini recipes such as appletini's, chocolate martini's, lemon drop martini's and cranberry lime martini's. Super fun & super yum.

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Sugar cookies n' Sprinkles

What happens when you let Bree put her own sprinkles on. This of course was the cookie she chose to eat. :)



sprinkle face



rolling out the dough



It was fun letting Bree help out with the Christmas cookies, messy but fun. We still have two more rolls of dough to use but I figured an hour or so of this was good for Friday night and the clean up wasn't too bad. At times she preferred playing in the flour instead of cutting out cookies. She also didn't want to use the red and green sprinkles she wanted to use her "party" sprinkles which she ended up eating a TON of them (can you say friday night sugar high?).

We had lots of fun, the cookies turned out really good and I have a feeling I'm going to be finding flour bits & sprinkle pieces in the nooks & crannies of my kitchen and dining room for months to come!

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remember WHENsday

Last years Christmas pictures. Kind of bummed that I still haven't done this years....

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Rockledge Ranch at Christmastime

Here are my attempts at photos from our night out at Rockledge Ranch & the Christmas festivities. Aside from the freezing cold 20 minute wait in line to get in and the crowds it was kind of neat to visit this historic site. and all of the homes were open to wander through.

The Blacksmith shop was open and there were blacksmiths making Christmas ornaments, the barn was open with music & dancing, there were sleigh rides, candle making, pictures with santa, fire pits,wandering caroling singers and hot chocolate w/luscious whip cream. I am definitely heading back here when they open for the summer to spend some time alone wandering through the homes again. I just love old homes such as these.

Our camera takes terrible night time pictures but here they are.




one of the fire pits. you could roast marshmallows, but good luck getting a stick from the pit master.





inside one of the homes. decorated as it would be during the 1800's.

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RECycling

this is what happens when the garbage company "forgets" to pick up the recycling one week...




I am always amazed at how much packaging we use for everything in our lives. I also get excited when I buy recycled paper towels, toilet paper and trash bags. It has always intrigued me to know that all of this stuff in my recycle bin can be returned and remade into something else.

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