Ice Skating at Alltell

On Friday we decided to give ice skating a try. Kayley had never been and its been probably 10 years since Chuck and I had gone. The closest rink for us is in Blue Jay. We had a great time and the walker was definitely worth the rental cost for Kayley. She did great and only landed on her backside once!

Chuck and I skating.

Katie, Kayley and Josh taking off their skates. The 2 hours went by quick!

Ashley, Kayley and me.

Some Christmas Pictures

This year we spent Christmas in Scottsdale, AZ with my family. We had a great time and Kayley especially had fun seeing her Grandma & Grandpa and cousins.

Josh, Jake (Grandma's dog), Katie, Kayley, and Ashley

This is my sister and her family on Christmas Eve. We had dinner at her house Christmas Eve.

Kayley and Ashley

Odie got to spend Christmas Eve at Aunt Jennifer's too! The other 2 doggies had to stay at Grandma's. Yes - we took all 3 with us to Arizona!

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Snow Day #2!

More SNOW Pictures!!

Kayley had been dying to play in the snow since we got home from school! We pulled out all the snow clothes we could find and headed out! Luckily, I had saved my old "Duck boots" from growing up in Naperville and she was able to wear them! We had fun and we let Abby come play in the front yard too! That dog should sleep well today - she loved it!

Let it Snow, Let is Snow, Let is Snow!!!

We've been waiting all week for it to SNOW and it finally happened this morning! Of course they didn't call a Snow Day until around 10:00 am, so as soon as I heard I went to get Kayley. I didn't want her to be out in a school bus in this weather. We've been having fun watching the snow fall. I'm getting some of my baking done too! I got chicken soup in the crock pot, homemade bread in the maker and cookies in the oven.

I think Abby is part snow dog!! She keeps seeking out to play in the snow. She loves it!!

Craft Fair Items

Last week was Kayley's school's Winter Festival. I had a Stampin' Up! table with information and also some crafts that I had made. Here are some of the items I made. The picture above is of the boy Tooth Fairy boxes I made. The girly ones are pictured below. I love how these turned out! Unfortunately, the stamp set is a retired one (Fairy Nice). It's a keeper though! I found the poem on Splitcoaststampers.com.

I LOVE my Big Shot! I used the Pennant Bigz die to make these Santa's and also the reindeer bags below. The sayings are also done using my Big Shot.

The Homemade Christmas Fudge was also an idea from Splitcoaststampers.com. The "Deer Friends" hostess set was perfect for them!

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions on what I used or how I made anything!

Sampler Promotion from Dec 1 - Jan 18, 2009

Sampler Promotion

From December 1, 2008 – January 18, 2009, in celebration of Stampin’ Up!’s twentieth anniversary, spend $20 on any Stampin’ Up! products and get 20 percent off any stamp set from the Fall-Winter Sampler—no limit! Choose from any of the stamp sets below:

Item # Description Retail 20% Off
111564 Flight of the Butterfly $31.95 $25.56
112911 Vuelo de la mariposa (Spanish Flight of the Butterfly) $31.95 $25.56
111676 Puns from the Past $27.95 $22.36
111660 Just Jawing $25.95 $20.76
111624 Dreams du Juor $18.95 $15.16
111700 Thank You Kindly $13.95 $11.16
111714 Wow Flowers $12.95 $10.36
112955 Flores llamativas (Spanish Wow Flowers) $12.95 $10.36
111600 Bella’s Bloom $12.95 $10.36

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