Fabulous Family

Travis and I have been thoroughly blessed with a great family. Both of our families are so close, and we definitely make tons of memories!

First Christmas this year was with the Morton/Lincoln/Wells Christmas Eve Extravaganza!

The whole gang! 

 Pops with daughter and granddaughters!

 Nonnie with daughter and granddaughters!

 Sisters!

College hand signals. 

(I do believe I have the best one!)

Next up was the Wells/Harbison Christmas Morning Magic!

Love how the boys couldn't stand to put their food down...even for pictures!

Another Diaper Cake!

Over the Christmas holidays I was blessed with spending some time with my sister-in-law and mother-in-law. We put together a diaper cake for my SIL's best friend. Her little boy Kolby is already so loved!

We went with a blue and brown polka-dot theme, and I think it turned out wonderfully! I am so fortunate to have married into such a wonderful family. We had a blast over Christmas!

Christmas Decorations

So I know I'm a little late posting about my Christmas decorations, but I still love them. Here they are!

Front Door
This is a new bow wreath I made this year. I really like the overall look, but I want to make another one with ribbon that better matches my style.

Tree!
My tree is a mixed pine from good old HobLob. This is our first Christmas tree as a family. Last year (our first Christmas married) we didn't have a tree. I saved all my money from my "crafting budget" for November/December (oh yeah...all $50) and went shopping on the day after Christmas with my Mom. We shopped our hearts out and I got a ton of great deals at stores like Target, HobLob, Dollar Tree, Walmart, and Pier 1. Packed it all away after we got back to the LBK. We ended up purchasing our tree for 40% off in October. I was a bit paranoid that they would run out of my favorite tree.
This November, it was like Christmas came early! I got to "unwrap" all my new ornaments and decorations. Of course, I added a few new homemade ornaments and a topper to my tree, but overall it didn't cost me more than $75 to decorate the whole tree and make the rest of my decorations!

Stocking Holder
I wanted a cool stocking holder since we don't have a fire place. I looked and looked for what I wanted but found it nowhere. So....I decided it was just time to give up for this year and make one. I used my silhouette cutter to cut stencils for the wording.
$3 plaque + FREE paint + FREE hooks = $3 Stocking Holder!

Presents
I love using a theme for the wrapping of my presents. My current theme (2 years running) is black, white, & red (Wreck 'Em Tech!). I have used fabric bows for the past two years thanks to the two little munchkins running around (Mr. Baxter & Mr. Winston) who will chew/eat ANYTHING plastic. Simple tied bows are sometimes the most elegant!