sweet sparkles

Well that big ol' second storm fizzled right out last night-- and I'm very glad it did. Today was all blue sky kinda happy. It's my birthday today. I goofed off... ignored a giant pile of laundry... ran errands... took myself out to lunch... and shopped for a few Christmas decorations.

We'll officially celebrate next weekend when Mike gets home.

I think I generally like being in my forties now.

The only thing that would make the forty-decade better would be a sixteen-year olds' metabolism... and skin.

Dream on...

The weekend was hectic, getting Mike ready to go, cleaning up from the storm, and we also did a heighborhood food pantry drive.

But Saturday night we stopped and made time for the kids to make their gingerbread house

Jesse said, "how does Buddy do it and make it look so easy?".

They are big fans of  the tv show, cake boss.

And this is your expression when you think your sister is hogging the decorating...

 

 

She's serious about this stuff... she wants to be a baker when she grow up.

And a ballerina :)

Rudolph under the back eaves.

So cute... didn't they do a good job?

Sophey decorated her room this weekend too.

(Apparently, cleaning it was not on the Christmas to do list).

And decorated her cupcake tree.

She was so excited to put up her tree... sweet girl.

I've just started decorating.

The santa collection is out. 

We have an artificial tree in the living room up but not decorated

and a real tree to buy this weekend.

I'm kinda slow this year... but it will get done.

I refuse to panic :)

Tonight we are going to Frank's house for dinner ;)

It's fun to have grown-up kids (and their pets) too.

 

Have you decorated yet?

 

 

Comments

[Deb]

Hi Kelly
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ♥
Love your gingerbread houses. We made them when the kids were little every year ...usually after watching Martha Stewart :-)we still laugh about how they turned out (ha ha)
We are all decorated here with the exception of the tree. Hope to go and get that by the weekend.
Hope you are having a great day.

[Kelly]

WIshing you a happy day, Deb... hope you found the perfect tree!