We had never been!! And everyone talks about how amazing it is…it’s amazing!! We so enjoyed the lights and artistry. Skye and I got to go… And we went with Hunter, and I finally got to meet Mama Martha!…(they tease us and call us mama Sara and mama Martha). It was fun! And a new…
Category: Christmas
🌿🌲Christmas Wrap Up 🎁
Christmas Eve Day gingerbread baking and decorating. Christmas Eve dinner with my parents… “candycane” meat and cheese appetizer, winter fruit salad, cranberry, feta, walnut salad, rye bread (first course), and Cajun chicken fettuccine. Opening presents! Sweet ♥️ Christmas morning ! Stockings and cinnamon rolls Nice to be at church….Emmanuel! God is with us! Dave and…
Gatlinburg Trip 🌲🏔️Dollywood and our last day
Let’s get right to it…my favorite part of Dollywood- the chicken pot pie in a bread cone – haha!!! Pair the pot pie with a Christmas limeade and you have theme park perfection 🙂 Skye was sick with a bad cold this day, so we split up…Wes, Wil, and Kayla went on roller coasters the…
Christmastime Gatlinburg Trip 🎄✨a-frame cabin and Anakeesta
The original plan was to go on a trip after Christmas, but going before worked better with the boys’ schedules, and Kayla would be with us too! So the week before Christmas we went to Greenville to see Dave’s parents and then on to TN to be there for 3 days. When we got to…
Christmas Fun, Family, and Friends (part 1)
Wes and Kayla opened their gifts early…so cute! Boots and a record player Annual Meadow lights outing! Waiting for the train and on the train. Candy store! Meadow has been a fun tradition now for about ten years. Wil was happy to have Bella come for a few days…I’m happy too when the friends get…
Merry Christmas from us ♥️🎄😍
We’ve had a fun season so far with a trip to Gatlinburg. Lots to tell about that. But I’ll just leave you with a few of my favorite photos…today is the day for wrapping the last gifts, making gingerbread cookies, and being cozy with this amazing family! 🎄♥️So thankful today and everyday for Jesus coming…
12 Special Holiday Trader Joe’s Treats and Snacks
We love Trader Joe’s…it’s special and a rare treat, I love browsing the store and getting our old standards as well as trying a few new things. This apple cider is amazing! A fresh clean tang that I love to have warm in the mornings. These tiny peppermint meringue cookies are perfection!! Just tried golden…
8ish CUTE things🎄🍄🌈🏠
1// sweet little felted mouse ornament from Bexley House 2// Kayla’s making the cutest rainbow ornaments! I have several on my tree(s) and one in my car 3// old blog post about making art and cinnamon rolls (and that’s how the kitchen used to look!!) (how it looks now) 4// 3 siblings in my art…
December Art Class ☃️❄️🌲Shaving Cream Snowman Project (and other fun stuff!)
We were so inspired by Lois Ehlert’s fabulously creative book, Snowballs…and we made snowmen of our own: Puffy snowmen!! mix equal parts shaving cream and white glue, paint the puff onto the paper and add buttons, hat, scarf, cloves for mouth, tiny twigs (or rosemary) for arms. So fun! It dries and stays puffy! I…
🌲🎄Merry & Bright 🎄🌲
Kilwins peppermint ice cream! The coziest time of year!