Happy Birthday Jesus...and Adam, too!

first, we all took christmas card pics in the greenbelt area of our hood.

i wonder if i'll actually get these developed before christmas. maybe. and, bless his heart...adam had a bad cold and allergies that day.
adam's sister's clan.

'lil logen explorin'

the parental-in-law's

once a christmas baby, now a wise 31 year-old.

such a gift from God. oh, and you, too, adam!

i feel so privedged that santa's 'lil reindeer decided to stop by our tree!

summer's quite the 'lil dancer. summer now takes ballet/dance lessons. i said, "now, summer, do your ballerina pose" and this is what she did. so sweet.

we decided to start a holiday new hair trend. who needs bows, right, summer?

don't worry logen. of course we want you in the pic with us!

neighborhood pics with santa. summer even made a gift for santa but she forgot it at our house.

you can't have a visit from santa without a visit from the goats and...

pigs, of course! logen seemed to bond well with the piglet. he got right down to the piggie's level. so cute!

Kelly's Korner SHOW US YOUR LIFE: Holiday Home Tour

Welcome to my home, fellow bloggers!

I love to decorate, as I am sure you are, too. However, I don't like to spend money on decorating! Fortunately, my husband and I were able to decorate most of our house with gifts from our wedding and gift cards from our wedding. Also, I am a teacher so I also use gift cards that I get from students. When I do shop for decor, I mostly get things from Hobby Lobby and TJ Maxx.

The Tree. The only decor I bought this year was the "netting ribbon" (I have no idea what it's called) half off at Hobby Lobby. We bought our tree after Christmas last year on clearance using a gift card.
I added glitter to the wreath and garland a few days ago, although you can't really tell in the pic! Glitter makes it all better.

Ah, love my jars and filling them with ornaments and glittery pine cones.

I decided to take a few pics of my wrapping this year! I got fake berries from the Dollar Tree, aka a cheap girl's toyland, to put on top of gifts.

It's all about the polka dots, stripes and checkers this year.

Dining Room Decor. I love having names on place settings.

I found this centerpiece at my parent's house and asked my mom if I could use it because they never do. It works just fine!

I put our hand-me-down tree that was in our living room before in the dining room. It looks kind of plain but there was no reason to spend money on it expecially since it's not a main room.

Love switching out my ribbons seasonally! It's so fun.

The Kitchen. More polka dots and I think I may be going a little U overboard!

I just love decorating with little birds. The red tree with the button on the top is another find from the beloved Dollar Tree.

A little nitch with a Dollar Tree candle and of course a U and a little birdie!

I decided to put something festive in the bathroom.

Just put glitter inside a clear ornament (leftovers from a school craft) and silver ribbon inside a vase.

Decorating with what I've been given. A candle and some holiday soap from students in my class.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas with friends and family!

'tis the season for engagements, falalalalalalalala

adam and i went to two amazing engagement parties recently. both were for our cousins.

my cuz, amy, @ her engagement party w/the two happy hostesses.
the cute couple in front of the beautiful tree

the dessert table. how pretty and festive! lauren and jordan also had delish appetizers.

didn't remember to take a pic of us until the very end of the party, so not the best, but oh well.

lauren and jordan (the hosts) had amy and thad do a newlywed game! amy and thad had to answer questions about each other to see if they both answered the same. the questions were from the party guests. i think they answered every single question about each other correctly! it was so impressive and fun to watch!

we got to see banana (aka anna) and michael there.

amy's future bother-in-law and sister-in-law. i talked to them for quite a while and they seemed so nice!

loved all of lauren's decor.

guests were asked to write advance for the future wedded couple. and, the advice was really good!

then, guests got to take a quiz about the couple. the person who had the most correct answers won a prize! we had a great time at the labbe engagement party! way to go, lauren and jordan! can't wait for more wedding festivities with y'all!

another engagement party we went to recently was adam's cousin's engagement party. again, another picture perfect wedding party.

look at this gorgeous decor and that cake!

the adorable couple

mandy and luke. i loved mandy's dress!

me with the mother and father of the bride. look @ the pretty centerpiece!

every detail was thought of.

how cool is this? even the water bottles were personalized!

CoNgRaTs to the FaBuLoUs CoUpLeS! We are so happy for y'all! Such an exciting time!

Happy Frugal Fall Y'all

Decorating on a dime (or so) for Fall.

I {heart} banners, so I just had to make a Fall one. I got scrapbook paper from the $1 section at Target, cut them into triangles and hung the triangles with ribbon I already had! Tah-dah!
I made a little framed leaf decoration using an old frame I already had and taping 2 leaves from the Dollar Tree to a black piece of paper.
I made a little U with a $2 paint-it-yourself U and $2 dry moss from Hobby Lobby.

I also made a "pearly pumpkin" to match the wreath. I used left over string of pearls from the wreath to make round pearly polka dots on the pumpkin. I ran out of the pearls before I was finished, but oh well!

Ah, I love Fall! I love decorating with Fall colors.

more dining room decor.

A parent gave me this cute little turkey a few years ago. Perfect centerpiece for the dining room!

One of my favorites of Fall is the owl. [There are owls on the ribbon, you just can't really see them!]

Even though it hasn't really felt like it, Happy Fall Y'all!