Lost Tooth

Sat. Nov. 26: The boy woke up this morning & had lost his loose tooth – before his permanent tooth even starting coming through (a first for his bottom teeth). He was very excited.

He cleaned the tooth (since apparently you get more money from the Tooth Fairy for a clean tooth) and put it in a zip-lock baggie. He also wrote a note for the Tooth Fairy to include with his tooth.

It was a rainy day today – perfect for putting up more of our indoor Christmas decorations, taking it easy (I’m still fighting this cold) and watching Christmas movies. The boy has discovered the Peanuts movies and really enjoys them. :)

~Carey

Christmas Journal

Friday, November 25, 2011: Today, the day after Thanksgiving, was the official start of the Christmas season for me, and so the official start of my Christmas Journal. This year I plan to follow along with Shimelle's Journal Your Christmas class, although I'll likely using her prompts in a different order. I also plan to mash up JYC with Ali Edwards' December Daily. I'm excited to get started!

Since this is most likely our last Christmas in our current house, I want to capture all the little details and go all out decorating. I want to savor the magic during this hectic time and enjoy the traditions our little family has established. I will record something each day, with words and photos (and other scrappy goodness) to document this, my favorite time of year.

Today, I had planned to work but stayed home sick (sadly, I was sick yesterday too and hubby did all of the cooking for our feast). The boy loves to decorate for any holiday, but by far Christmas is his favorite. After some pleading, I agreed to put up the tree. I had purchased some new filler ornaments and glitter decor last year after Christmas, so we had a lot to put on the tree! The boy shares my love of decorating and reminiscing as we pull out each ornament. I love sharing that with him.

The boy said it's our prettiest tree ever, and even placed his award ribbon from his 1st grade "prettiest" tree contest onto the tree. I have to agree with him - it looks pretty and is very full!

Crop Night!

Looking forward to spending some time with scrappy friends tonight at our monthly crop! (Oh yeah, and doing some scrapping too!) I honor of tonight, I wanted to share a recent LO about my trip to the CK Convention last month. Girl Power!

Happy Scrapping!

~Carey

Back To School Already?

I really can’t believe school has been in session for a week already and even more so that my baby is now a First Grader! He’s had a great start this year and is very excited about school.
Here’s a LO from his first day of Kindergarten:

And pictures from the first day of First Grade – my how much they change in just one short year!

His 1st grade teacher:
Here’s a sneak peak of the First Day of School hybrid LO I did – it will be in the upcoming August issue of Scrapbook News and Review magazine debuting this Sunday (in the Inchies article):

I hope back to school goes great for your little one!
Carey

I Love Christmas Lights

Christmas Journal entry.
Friday, Dec. 4, Lights: I’ve always loved driving around to look at Christmas lights. The more lights and decorations, the better! This year, I found a new favorite home that has tons of decorations, but is still tastefully done – a hard combo to achieve!

This came out a bit blurry. I’ll have to go back & get a better photo!

Trimming the Tree

Christmas Journal entry.
Sunday, Nov 29, Trimming the Tree: The boy has been so excited to decorate the house this year! He keeps asking to get more decorations. He did a fantastic job decorating the tree, helping set up the pictures with Santa, and setting up all the other decorations. He has also been making a lot of decorations, too.
quote: “Mom, I’m saving electricity by turning off all the lights and just turning on the Christmas lights.” What a sweetie.

Decorating outside

I’m catching up on posting for my Christmas journal. Since the Christmas season officially starts the day after Thanksgiving, I decide to start my journal before Dec. 1.
Sat. Nov 28 – Today, the weather was absolutely perfect for putting up decorations outside – it was almost 75 degrees! Each year, I put the lights up outside – net lights on the bushes and  a string of lights around the front door. We’ve added an inflatable snowman (last year) and polar bear (this year), along with a lit deer (this year). This year, Marc wrapped the columns with garland, something I’ve always wanted to do. The boy just loves all the decorations!