This...

picture melts my heart.

When putting up our Christmas decorations Reed was amazed with the stuffed animals that play music but this one really captured his attention. The is a daddy bear reading The Night Before Christmas to his son. The picture is a bit blurry but I love the innocent look on his face as he just stood there eating and listening to the story. I tried to take another picture with the flash but wasn't able to because he didn't want anything to do with his picture being taken. Thankfully I captured this and have this memory to hold onto.

He has since carried the bear to the couch multiple times and listened to the story over and over again.

The bear was given to my boys about 4 years ago when Reed was just a baby from my parents.

Linking up to Life Made Lovely Mondays

It's beginning to look a lot like...

Christmas!

The boy's bathroom cup.

Santa in the kitchen.

Santa plate waiting to be used.

The first musical snow globe that went up.

Elf on the Shelf...so much fun! 

I love snowmen and usually leave them up throughout January. 

Bigger snowman 

Blocks that my boys love to play with, they get moved around where ever they decide. 

3 out of 4 of the stockings.  Need to buy one more stocking holder.  I haven't been hanging them I guess for the past 5 years since we have had our youngest and I finally thought about hanging them on the quilt rack.  I think it works out quite well. 

By the front door, countdown santa, basket with tins, and the musical stuffed animals (which I need to buy more AA battaries for). 

Randomness on top of the sewing machine. 

Above the sofa, another snowman collection.  Usually we put the angel snowman on top of the tree, not sure if we will this year or not depends on how I feel once we get the tree up...hopefully tomorrow. 

Cleaned and dusted (some pretty thick dust) off of these two shelfs.  Bottom is our Rudolph collection and the one above our what Christmas dishes I have. 

Cleaned off the top of the victrola and put the true meaning of Christmas.  Reed was so excited and couldn't wait to see what I took out of the box when I told him that it was the most special of all the Christmas decorations.  Tyler came up with some guesses and then finally guessed correctly. :o) 

The little Christmas tree that my sister bought for Tyler when he was a baby because she thought he should have a tree in his room.  It does have a gold star on the top guess.  I also have some tiny ornaments to put on it that I bought one year at an after Christmas sale just need to find tiny hangers to put them on.  Maybe this will be the year they will go on.  You know it is hard to find tiny ornaments for such a small tree. 

The kitchen table with the believe banner made last year through a swap. 

Hanging on the kitchen slider. 

Was so excited when I found this in the Christmas boxes and it had never been burned.  The house smells wonderful right now and will be especially wonderful since we have an artificial tree. 

Just complete randomness of stuff I didn't know where to put so I cleaned off a shelf.  The santa key is inside the santa.  The little snow globe is so fun for the boys because it is made out of plastic and goes with a push button on the front.  Little pinecoe trees made by the boys.

I hope you enjoyed my virtual tour of the decorations in my home.  Hopefully tree pictures will come soon.

Plantation Thanksgiving Classic Soccer Tournament

What a great weekend! Nothing like watching your son and his soccer teammates work so hard and have such great teamwork. Even though we did not make it to the play offs we are so proud of all of you! Way to go WAVE!!!

Having an intense conversation with his teammates.

Playing hard!

Go for it #8!!!

TEAMWORK!

This tournament was huge and had 3 different locations for all of the soccer games going on.

Awesome giveaway

Tatertots and Jello is giving away a Silhouette.  Oh the visions I have of projects that I could complete if I won that!!!  Visit their site and enter to win or if you don't want it I would gladly take it off your hands. :0)

Told ya...

I was in the spirit and got my craft on!

As I was catching up on my blog reading I came across a post about this Christmas planner and created it tonight.
Wanna be like me and make one for yourself?  Check out eighteen25, a blog I just added to my reader. :0)
So many fun other tutorials on their blog...I wonder what else I will create?

Just can't get you off my mind...

Christmas that is!

(Christmas morning 2009)

I have already started dreaming about decorating my house for the holiday season. As my magazines arrive...Better Homes and Gardens, Rachael Ray, Family Circle...I am in awe of all the decorating. I want to go to all the thrift stores and see what treasures I can buy that I can decorate for the holidays on a budget.

Not sure why I am so excited this year...is it because...
my parents are coming?
we are going to have a 40th birthday party for Eric the day after?
my boys are excited?
I am super excited and have been creating my Santa list for a few months (in my head)?
all of the above?

Who knows, but I keep devouring my magazines and ripping out ideas and my creative juices are flowing!!! Yea!!!

Last weekend...

was fun/interesting/exciting/chilly living in this...

but it was good to be back in the Sunshine State.