Getting Crafty

So this last week a friend of mine posted that she was making coffee cozies. I was intrigued and asked her if it was easy. She told me if I could sew in a straight line then I could do it. So today after Paige & I took Piper to school, we headed over to Karissa's house to make a cozy. I must say she was right. They are super fun and easy to make. I think these will make some cute and handy gifts when I need them. If you are interested in making some, check out the tutorial here!

Christmas 2011

I know that this is a super late post, but better late then never. We had a great Christmas. We loved having some family time and relaxing. Here are just a few pictures from our fun holiday.

Doug and his girls waiting to open their Christmas Eve presents.
Paige was super excited for her "new box!"

Happy Nappers to snuggle with why they waited for Santa to come.
He came!!!!








I hope everyone had a happy and memorable holiday!

Christmas Tree

We finally put up our Christmas tree after Thanksgiving and I honestly think that it is the best one yet.
Paige really loves to sit by the fire place and check out the lights and ornaments. I think that this is one of my most favorite pictures EVER!

Red Ribbon Week

This past week Piper's school celebrated being drug-free with Red Ribbon Week. Each day they had a different theme for the kids and teachers to participate in. This is how the week went:

Monday: Wear as much red as you can! Tuesday: "Don't let drugs sneak up on you!" Wear sneakers.

Wednesday: "Sock-it to drugs!" Wear crazy socks.


Thursday: "Hats off to being drug free!" Wear a hat.
Friday: Living drug-free is no sweat!" Wear sweats.
I thought it was cute that they had a theme for each day. Piper loved participating and it was great to see all the other kids and teachers at the school participate as well.

Pumpkin Patch

What a fun and beautiful day today for a trip to the pumpkin patch. We visited The Berry Ranch in Nampa this morning and had a fantastic time. The girls got to see lots of different farm animals, go on a hayride, and pick their own pumpkins. This is definitely a tradition I would like to start. Here are just a few of the many pictures I took today.
Since Poppy Rick had to work this morning, we brought Mica Shae along with us. She is more like a sister than a friend. We just love her.

Doug picked out a BIG pumpkin.
Piper searching for the perfect one.

Piper and Paige checking out their pumpkins.

Fall Family Fun Night

Last night Piper's school hosted a Fall Family Fun Night for the students. There were lots of activities for the kids and most importantly the kids got to wear their costumes. I didn't take my camera to the school but I did manage to grab a few shots of the girls all dressed up before we left.

Our Rodeo Princess Dorothy with Toto

It was such a fun event to attend and a great start to the weekend.

Fall Fun

Yesterday was such a beautiful day that we decided to surprise Doug by raking up all the leafs in the backyard. Of course you can't rake up and get rid of the leafs without playing in them (and taking pictures) first. As you can see the girls had a blast! They were sad when I disposed of the big pile, but when I explained that there would be more leafs to play in soon they were happy again.