Tis' The Season!

Last year we didn't deliver goodies to family and friends for Christmas. I blamed it on moving halfway across the country a few months prior, but I think it was really just laziness. So I decided this year I had better make up for last year and get something delivered to those nearby family and friends! This is what I came up with:

I absolutely love chocolate covered pretzels and they were surprisingly easy to make. The thing that took the longest was melting the chocolate, but once it was melted it was a quick process.

I had my daughter help out as well. This is how hers turned out (I think we'll just let her eat them!):

Christmas Countdown

We made a paper chain to countdown to Christmas. The days are written on one side of the chain and a fun activity is written on the other side. Like so:

Some of the activities are things we'll do as a family, others are things my daughter and I will do during the day. Some of them are family traditions as well. Here are a few of the things we'll be doing:

December 3rd - decorate tree
" 5th - make gingerbread houses
" 6th - make Christmas placemats
" 12th - sing carols as a family
" 14th - deliver goodies to family/friends
" 17th - buy presents for Daddy
" 19th - family movie night (watch a Christmas movie)
" 20th - go see the lights at Temple Square

What are some of your family traditions and how do you countdown to Christmas?

I'm In Love!

With this:

Today has been a rough day because I've thrown up about 7 times (yes, I'm pregnant). My sister-in-law was kind enough to bring me two grocery sacks of things she thought might help, and Fuze was one of those things. I just have to say, I love it! I have a hard time drinking liquids when I'm pregnant because water and sugar both make me sick. Fuze, however, has enough flavor that it's not water and only 1g of sugar, so it has been a great find for me. Pregnant or not, I think you'll like it!

Decorating Idea

I love doorways. I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because a door is the first thing about a home that you see. Anyway, after I realized we were going to be moving quite a bit I decided that I want a picture of all the front doors of the homes we live in. Whether it's one home or ten I think it makes for a great decorating idea.

Here are two of my favorites (the same door) from all our moving!

Product Review

This is one of my new loves, Organic Cold Milled Flax. Here's why:

I feel like we eat pretty healthy. We eat whole wheat breads, cereals, etc. and other high fiber foods, we eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, but our daughter still has digestive issues every once in awhile. Normally, we are also pretty active. But unfortunately she gets it from her father and there are times she has to sit for long periods of time (which she did recently because we were looking for a new place to live) which makes it worse.

So we bought some flax at Costco and I have started adding it to anything I can (which is a lot of things). The great thing about it is that it is ground so fine and is tasteless that even though my daughter knows it's in her food, she doesn't care.

I think it's a great thing to have in any pantry, so buy some, try it, and see what you think!

Artwork

We are curious how you display your child's artwork. Send us a picture and we'll put post it!

Displaying Artwork

Our daughter, like most kids I'm sure, loves crafts and artwork. I wanted to display the things she had done without the clutter on the fridge (that and she liked to pull it all down anyway and even more than I hate a cluttered fridge I hate papers on the floor). So, I came up with this idea to display some of the things she's done.

It was simple to do. I bought and painted some clothes pins and found some cute buttons to glue on the front Then I glue gunned ribbon to the sides of the doors (I tested an inconspicuous spot first to make sure the paint wouldn't peel - ours didn't) and voila! Our boring old doors became a way to display our daughters artwork.