Merry Christmas!

Holiday Gifts

This will be at my house, so if you don't know where I live, please email or call me and I will give you directions. We will be having someone who sells jeans come (Hot For Not), Jewelry (Tutu Qute), Studio 32 Shoes, and Tres Chic Boutique stuff, including BabyLegs. There will be some great sales, for example, some of the shoes are only $5.

Please come, say hi, browse around and shop if you wish. It would be great to see you. Also, please tell your friends! If you would like more info, leave me a comment or email (letreschic@gmail.com).

What I Have Been Up To

Oh I am so hungry just thinking of those big buns. SO DANG GOOD.

**These are not finished** just a sneak peak. They will be at Battlecreek Boutique. { We will also be in Oakley so if you are up there, I think its the community center too? I am sure there are signs and its not big so you should be able to find it!}

These will say winter and joy

looks like a wood block quilt

Monkeys. Just in case you thought they were a dog or something.

Ethan and Syd Birthdays- pixie and monkey cupcakes. Oh and those cakeplates. I made a plethora of those.

This is my fave one

name tags, used hof3 gratitude kit, stuck into "hay bales" (rice krispie treats made with crushed shredded wheat instead)

White chocolate pumpkin cheesecake (wwwourbestbites.com), on a cakeplate I made ;)

Jenni made these, but they are what we have been selling

My banner I am soooo loving and sad to take it down. I neeeeeed to make one for Christmas!!!

NINE Months!?!?

Red Sox game in September. Live events are so much fun!!! We somehow ended up getting invited to some business' work party in a special area... it was awesome!!!

Aidan fell asleep.

Yesterday, all covered with rice and applesauce! LOL

Coast of Rhode Island in September. LOVE.THAT.PLACE!

Aidan is 9 months today. Whew time flies! Just a few things, I am in a rush--

• as of yesterday, he can transition from laying to sitting by himself
• his two top front teeth are coming in, just cut in the last week or two (so now he has 4)
• he still does not "crawl" -- on his hands and knees-- but he army crawls and he is one fast little maniac.
• we were chillin downstairs, me crafting away, and I looked over and he was climbing the stairs...
• THIS KID IS TROUBLE
• 
  

I am including not so pleasant things too--

• He loves the sound of his own voice. He screams at me WAY TOO MUCH. I mean seriously, it is very grating and tests my warm fuzzy feelings for him. It is so loud. He is very vocal in how he feels. This will be my whiney kid. I mean I hope not, but the way he vocalizes his irritations now makes me wonder....
• He loves food. He loves chocolate and he has not even had it yet {he watches treats from my hands to my mouth with intense longing}
• he likes Jake and may have even said his name. Hard to tell.

I'm in Trouble

Okay the reason that is the title is cause Sydney just walked up to me with two different pairs of underwear and asked me which she should wear. LOL.

November is the most insane month of my whole year so the whole National Blog Posting Month a post a day thing is extremely ridiculous given everything I have to do, so I had to give it up. Maybe February when I probably will have three things going on.

This was the first year (aside from morning after giving birth to Sydney) that I have not gone out at like 4:30 am for Black Friday. I was sad, but I did get some AWESOME deals from www.houseof3.com. I love their designs and creativity.

This next week is going to be crazy and then hopefully things will slow down a bit. We are kicking off with a birthday party for the kids tonight. I was going to invite some friends as well, but I just did not get around to it. I barely got the family invited lol. We have a boutique going on in Ephraim that ends this week, one that starts Tuesday (Jeni B; Holladay), one that starts Thursday (old PG community center), and one that starts Friday (Oakley). On top of all that, I am in charge of my Ward Christmas Party, which is Saturday. I have called and left messages (a few more than one) for different organizations for our ward to participate in some service projects and I have NOTHING nailed down. Freaking OUT. Why won't anyone call me back???

Whatever, I guess it will be okay. No matter what, we are having breakfast and writing letters of appreciation to men and women who are serving out country in Afghanistan. I figured missionaries would love the letters but they are doing something uplifting. I would guess the spirits of the military need uplifting more (that and we have one missionary in our ward).

It will be great, we have so many new peeps in the area and this will be a great way to get to know them.

This is such a great time of year, its a good thing I am in good health and do not have high blood pressure or I might not make it, lol. But all in all, I do love it.

As for Thanksgiving, I am grateful for my family. Since I feel like that is such a generic thing to say, I will add to it. My parents always taught us to work hard and they made us do things right, we never got away with doing anything half way. I did not like them much for it but I am grateful that when I do something, I general give it my all. I am grateful for all their hard work in making our family healthy, provided for, etc. I am grateful for my grandparents who taught them how to have a good time. We always play games and just have a good time. No one gets sooo into the games that they are not fun, so that is good! I am grateful for my siblings. I really could not have asked for better. We all get along, for the most part. We have had our squabbles here and there and the childhood fights, but all in all, I enjoy the company of all of them. I could not imagine my life with out any-- I don't know if I could survive having 6 kids, but if I did, I think it would be more for them than me. Lots of siblings is lots of fun ;). My brother is young, but he is always nice and helpful. He helps with the kids and entertains them (a little rough sometimes, but he is 14...). He always offers to carry my stuff out to the car when I leave (I take my house with me each time I go!). And my sisters are all very good to me. They are the way I get little breaks here and there from my kids, taking them for sleepovers and such. Ethan and Syd love going to Jenni's and playing with the neighbor kids. They prob play w/ her neighbors more than mine! This past week, Allison took them to Kangaroo Zoo (where she works) for their birthdays and they had so much fun.

I am grateful for Jody. He is a responsible individual and he loves me and our kids. He plays games with them, etc. He even set up a tent and had a sleepover with Ethan in the theater room. Ethan just LOVED it. My time is up. Done feeding the babe. Now I am off to rush around the house and finish getting ready for this party!!!! WEEEHOOOO (for all you Gwen Stefani fans out there!)

Santa is bringing us a fun game for Christmas and it would be so much fun (ha at least to me!) to have a girl's night here playing it (SingStar). And maybe scrapbooking or something. (and one of the games has Sweet Escape if you enjoy singing WOOOhoooo Yeeehooooooooooo lol).

OKAY ramble session: OVER!

The World of Design

I had so much fun last night at the Brushes class taught by Rhonna Farrer. She has such a fun, lively personality. You know, she just makes you feel like you have known each other for years! The class was at Dear Lizzie, a place I first went to with Kelli. I love that place. We had these yummy cookies that I can not keep off my mind! MMMMMMMM. One was enough, but I sure want another today. You know you are eating a really good cookie when you love every bite and you could not possibly do another (well, I had just eaten dinner too) cause it was so packed with goodness. I know, not something you would expect from my mouth.

Sorry well has run dry for the day. Sorry I am a slacker and it is really Saturday. Hey

it is the busiest month of my whole year. I can't wait for December (well, I have to have the Ward Christmas Party all ironed out first). I know, its everyone else's busy month. I have lots of boutiques, and they are the ones that matter most, then two kids' birthdays (what was I thinking?), Snowboard School and the ward party is the first weekend in Dec, so I am planning that. HOLY SCHMOLEY. This is hideous, but Rhonna taught us how to create our own brushes, so I came home and made one of Jake hahaha. Its AWFUL and I need practice (and a Wacom Tablet. And CS4. And a really expensive camera like the DNews photogs... okay I will settle for a Canon Rebel... OH and I need a Macbook Pro too. HMMMMM what else?) I love my puggy!!!!

Excited!

I am so excited. On of my favorite designers, Rhonna Farrer, is having a class tonight at Dear Lizzie. Jenni and I are going to learn more about Brushes (photoshop). I love brushes! I am excited to meet Rhonna, she has such a fun, upbeat personality (or so I have heard) and I really love her designs. HMMM and the treats at Dear Lizzie... YUM! I just hope my brain does not seize up!

It is Oh Sweet Sadie time again! I love this boutique. It is my favorite. Maybe cause I have found crazies who stay up all night and are fun and chatty, etc but I have the most friends at this boutique. I love the organizers, Dani and Heidi, love my good friend Dani Hoagland (I miss our conversations!!! We neeeeeeed to get together!) and so many others. Being there (and so many others, like the Queen Bee), it is being surrounded by artistic creative fresh fun completely practical yet artsy ideas. LOVE IT!

Oh Sweet Sadie

Holiday Show Invitation When? Pre Sale, Tuesday, November 17th! from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Live music and yummy refreshments. Don't miss your chance to be the first in line to snag your Oh Sweet Sadie goodness! Show Schedule: Wednesday, November 18th through Saturday, November 21st from 9:30 am until 8:00 pm. Live music Saturday from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Where? SoDa Row, Daybreak's New Retail Shopping District, in South Jordan(map)

What? Featuring over 80 talented local artisans; beautiful clothing for adults & children, original home décor, everything for baby, retro toys, neck ties for your man, crocheted flowers, pettiskirts, cards & gift tags, mineral makeup, jewelry galore, funky hair accessories, vintage cake plates, useful notepads, designer jeans, original art work & photography, beautiful handmade quilts, dress ups, adorable fabric & ribbons, wrapping paper, car litter bags, Christmas goodies for your home, gumballs, scrumptious baked goods, homemade candy, games & toys for girls & boys, and oh so much more!

On This Day..

In 2005, Jenni was married to Brad in SLC Temple. Luncheon followed at The Lion House.

Grandma and Grandpa Harrison, Brooke, Alli

Us with Grandma Kenney

Joel

Dad and Joel

My Mom with Joel and Ethan

The sibs minus Jenni

Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner

November 2005. We don't get Brooke for Thanksgiving, ever, but this year, she was in town for Jenni's wedding, so we decided to host an early Thanksgiving dinner. I look at the pics and the background stuff makes me cringe, but let's not focus on that!!!

Alli and Erica

Joel, Brad and Jenni

My dad (papa) and Ethan (1A yr)

Allison and Jenni

Jody and Me

Brooke and Joel

Alli Erica Mom and Dad

Everyone