He takes after his momma.

Notice any similarities?  ;)

Putting It Together. Fast. And Being Fabulous!

I'm so excited to share with you an exciting project I've been asked to be part of. Together in Ten is a blog for those of us with a limited amount of time to get ourselves ready (maybe we have kids...maybe we like sleep...maybe it's all of the above...), and still want to look cute and put together. My post is up today, and I'll share with you how to make this season sparkle! :)

For your Christmas viewing pleasure...

...one of our new favorite songs!

Santa...I don't know him!!!

Liam and I visited Santa over the weekend. A local museum hosts him for a couple of hours the day after the Christmas parade.

Our experience last year was great...Liam looked up and Santa and Mrs. Claus, perhaps just the slightest bit confused. But no tears.



What a difference a year makes!



Poor fella saw his best friend melt down on Santa's lap, and that was the end of that.

Don't worry...a Christmas cookie and some cuddles made everything better. :)

Last week in #fashiondiaries (just a tad late!)

  

Sunday: Sweater for church...it was cold!!!  But isn't my guy cute?! 

Monday:  It was love at first sight for me when I saw this shirt.  So much so that I overlooked several holes in the front of it. A black cami and a strategically placed work ID solved the problem.  

  

Tuesday:This was the face of a gal on Thanksgiving break.  Longest shortest week ever! 

 

Wednesday: Can I just say that moccasin-wedges (I guess you could call them that) are the best shoes ever?!

 

Thursday:  I love how cute and funky Free People clothing is...even better when it's $3 at Goodwill!

Friday:  We returned home late that night after two Thanksgiving meals.  Exhausted, but (surprisingly) I actually lost a little weight!

   

Saturday:  Sickly.  I'm still trying to get over the crud as I type this (almost a week late...oops!)  However, I did manage to do a little Christmas shopping that day. 

Cowl

I managed to squeeze in one crafty-adventure into my Thanksgiving break (which was marvelous, btw -- three different types of bird!).  I've been wanting to try my hand at making a cowl ever since the weather turned colder.  I used my biggest crochet hook and the Lion Brand Hometown USA yarn I picked up recently (that lovely Seattle Sea Mist color was calling my name, and it wouldn't hush!). 



I searched Pinterest for patterns, and ended up using a little of this (which introduced me to the Herringbone Half Double Crochet) and a little of that (to narrow the pattern slightly). 

My little ham

Last night, while Mike went to discipleship class, Liam and I got some one-on-one time.  The little dude kept me plenty entertained! 

As soon as Mike left, Liam started asking, "Where Daddy?  Where he go?"  But then he realized he had strawberries. 

Over the weekend, my family played the "build a big tower and let Liam knock it over" game.  This is Liam more or less saying "don't knock it over...boom!"  :)

And I finally recorded Liam doing the motions to "The Wheels on the Bus".  I love how he chimes in to the last line.