Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!  We are in the middle of our second Christmas celebration.  We celebrated as a family earlier this week and we decorated Nathan's playroom for him.  He got some new seating, a new-to-him train table and track, and cute storage boxes.

We added adorable forest animal decor items too. 

He loved it (especially the train table and track)!  Here is a good perspective of the room which, as Rachel noted, is as big as the whole main living area in her house.  

He also loved the trains and treat he got in his stocking (look at that face!)

And he also had a bunch of presents from his Nana and Grandpa Butch that he loved.

Last but not least, he opened awesome presents from Aunt Judy and Uncle JP.

He also loves Christmas carols and listening to the Christmas story for advent.  It's truly the most wonderful time of the year.

Love Layout

I just love these close-ups of Nathan!  I framed them with the 5" Large Clock Face and the 6" Large Clock Face.  I left the frames as-is, but I inked the Small Family Border Word Set title piece a dark chocolate brown to stand out from the clock frame.  

Staying Cozy

It's chilly now and we have been staying cozy by drinking hot/warm chocolate,

busting out winter coats and mittens, which Nathan likes to put on and wave with,

and wearing winter boots.  Cutest little lumberjack ever!

Family Layout

I love the warmth of this picture so I kept that feeling though the variety of warm browns I included in this layout.  I used both the 4" Large Clock Face and the 3" Large Clock Face to embellish this layout, and added the word "family" from the Small Family Border Word Set for my title.

Enjoying the Outdoors

It is only just beginning to get chilly here, and we have been enjoying the mild weather.  Jesse finished up his outdoor soccer season,

and Nathan has been playing outdoors at our hands on science museum

and in our backyard!  

CE December Challenge

For Creative Embellishments' December challenge, I was inspired to create a Christmas-y layout, and I added a Pinecone Border for the twist.  I used gold ink on the pinecones in the Pinecone Border, the Pine Cone Clusters, and on the Happy Word Set.  I also traced the details of the pinecones with gold Stickles.