Some Christmas gifts and ideas for next year!

We went to the Renagade Holiday Sale last weekend and saw a few great ideas for gifts. Here are just a couple:

This can be an idea tree, a to do tree, a random thoughts tree, a message tree... The possibilities are endless!


This stall had the cutest felt animals and monsters! The crafter (Wool Buddy) was felting at the show and made it seem really easy. We got a little owl, of course, for Ella!



This year Daddy made a plant stand for Kei Ma, Alvina.

We surprised her by sneaking into her house, with the help of Kei Yea, and placing it onto her balcony with all her plants. The slippers lead her to the surprise, but she was more freaked out and thought maybe someone broke into her house!


I made a few earring for gifts this year and here's my favorite pair. Finally got to use the beads I bought from Athens 4 years ago! Made myself a pair too! Hee.


I was a huge failure in gift wrapping this year. A few presents were not wrapped cause they were just too big (TV and bike). Sorry Renee and Kyle! Then there are these Ghetto wraps... I will have to try better next year!!

Ella in her many disguises

Pretending to be Daddy in his boots


Pretending to be Uncle John in his baby sweater.

Working the Granny look with Great Grandma's reading glasses


Working hard at MiMi's desk.


Our little Christmas tree fairy has been keeping the tree alive.


Our first Sing Along... to Family Guy

It's beginning to look a lot like Chrismas!

Merry Christmas! This is the first year I managed to put up some Christmas decorations well ahead of Christmas.






Daddy changed his mind about getting a Christmas tree this year! We went to the Sloat tree lot this week and got a 7 foot Silver Tip. Ella is just absolutely overjoyed! She sniffed and hugged the tree repeatedly and kept telling us there's a TREE in the house!


She couldn't wait to help out with hanging all the ornaments too and kissed them all after she hung them. Thanks Daddy!

Family girl

Ella's really big on family. Here she is doing a leisurely bike ride at the back of Daddy's bike.


This Thanksgiving was all about getting to know the cousins. Here they all are at Grandma's house.


Her favorite person besides Mommy and Daddy is Uncle Ethan. Here she is giving him a big smooch!