Happy Halloween

from our Family to yours .

 This is our Pirate Family .

Miss. Serious Pirate 
you may have to walk the plank if she's in charge.

 And this one may put the sword to your throat .

The jacket was not part of the costume but went well together for a chilly Halloween Evening . 

 sitting on my treasure keeping bad guys away !

My hubby whom wore brown nail polish cause his girlies told him he had too .To look like he had dirty finger nails. 
hope you all had a safe and happy Halloween too. 

Most wonderful time of the year ......

Hello December !Here as always snuck up on us ,but I am most delighted I love Christmas and everything about it . The sights , sounds , smells of all that is to be had this month .

I {LOVE} smell of a real Christmas tree that's why I am stubborn and insist every year that we get one with all the work that it involves that just seems OK with me . I love driving around and seeing all the beautiful lights up .I so love the Christmas music all though I must say not being a "MALL"shopping I am missing out on all the festive tunes and kinda miss it . I have enjoyed doing 90%of my Christmas shopping online ,but you do miss out on some of the Holiday spirit. I do not mean the the pushing and shoving or the long lines to wait . I love some certain holiday treats too and sharing a big meal with family and friends who we usually do not make enough time to spent with during the rest of the year . This year I am adding a few more traditions to our family's holiday with a different twist for us on the Advent calendar .We are doing a few things to count down the holiday season this year . Last night I was up late getting all these goodies ready for today to surprise my munchkins.

I had purchased a play mobil advent calendar @ Chapters ,also had these boxes made with a kit Stampin Up had available last year which I left a to do in it such as take a drive and look at lights or make cookies then had a chocolate for each girl too . I also had wrapped Christmas books to unwrap and read each night . I love having traditions that we will do each and every year.

Off to see the Wizard

These cuties and scary grandma were off to a Halloween dance . My mom rocks she last minute decided to take the older grand kids to a dance and made all their costumes . The lion and Dorothy were purchases with a lot of altered parts to customize the details.They all had a blast and also won Best Group costumes the kids were over the moon excited about that and are still talking about that they WON !!!

EASTER EGGS

I love decorating Easter eggs oh so much !!!!

This year we did the good ole vinegar ,water and food coloring .

Then used vegetable oil to rub in them to give them a super glossy look .

A tip I found somewhere online . (not sure where exactly )

We use crayons and masking tape to do different effects . The kids loved it too. (not just me )

I HEART these girls so much !

Happy Heart Day to you all !!!
Valentines is reflected on my children and we do special stuff for them . We have tradition of having a Valentines Scavenger hunt every Valentines since well its been 4 years now. I make up clues that have the kids running up and down the stairs and usually at each new clue there is a special surprise waiting to be found . Addy was without her brother for the first time. (so the clues were a little easier )
Here's my Two Sweet Hearts

Having Heart Rice Crispy Cake .

Here is the Valentines Cards the girls gave to loved ones that I had premade in the craft studio already .

Here are some special treat bags we handed out to some friends and neighbours too !(PS there are a few neighbours that still have theres sitting here we didn't make it to far )

This was me and my girls after having our Steak and Lobster supper that we made for daddy followed by our scavenger hunt and to finish it off we decorated cookies then ate them for dessert.

Positive Energy IN

SO just breathe .
As the crazy Holiday season starts to approach very quickly I might add. I have a inner goal of keeping all negative energy away and just think positive . I must admit I am not good a filtering out negative energy and have a difficult time not let it effect me in any way and this year is going to be most difficult as we have Reno's going on too . I am pacing my self and making my LISTS but if everything does not get done this holiday season so be it . PLEASE remind me of this the week before Christmas when I freaking out cause I don't have everyone fave holiday baking done yet . My husband can be the first one to admit when I was pregnant during the holiday season( which was twice ) WHOA it was a little crazy I think I cried because no one had mackintosh toffee any where which meant I would be going out my Aunt Myra's marshmallow treats . But no worries my father in law did track some done that year for me although I was making them on Xmas eve too . I have already purchased the toffee this year . See its all about the little things to do so you do not go crazy !AS I mention I have been pregnant twice during the holiday season so alittle holiday cheer meaning a good stiff one could not help me filter out the bad stuff .
I am going to to stay positive during
-tree decorating
-Christmas baking
-Holiday parties
-Santa pictures
-family gatherings
-Christmas shopping
-parking the car
-snow shovelling
-dressing and undressing kids winter gear
- my husbands hockey watching
-winter driving
-dealing with other crazy holiday people

This year is going to be some what a important Christmas for us .
1. AS it will be a first Christmas on the farm for us
2. We have Dman home this year for Christmas
3. It will be Isabelle's first Christmas out of  the womb (she had a Christmas stocking last year )
so many exciting things to happen .

So here's my  holiday pledge
I am going to try my very best with all  the strength in my body to not freak out ,yell , curse , threat to kill , strangle or hurt anyone or anything and if at any time I really want to do any of the above I will count to up to ten and down to 10 and rethink the decision before I do so and if I feel the need to still do it I will go outside and yell as loudly as I can and rethink again .But as I make this pledge I please ask that everyone really does not try to test me .

So as I leave you with this Happy Holiday preparing and keep the positive energy in .
and as twenty 10 coming to a quick wrap  I am preparing my life list to be posted in the New Year and think all my other fellow blogs should join in the fun too . I am going to post my top 100 .

and in all hindsight the holidays are really about FAMILY and being TOGETHER !!
That's really all that is important to me .