chelsea & josh

my cousin, chelsea just got engaged and asked me to do her pictures. i am really happy with how these turned out. i hope they are too! i had a great time with them. they are a fun couple.
congratulations chelsea!
{you can click on the picture to see it bigger if you like}

pictures before church

i wish i could have gotten pictures of my kids in their sunday christmas best in front of a grand, beautiful tree adorned with bulbs and garland..... but my tree is very sorry looking at the moment. so we pulled off the side of the road on the way to church and snapped a few. o they are so grown up from last year!

when we got home their hair was fuzzy, ribbons where undone and smashed, and they had sticky fruit snack hands. glad i took them before hand. :)

merry christmas!

in my workshop

my lips are raw and chapped. i tend to bite them when i am nervous, stressed, in deep thought, anxious. i swore i would get my christmas shopping done with early this year, like in july! but as always, i am a procrastinator, and here i am. but,,,, i am almost done. one more item on the list. my sewing room is messy.

just one corner of the cluttered workshop,

silver and gold wrapping have just naturally become a theme.

sadly these are about the only handmade gifts this year, other than quilts, but still. i had my hopes hi that i would have the majority or christmas be handmade. o well. who am i kidding. i dont have that kind of time. but i am loving how these are turning out. i just need to get them DONE!

i was able to sneak out of the house yesterday with no children and take some pictures of my cousin, whitneys little family. they are so cute and little emily was such a good baby and never made a peep.

isnt she gorgeous! i know! they are such fun and good people.

now, i need to get my hands on those dolls.

ta ta.