Friday, December 31, 2010

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

The butterfly house




My family gazing at butterflies





Sophia playing Simon says and watching butterflies


Such a happy little girl making silly faces


Jumping because she is so excited











Sophia holding kaylee


Kaylee spots a butterfly over my head and smiles



My little butterfly girls with their wings

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Monday, December 27, 2010

Sophia makes dinner




Sophia spread the sauce on the crust. Oops, I got some on my hand.



Looking good.


Spread it all around.


Add the cheese.


Place the pepperoni, ham, mushrooms, black olives and some Italian seasonings. Sweet basil, and crushed red pepper.

Eat. Mmmm!

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Playing with the little toy




Kaylee loves these little FurReal pets probably because her sister is scared of them and won't rake them away. She laughs and smiles when they come to her.

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Casserole carrier




I made these cute casserole carriers for my family. Christmas finally happened so now I can post some of the things I have been sewing. These carriers have Insul-Brite inside them to make them heat safe and insulated for carrying hot or cold dishes to any party or family gathering. They can also be used as a hot pad to place your hot baked dishes on the table without scorching your table finish because of the Insul-Brite.


The straps for the carrier


The outside


The straps and "D" rings


Here is the inside view


This is the finished carrier. These were a lot of fun to make



The red one. This is the inside.


This is the outside.
Oh gee, I forgot to take photos of the finished carrier and matching oven mitt. I will have to take pictures of them when I visit my grandmother.

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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Kaylee makes soup




Uh oh! Am I in trouble?


What are you making sweetie?


Looks yummy

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My wooden toy soldier in the Nutcracker Ballet

Sophia's dance class learned the dance from the Nutcracker Ballet in the month of December. The performance night was December 15. We watched our precious little Sophia perform the wooden soldiers march.


Sophia is on the far right.


Sophia is on the far right.


Sophia is in the middle



Step step step goes the marching wooden toy soldier


Sophia is on the right.

The no fat Gingerbread house


Sophia wanted to make a Gingerbread house.



She is Constructing the walls and roof



Here she is adding the roof.



Snap the puzzle pieces of foam together



Careful, don't break the other side.







Place the windows and doors on the house.



Start adding the details with kaylee watching how it is done.



Affix the candy gum drops.



Hold the icing details in place.



Kaylee laughing at how cute the little house is.



Add all the candy circles around the house.




And there you have it a no fat gingerbread house made by Sophia with Kaylee supervising in the background.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Santa's Letter to Sophia

A friend of mine told me how to have Santa send a message to Sophia.

Click on the link below.


http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/guest/yRihfstGw0lsZ3q-5jm51A

Friday, December 10, 2010

Ornament making






I love these little kits that they sell at Target. I can tear the package open and hand all the pieces to Sophia and let her create by herself while I do something else. She loves crafts and activities and usually smiles but here she is just tired.


Sophia made some penguin ornaments which are super cute. She was so excited when I told her she could hang them on the tree all by herself after I attached the ribbons.




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