HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Hoping everyone had a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year. Posting a pic of our AQUA tree and a few of our decorations...

oooohhhh....look at the SPaRLKES!

We were lucky enough to have my mom, stepdad, and grandfather in town for a few days...grandpa is doing SO well... And I'm pleased to mention that Mom has been SMOKE-FREE for over two months now...we are all so proud of her.
And let's not forget little Miss Christmas Spirit...
We received an invite for a New Year's sleepover from our dear friends the Rolfs... Abby is the ultimate hostess... We donned metallic party hats as we rang in the new year (mine was pink...of course).


George made good use of ALL the party favors he could find...

The boys (hesitantly) gathered around for a group photo...

Wishing everyone health and happiness in the new year...

xoxo, amy

X-MAS, WE BID YOU FAREWELL...

Well, the time finally came to take down the x-mas tree. No one was sadder to see it go than Twitch (as you can see from the photo below). She held her ground right down the last row of branches...

And then sat there looking extremely pitiful in the space 'her' tree once occupied...

POOR THING...

A VERY JUICY CHRISTMAS!

Just wanted to post a quick note to say thank you to everyone for a very merry x-mas. A special thank you and big x-mas hug go to my sweet baboo (Goge) for my beautiful new JUICY COUTURE watch! I LOVE IT! What could be more 'ME' than a PINK JUICY WATCH with SKULL AND CROSSBONES and CROWN WINDER? It is SUCH a special watch that it came with it's very own little 'dresser'... I heard a rumor that a little joanie-bird nudged him in this direction...THANK YOU JOANIE!

Goge and I took a little road trip to California to visit my mother, stepfather, and grandfather. It was so good to see them and we had a really nice visit. LOVE YOU GUYS!

Again, thanks to everyone for such a wonderful holiday and so many lovely gifts. You are too kind, too generous, and very much appreciated!

xoxo,

amy

AMY OF THE MERFOLK

Woohooo! She's finally here! For anyone that doesn't know, my mega-artistic sister (Heather) makes and sells fairy figurines (you can check them out at http://www.notchroadfairies.com/). She sent us one as an x-mas gift and I liked it so much I asked if I could commission her to make a special 'mermaid' for George for x-mas. She graciously did so...and 'Amy of the Merfolk' arrived two nights ago. She's absolutely gorgeous. I couldn't wait, so I gave her to George last night. Wanted to post a few pics of the various stages of her construction.

Here, also, is a picture of another one of Heather's fairies. Again, GOR-GEOUS!

Heather, you are soooo talented...and I am sooooo proud of you. Thank you soooo much for allowing me to give George such a unique and special gift this x-mas.

xoxo, amy

CHARTREUSE AND AQUA AND HOT PINK...OH MY...

Ok...so our gift wrap matches our x-mas tree...and our x-mas tree matches our mantle decorations...and our decorations match our x-mas ball wreath...and it all matches our x-mas cookies....you got a problem with that?

MAKING CHRISTMAS...MAKING CHRISTMAS...LA LA LA...

Tis the season for wrapping presents, curling ribbon, and looking for the scotch tape...

Tis also the season for baking goodies...

And time to decorate the tree...start to finish!

Even kitty gets a tree...

xoxo for now,

amy