Saturday, December 5, 2009

our front porch...



has a gigantic chalkboard that came from an old church in our little city...it seriously weighs like a hundred pounds. anyway, we like to doodle little notes
and messages to our company or the mailman. :)

but this season, it is reminding our visitors of how quickly Christmas is approaching with our Christmas countdown license plate garland!



it's bright and happy!



and one of a kind!



you can get one here!
happy day!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

the birthday girl...and advent fun



beatrice eleanora hope is 6 years old today.



how can this be?



and why does it hurt so much?



sigh.



moving on.
we are totally one of "those" tradition families. and we love it. i so pray that the time we give to one another will make its way into the hearts and memories of elliott and beatrice. one of our more favorite traditions is an "advent activity garland".



each evening during family devotions, with great anticipation, the kids pull out that day's card...and we all get to enjoy the activity!



last nite, with the kids wearing their fleece footies, we headed out to mcdonald's, and shared a tasty bedtime snack! cheap fun!



tonite, it was paper crafting! (i love this one!)



i'll get photos once they're glittered.



happy day!

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

attention: time...PLEASE slow down.



we spent thanksgiving in minneapolis visiting my brother in law. it was great. so great to see him so happy and to be a part of his city life for a couple of days. and the kids loved seeing "uncle brendi". one in particular couldn't get enough.



so cute.

i still haven't posted everything i wanted to share about silver bella, and reality is telling me that if i don't do it now, it just isn't going to happen.



see these girls? they are delightful. carol and elizabeth. sisters. i seriously loved every moment i was able to spend with them and sooo look forward to more visits!



jo packham. she is the mastermind behind where women create, my most favorite publication of late. ohmygoodness. her luncheon talk was like 3 minutes. and i was crying through the entire 3 minutes...you know when your throat makes that choking crying noise? i so thought that was going to happen. then i got to meet her and she signed my book and she gave me a hug!!! it was an amazing moment in my little life.



this was the kit from charlotte lyons' class. i LOVE LOVE her illustrations and handwritten suggestions. all of my classes were wonderful...each one was unique and at times i totally thought i was going to burst from sheer joy!

and the last little bit that i am going to say is...the women were so welcoming and enthusiastic and creative and kind. i had THE BEST TIME and i am already looking forward to (and saving for) next year!







ok. here is the last of my, oh yeah i wanted to blog about that.
disney princesses on ice.
my dad took his "girls" to the big event. we all wore our tiaras.



the little girls were all decked out.



happy day!

Sunday, November 22, 2009

my bella tree...



is sooo beautiful!!! i love all its glittery happy homemade loveliness!

seriously check out these little beauties!



there were 18 other girls in the ornabella swap...



we were each to use the pink, robin egg blue-turquoise*ish, silver color scheme...



and create an ornament....



we packaged them up...



and brought them to the opening event on thursday nite...



our hostess, the talented lonnie jenck made these cutie cute cute tote bags to collect our little pretties...



each ornament is so delightful...



and unique to the creator...



it was such a treat to participate in this swap...



these silver bella girls are so creative...



sooooo pretty...



just love it...



xoxoxoxo....



happy day!

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

HAPPY!




let me just say right now.
I LOVE SILVER BELLA!



one week ago tonite, karla and i loaded up her van and headed to omaha. thursday morning we were ready for "scrappy jessie's bella bus tour"



this was a wildly fun day, spent shopping and dining with girls from all over the country! this was especially wonderful because karla and i were able to meet and spend time with our bella big sisters....everyone was so happy and welcoming and fun! i seriously had such a GREAT time. miss jessi is an AMAZING hostess!



karla and her big sister amy powers



myself and miss jodie lejune, my big sister, who has been soooo helpful and encouraging throughout my little silver bella journey.

now. i have to tell you here, the bus trip alone was enough to make my heart happy. i could have come home and been an incredibly blessed woman. well. the bus tour was JUST THE BEGINNING!!!








i'll post more later...
happy day!

Sunday, November 8, 2009

the show is over! whew.



thank you to everyone who stopped in at our Christmas Lovelies Show!



we had a wonderful time visiting with friends and making new ones, too!



now we're off to...



stop back next week for the full report!
happy day!!
miss lynn

Sunday, November 1, 2009

happy day to my lover!


twelve years ago today, i wept (with joy) my way through our wedding...i love you, grant, and i praise God for His goodness and faithfulness.

happy day!