Tis the season...

This holiday season not only friend my brain.

It fried my camera.

well, thats not entirely true. Campbell fried my camera.

(note, it takes aprox. 2.4 seconds to completely destroy a camera in a microwave.)

hence my lack of posting.










good news, though.

I GOT A CAMERA FOR CHRISTMAS! yay


You wouldn't guess from these pictures but....

Christmas was a success. (they looked thrilled, no?)

My camera is FABULOUS.

Just like my life :)






But, if you'll excuse me. My sister leaves in the morning and we have some serious girly sisterly stuff to attend to...

hope it was a MERRY CHRISTMAS!

.Merry LATE Christmas.

Okay, so I know I am WAY late with this posting.

We're in the process of moving so things have been a little crazy.


Spent Christmas in Idaho with my fam.
It was great.

but please, remind me NOT to travel for Christmas next year.

Anywho, I don't have much time so I will just give you all what you want anyways...

PICTURES of my adorable child.

and stuff.

Campbell loved finally being able to tear into the pretty boxes I've been keeping him away from for a month or so...

This is probably his favorite toy. Balls pop out of the middle and fly into the air like magic.
It's really incredible.
Where does grandma Shelley find such things?

Okay so this one is tied for favorite toy. The bear rug. Grandpa Kindred didn't do to bad. Campbell loves to bury his face in the soft fur.

My son looks thrilled, no? He went to bed at 12 and woke up at 6. Traveling really messes up the schedule.

Notice the mountain manish appearance? Danny decided he was NOT shaving until he received his beard trimmer for Christmas. Thank goodness that's whats in the box.

You've already seen the cradle, And here is my other half of Christmas. MY ROCKING CHAIR. We didn't actually bring it but my adoreable husband took a picture and put it in a card. I seriously had no idea.

Unwraping all those boxes was pretty overwhelming. He crashed for about 3 hours. It was a wonderful Christmas peasant. Thanks CJ!

And here is Danny's Preasant. Meet Ollie the baby German Shephard. She's the sweetest thing you've ever met. She's such a good little puppy, already knows not to doo doo in the house and doesn't chew on anything except the toys we give her.


So that's about it.
hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
much love,

Marcie.

.Rockabye Baby.

Danny and I are leaving for Idaho Wednesday for Christmas

+

One of my presents was to big to fit in the car.

=

Santa came early!

My darling husband has been slaving away in the shop the past few weeks.... I have been DYING to know what he has been up to.


I bring you.........

THE CRADLE!!!

Ahh I love love love it. It's an antique cradle that was in pretty bad shape when he found it. He fixed her up and isn't she oh so beautiful?!?!


I can't wait to find out what this new little bundle of joy is so I can pick some colors and make a blanket!


Thank you Danny dear.
Your so thoughtful.
I love you.
Muah!

.Mr. and Mrs. Gingy Bread.

Meet Mr. And Mrs. Gingy Bread.

See their beautiful new home.

Notice the paved walkway...

and shingled roof.

Their decorator is fabulous.
They even have stained glass windows.

They're really quite an agreeable couple.

Stop in for tea sometime.

.So This Is Christmas.

Today I shall take you on a grand tour of THE SMITHS CHRISTMAS HOUSE!

Danny and I originally thought we were going to be moving across the lane (and by across the lane I mean around the corner to the back trailer, more room in there) before Christmas so I reluctantly agreed to forgo the Christmas decorative this year. Well, those plans changed and we will not be moving till after the holidays. So... my agreement of nixing the "decking of my hall" was nixed.

Mr Scrooge. (aka my delightful hubby) still liked the idea of forgetting the yuletide. I'm pretty sure his reasoning was it was now too cold to brave hanging the Christmas lights.

So I did it.
All by myself.

yes, I am a little proud .

And not 10 minutes after the last string was strung a light snow began to fall. And not 10 minutes after that I experienced my first Wyoming blizzard.

Great timing, eh?


Moving right along.... The first Christmas decoration this year is my poinsettia. It is a must for Christmas every year.

The mantle is adorned with a string of red Christmas lights and other nic nacks.

And here is my prized NATIVITY SCENE. My oh so talented mother made this for my Christmas peasant last year. I had to restrain myself from putting it up last January.

It is from the book "The best Christmas pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson.

It's children putting on a Nativity pageant... so cute, right?

*note peaking out from under his donkey costume.

I'm going to go down to the barn....if this wind ever stops threatening to blow me away... and get some straw to put down around it. I think it will add a nice touch, no?


And here is our fabulous Christmas tree. Coming in at a whopping 4.5 ft tall, this little beauty was decorated for a grand total of

$3.00

brought to you by le dollar store.

Yes, the star is made of tinfoil.

The tree itself (I usually opt for a real one, there's nothing like the smell of a fresh christmas tree) was "borrowed" from my mother in law who has about 27 around her house. She wont notice its missing...

just kidding, of course, I asked her permission:)

Here is a close up of Campbell's favorite new play toy. The Bulbs.

His not so favorite play toy is this santa hat....

It's a little big.


I'm so very excited for Christmas this year... I think it might have something to do with this little stinker.

Someone better tell him that santa clause is watching...

I don't think he got the memo.

This is Christmas.
This is love.
This is my life.