Happy, happy to all!

Plenty of stuff today.

First of all, happy anniversary to the love of my life! I am seriously so very, very blessed. I'm not, though, feeling all mushy at the moment so won't list off all the reasons I love you...not that they would fit here anyhow. Quick, Nathan, how many years have we been married? ;) I'll give you a big ol' hint:

 

Love this quote. It's so very true and fits so well to our married life. Looking forward (with you) to the many years to come! 

Incidentally, this is also my very first ever fully digital layout!! (Woohoo! Dude, I can so see how this could be addicting! And a round of applause for the wondrosity to be had at both Little Dreamer Designs and Designer Digitals...stinkin' cool sites!)

Next, I want to send out happy birthday wishes to my awesome friends Tiffany and Sarah! Have a great one ladies!! 

Also, happy birthday (a day late) to my youngest niece, Makenna! Turning two is terrific!

And, because I know you're wondering...we've been having a great time here this week. Went sledding yesterday and had a spectacular fun time (though we could have done without the blustering cold wind). Here are a few of my favs:

 

 

 

Oh my goodness, you should have seen how excited Micah was about the whole thing! Course, he was also obviously the most bundled of us and managed to stay fully warm. Still, good times.

Well, that was all for now. Hope everyone has a fabulous New Year's Eve...even if it's not your anniversary or birthday! ;) 

Christmas thoughts...

Ahhh. Done. Mostly. ;) So, how was your Christmas? Ours was lovely...and white...just a quiet day opening a few gifts here and then hours of transforming them from cars to guys and back again. Okay, not all of them. :)

Christmas Eve, I don't know if I mentioned it before, we attended a very crowded Children's Mass. I even managed to get the boys all in ties and they were so handsome! When we got home, we took some pictures before Asher and Micah insisted on getting out of their "nice" clothes so that they could eat candy canes. Ash, who actually enjoys his tie, needed help getting it off:

 

Christmas morning, Noah was delighted with his gift from Santa:

 

Yeah, he doesn't look thrilled, but he was. ;) Micah, though, is a bit more expressive and was utterly enchanted with his new "tar" from Nana:

 

If I knew how to take a video, I'd show you his total rocking out. Trust me, he's cute.

So. That was our Christmas. After the hoopla of the gift opening, we tidied up a bit before Nathan and the boys headed to the airport to pick up Nathan's parents who are here for the week. Our evening, thus, had a bit more gift opening. ;) (My gift, by the way, is awesomeness, itself...they're going to handle meals this week and help me redo that upstairs room where I shoved all the "extra" stuff out of my office...YAY!)

Now, before I sign off...can I just make my own small plea to toy manufacturers everywhere? Is it really necessary to use so many twist ties to attach toys to packaging when they're already sealed in plastic and taped inside a box? Honestly. Raise your hands if you're with me on this one...totally in favor of easy to open toys...let's keep that in mind for next year, shall we? ;)

Okay, off I go for now. Happy week between Christmas and New Year's to you all!! 

Merry Christmas!

Heading to bed now but wanted to share a fun picture of the boys earlier tonight. Our Christmas Eve was spent somewhat lazily...tidying up and then going to a very crowded Children's Mass...then home again for dinner, watching Miracle on 34th Street and, finally, opening a couple presents. :) The boys each got to open two (one is always pjs). This Christmas Eve, the second ("fun") gift they each opened just happened to be a Transformer (the boys shopped for each other this year and guess what they all got each other *laugh*). I can already see that I'm going to spend some significant time this week switching Micah's for him...from "guy" to "car" modes.

 

By the way, dude. What a difference that flash Nathan bought me earlier this month makes for these evening shots! :)

Okay, to bed with me so that I can get at least some sleep before the boys wake me in the morning! Merry Christmas to all! 

OUT ON A LIMB...taking a wee break...

As I'm sure you understand, busy stuff around here. :) So, because I feel my OUT ON A LIMB challenges deserve my more full attention, I'm officially taking a wee break until January 10. Hope you'll stay tuned and check back!

Off now to wrap more stuff... ;) 

Input needed, quick!

Help! Other than Shutterfly, where are the best places to go to get digital layouts printed? Do those places also have options for digital layouts in photo book format?

I won't go into details now, but would truly appreciate any suggestions! Thanks!