opening presents

brandon so happy with his new set of power ranger books from grandma & grandpa! bryan got the whole unwrapping presents this year---just in time for his birthday in january!

brandon still glowing & giving grandma hugs for his ranger books! he kept telling her thank you every half hour.

why the big grin on eddie's face? got him a certificate to http://www.flightdeck1.com/. he got to pilot a fighter jet flight simulator.

my sis is going to hawaii! so jealous!

uncle matt got a certificate to go do some air combat too!

bryan checking out a Wii game. BTW, we played Wii fit one night & my mom kicked a*s in hula hoop!

this is what brandon made for us at pre-k. so precious!

brandon hanging his ornament on the tree. oh yea, eddie did a super job hanging the lights but i didn't get a chance to hang our ornaments. and by the time i did have time, i just didn't want to do it knowing it would come down in a week!

reading with grandma. and bryan really does know letters. he's been watching leap frog & other "learning" dvds w/ brandon & he's been sounding out letters ever since he was wee small. he knows "o", "b", "g", "k". that's a good start!

brandon got a book from his teachers!

the boys wouldn't pose with their new robes from a friend so me & eddie did.

we got a lot of cool things this christmas! thank you to our family & friends!

something cute i saw around the house

something brandon left on the dinner table the other day. thought it was funny. (those are his prized ultraman)

a lttle scrap time

just trying to get back into scrapbooking. here is a page i did in a little over a day. thanks to my sis for watching the boys. and can you believe.....this is bryan's 1st page i've EVER scrapped for him. sad--- i know. 2nd child syndrome.... i am a product of that too.

merry day after christmas!

this was our simple christmas card this year. i've been practicing in PSE. still learning....next year's will be better!! hope everyone is enjoying spending their holidays with family & friends and perhaps playing with a few new toys! the boys still have gifts to open----we are very lucky to have such generous family & friends in times like today! they are spoiled and i think a little overwhelmed by the amout of packages they received. but baby bryan will be ready to open presents for his 2nd birthday come end of january! he finally got the whole ripping open gift wrap paper!
(a collage of my fave pics!)

reindeers and brothers hugging

An early merry christmas to all!! i have gotten very lucky in pics of the whole family looking at the camera all at the same time!

some reindeers if you look closely. (at disneyland)


bryan being his independant self.

the boys doing some crafts together.....ok, actually, just lining up the crayons!

so why a picture of just a table??? there is actually a bunny sticking his head out waiting to perform.




another reindeer.

brandon watching passer-bys.

a good moment of bryan & brandon hugging! ahhh, gotta love that! CRAFT CORNER: some altered datebooks for some coworkers. came with matching notebooks.

late thanks(giving)

here's a late post from thanksgiving. me & brandon made some crafts. (yes, they are turkeys)

we went to auntie elaine's & uncle kenny's for thanksgiving dinner. everybody was playing guitar hero including bryan. he was happy with banging on a box with a pair of drumsticks. he got hold of the microphone. playing with the dog.brandon playing with a shooter toy. notice we asked him to aim in a dixie cup!only auntie & uncle would let the boys sprawl out on their kitchen island!

eddie's best friend, rob, from back home came during thanksgiving weekend. this is lauria, his daughter. needless to say, brandon & her hit it off!

she also gave attention to bryan! all the kids: bryan, jenn, lauria, chris & brandon.

craft cornerATC card i made for a swap

some more owl cards! i love this owl! little things make me happy [most the time].

check me out here!

wow, lots going on here in my life. i found out last saturday that the store i work at will be closing its doors FOREVER. sucks big time! not sure how the big money-hungry-we-don't-care-about-our-employees company that bought us out will treat us. i'll be damned if i have to be a SAHM. j/k i LOVE my boys and i give great credit to moms who stay at home with their kids. under paid for sure (SAHM) it may be a good change............... we'll see.

but a great pick me up was seeing this this morning: http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/
check it out!! though my card was not a winner---- i did get a honorable mention and that means i get a free stamp or something!! i am so excited about this! gives me confidence that my cards are nice in other people's eyes--including that great stamp company i love!

off to work. we are having our holiday party today AKA our last & final farwell party ever.

jingle bells, santa smells.....

can you tell i don't like traditional christmas colors? not a lot of time to play crafts lately. working on so many projects at once. i just started on 8 altered notebooks sunday morning. so much more to do.................