Blessings in the New Year

As 2011 comes to a close

I wanted to wish you all 

Blessings in the New Year!

2012 will be an exciting year!

Wishing you all Health, Love, and Prosperity!

 

Merry Merry

 Merry Christmas!

What a Blessed Holiday we had with our Family!

The Countdown was so exciting with a 3 year old and a 5 year old!

We feel so fortunate to have had such an amazing day with all!

The Boys were so excited that Santa stopped by as Brooks said!

We said goodbye to our Elf on the Shelf Jack, but we know he will be back next year!

It was just a perfect day with our Celebration in the morning with

our Annual Breakfast with everyone! 

I have to pass on the Yummy Eats from

Paula Deen we had on Christmas Morning!

It was Perfect for the Morning!

"Gorilla Bread"

Enjoy!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/gorilla-bread-recipe/index.html

Christmas Cheer

The Pepin Boys are on their Best Behavior

waiting so patiently for Santa's Arrival!

All Smiles as they count the Presents under the Tree!

The Christmas Cheer is Here!!

3 Days Till Christmas

 

Ginger Bread Houses

 The Christmas Season would just not be complete without our

Ginger Bread Houses. We have been making Ginger Bread Houses 

since Brooks was 1! And thank goodness for these Kits!

These houses can be a bit of work! The boys love it! They work so hard 

in decorating their houses with all the candy. Brooks had a plan, just like he was

following his directions with Legos! Brody's plan was to lick the icing and taste 

all the candy! I think they accomplished their goals! The boys had so much 

fun with Meme and Nanan this year creating their Ginger Bread House Master Pieces!

Brody making sure the Icing was good to go!

Brooks was very particular with his Decorating Plan!

Just like me!

Nanan and Brooks working on his Ginger Bread House!

Meme and Brody Decorating his Ginger Bread House

As much as I wanted to jump in on 

their Decorating Projects..I didn't

and the Boys did such a great job!

The Ginger Bread House came out adorable!

The Pepin Boys 2011 Ginger Bread Houses!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

4 Days till Christmas

Joy to the World

 The Boys have been busy with
Christmas Programs and Christmas Activities!

We have had a lot of fun with all sorts of
 Parties, Cookie Swaps, and Christmas Carols!

It is such an exciting time of the year!

It gets so busy, that we must take the time to Enjoy!

Brody had an adorable
Christmas PJ Party and
Cookie Swap at School this week.

Brody looked dapper at his

Christmas Program at Keystone Christian Preschool.

The kids sang songs for

"The Little Town of Bethlehem."

It was precious!

Brooks had a "Polar Express"

Party at School with his Christmas PJ's.

The kids sipped on Hot Chocolate

and Enjoyed their Cookies!

Very Festive...and a tradition

for all the Kindergarteners!

Brooks' Class made the most adorable

Ginger Bread Men T-Shirts

for their Christmas Program.

Brooks' Class put on quite

a little Christmas Show with 

several popular Christmas Songs and Dances!

Simply Adorable!

Festivities are a Joy!

Good News is we just got a message

from Santa all the way from the North Pole!

The Boys are on the "Nice" List!

Thank you to my good friend Jessica who 

has a connection to Santa Claus himself!!

www.portablenorthpole.tv

8 Days Till Christmas!

Simple Wrapping

I am a huge fan of the Simple Brown Craft Paper for

my Christmas Wrapping! I like it year round!

I switch it up with bows or special tags!

Under that Beautiful Christmas Tree...we are

starting to see it fill up with Presents!

I like Simple and I like Uniformity Under the Tree.

It seems to be easy on my eyes if the Wrapping is all the Same!

This year I kept the Wrapping even more simple

with the Craft Paper and a Tartan Plaid Bow or Leopard Bow!

Instead of Creating Tags on Each Gift...I am Stamping

the Names on the Present.

Simple, but I like it....and now that Brooks is reading....it makes it more fun!

The Boys are all for Stamping too!!

It is all about the presentation of the Present!

Thanks to my new found fun Pinterest Website 

the Creative Ideas are flowing!!

11 Days till Christmas

Happy Wrapping!

12 Days till Christmas

 The countdown to Christmas is on!

The Tree is Lit and Sparkling so Bright!

The Christmas Decorations are a favorite of the Holiday Season!

Just like my boys ...I love to look at

the Holiday Decorations.

I love the details of Christmas Decorating!

It is so special to decorate the Tree with the boys along with our Christmas Carols!

One of our family traditions is to collect Christmas Ornaments 

where we travel throughout the years!

As we decorate the Tree every year it is a walk down memory lane!

The Tree has a lot of love with a lot of Special Details!

I love Christmas!

Simply having a wonderful Christmas Time!

Enjoy your Christmas Tree!

12 Days till Christmas!

Tis' the Season

 Tis' the Season

Welcome the Winter and the Christmas Season!

It's the Most wonderful time of the year!

Along with the Season comes lots of parties!

And I am so passionate about a party and Desserts!

My very talented mom created a very festive

Christmas Dessert Party for the Ladies of her Church.

I had the honor to go as her guest along with my sister in law Robin.

It was a joyful way to start the Season and 

remembering the Reason of the Season!

My mom Decorated and Themed 2 

of the Dessert Tables at the Party!

Just an amazing job. This table with

the Tartan Plaid Linens and the Reindeer China.

This Table with the Holly China and the 

Night Before Christmas Linens!

Love the way it all looked!

The Desserts were something to 

talk about and certainly taste!

The Reindeer Vixen Plate! Love it!

Always a favorite of mine!

The Scones, Peppermint Brownies, Christmas Bark,

and all the little Savory Bites were excellent and very Festive!

I want to try and make this Beautiful
Candy Cane Cake! So adorable!
I am a bit obsessed with Candy Cane's
for Christmas Desserts and Decorations!
The Dessert Party was a Success!
The Party raised money for a wonderful Charity
to give back to families in need throughout the year!
It was a great way to start the Christmas Season!
Mom and your friend Carrie (Interior Designer)
did an Elegant and Beautiful Job!
Thanks for letting me be a part of the Reason for the Season!

Tis' the Season!
Blessings!