St. Nick Night {traditions}

I am a huge tradition girl!

I love them!

Especially traditions during the Holidays.

Have you heard of St. Nick Night?

Put your shoes out on your front porch on December 5th.

When you wake up on the 6th, St. Nick will have filled them with goodies.

In our family, St. Nick always brought you an ornament for the Christmas tree.

St. Nick was always VERY particular about what ornaments we got as kids.

She still is now. :-)

The ornaments we got were significant to that time in our life.

I have an ornament from Germany.

A Santa Snowboarder from Florida.

A coffee cup.

A lamb.

A Willow Tree Angel holding a brown puppy.

A brown Lab.

Ballet Shoes.

Icecube snowman.

A Kacy Ornament.

explanation of a Kacy ornament coming up...

Precious Moment ornaments.

Snowflakes. 

Of course, Karson won't remember St. Nick coming to our house this year.

But once again, Mommy will.

 We kind of changed the rules this year.

We didn't put Karson's shoes outside.

Mainly,because they are too small, and would blow away.

And because we waited for Daddy to come home from work to open them.

 After a few hints on what to do, he had it figured out.

Mommy snuck some Christmas books in too.

 He had fun ripping the paper.

 Karson's first ornaments!

Mommy helped him put them on the tree.

Way up high, so he couldn't get to them. :-)

 Now, hanging high on our tree,
a tree filled with my ornaments from St. Nick,

hang a pair of blue and white baby booties.

Karson's first Christmas ornament from St. Nick.

Linking up with Blessed Little Nest for Life Made Lovely.

Splish Splash...

I was taking a bath!

Fish Oil

I have been hearing a lot lately about how good Fish Oil is for your joints.

I have been meaning to pick some up from Costco for a few weeks.

Why do I need Fish Oil you ask?

Ah...remember her?

And this incident...and this one....and all these...

Apparently fish oil works the same for extremely accident prone dogs, as it does for people.

Makes sense.

Molly's knee has been popping and cracking like crazy lately.
Over the weekend she fell in our kitchen, wouldn't use her leg, and scared the daylights out of us!
Needless to say, the next day I went to Costco to get her some Fish Oil.

Molly's dinner now includes...

3/4 cup of dog food

We have to keep her weight down to lessen the 70% chance she will tear her ACL in her right knee.

Warm Water

She eats so fast, and doesn't chew.  We have to add water, and let it turn to mush so she doesn't choke.

The warm water is my thing...who wants to eat cold food?

325 Mg Ascriptin Cut in half

Ascriptin is aspirin with Maalox.

Plain aspirin makes her trow up in my bed at 5am.

It has happened.

Probably 7 times.

Not kidding.

If we forget for even one night we can tell she is in pain.

400 mg Fish Oil

Cut open, with the oil pored on her food.

She will spit it out if you don't..

Can you say High Maintenance, Molly?!?!

Karson {9Months}

I went to do Karson's 9 month post, and realized I never did an 8 month post.

That would be because of this incident.

Karson, at 9 months you....

Love your Molly.

She always makes you smile.

Always.

Crawl everywhere.

We keep all the doors shut, to keep you in the living room.

When you realize one is open, you crawl so fast to beat us there.

Have take a few steps.

Today you took 6 steps to me!

You are even trying to run.

You love to run from Molly.

Are starting to wean from your bottle.

You don't really like it anyway.

Are learning to drink from a sippy cup.

You think you are pretty cool.

Decided you would rather fall asleep on your own, in your crib.

Then you decided you liked being rocked better.

Mommy would rather rock you!

Are finally starting to get your first tooth.

You are pretty uncomfortable, and are not letting Mommy and Daddy sleep a whole lot.

You love to feed yourself.

I tried to trick you and mix in some avocado.

I give...you don't like it.

Mommy promises, no more avocado.

Had your first {hopefuly last} surgery.

You did so well.

Ate your first Thanksgiving dinner, and put up your first Christmas Tree.

You love stuffing.

You are still unsure of the Christmas Tree.

Are going to get to experience your first real snow today.

Mommy and Daddy can not wait to take you out in it to play!

We hope you love snow as much as we do!

Karson, Mommy and Daddy {and Molly too} love you so much!

Like father.....

...like son.

And don't forget about Molly.

Christmas Crafts

I am not crafty.

I just pretend to be.

I keep telling Auntie Leesha she should start a craft blog.

She is pretty good at them...

Hey Auntie Leesha...you should start a craft blog.

Because, you know you have time for one. :-)

Christmas time is my favorite time to decorate.

I have more decorations than I have house.

So of course, I feel the need to make more decorations.

Pine Vase

I have 7 of these vases.

We used them on our head table, at our wedding.

I filled the bottom with marbles.

Then cut up a pine and holly branch from Hobby Lobby.

The frame was also on our head table at our wedding.

Christmas Card Hanger

Please excuse the extremely ugly curtain that was there when we bought the house...

and will go with the house if it ever sells... 

DJ nailed ribbon onto the sides of the windows.

I hot glued ribbon onto clothes pins.

Super easy!

Snowflake Jar

I painted the jar brown.

Then painted cream over the top, and dabbed it with saran wrap. 

 Painted on a red snowflake and tied raffia around the top.

  ...easy...

Joy Sign 

I painted a board cream and put brown streaks in it. 

Then cut out the letters and an angel from scrap booking paper. 

 I modgepodged the letters on, and put a coat over top. 

 Seriously, took me 10 minutes total...maybe...

I actually didn't make anything on this shelf...

I just like Christmas decorations.

Snowman Jar

I painted the jar red, and sponge painted cream over. 

I tried painting a red snowflake over it, but I didn't like it. 

I repainted the cream over and took the saran wrap to it again.

 Then modgepodged a snowman from the scrap booking paper to it.

Stocking Sign

{my favorite}

I painted a board red...

Printed out the letters, and used carbon paper to transfer them.

{Thank you Auntie Leesha}

I used a paint marker to write with.

{Again, thank you Auntie Leesha.}

I do know I am missing an 's.'

 We were not getting along...

DJ added the nobs and hug it on the wall for me.

{...not an announcement.  We were just planning ahead.} 

Have you made any fun Christmas crafts?

Molly

In case I haven't expressed...

...just how bad Molly's separation anxiety is.