Photo of the Day ~ Dec. 23

Yum...Gingersnaps! Fairy loves to bake. She made these for her Girl Guides Christmas party. We will be baking more tomorrow to bring to a Christmas day dinner for 25 people (and that includes many teenagers!!).

Photo of the Day ~ Dec. 20

Two photos to share today..both taken by Fairy. I couldn't decide which one to put up, so you are getting both! The kids set up a doll show today, inspired by their school play on the Grinch. The dolls auditioned for their roles, and then had to get costumes, rehearse and of course their hair done. Fairy did both of these dolls hair styles. They all (yes even Dragon) had a great time playing with these dolls for most of the day, the other half of the day was spent outside enjoying all the snow! A great way to start their break from school...

Photo of the Day ~ Dec. 19 ~ Snow Storm!

Photo of the Day ~ Dec. 18

Photo of the Day ~ Dec. 17

Photo of the Day ~ Dec. 16

It doesn't look like much right now, but it is one of my sewing projects on the go...a thank you present for one of my aunts. It is a pin cushion that has a little storage spot in the centre (very cute). The project comes from the book "Seams to Me" by Anna Maria Horner.
I will post a picture of the finished project soon...

The other projects are six kitchen chair pads (my Christmas present to my family), a nightgown for Princess (another Christmas gift), and a soft ball for a baby gift. Just like playing around with my camera, I have taken the time lately to reconnect with my sewing machine and I am loving it once again! Being creative has definitely put a smile on my face!

Photo of the Day ~ Dec.15

Fairy has a dress rehearsal for the school choir show today, they are all supposed to be dressing like who-ville people from the Grinch. We were told to use lots of stripes, and try to do some wacky hair do...not sure if hers will do. I guess I will find out at 3:30 today!

Photo of the Day ~ Dec. 14

Photo of the Day ~ Dec. 13

Brought to you by .... Fairy!

** Updated tonight - I didn't have time to add much more this morning, besides the fact that Fairy took this photo of her cat Clara. That green little thing with the cat is her favourite toy. It is just a little stuffed Neopet from McDonalds. I honestly think she is confused about her identity. As someone commented on a previous post, she missed the "cat 101" class! This is what she loves to do with the toy: one of us "humans" will throw the toy and she runs after it. We all thought this was too funny and cute, so we used to go and get the toy for her and do it again, and again and again. Well, for the last few days, she now brings it back herself, in her mouth, drops it back down close to us, and just waits. She will play for a while doing this, running and fetching! Down the stairs is her favourite, she just flies down them, and runs back with the thing in her mouth...too cute! I have been trying to get a picture of her and as soon as I get one that isn't blurry, I will share!

Photo of the Day ~ Dec.12

Footprints in the snow...

Photo of the Day ~ Dec.11

We rented this game for the Wii this week. Animal Crossing is a fun game that we had played a few years ago on the Gamecube. Dragon, Fairy, Dad and myself all had our own characters on it, with our own little houses, mortgages, etc!!! I thought we would check out the new version for the Wii. This time it's just Dragon, Fairy and I playing it. We are having fun fishing, digging for fossils, picking up seashells and flowers, and selling our stuff to the store or donating it to the museum. It is a fun game, that will probably end up on the Christmas wish list!

Photo of the Day ~ Dec.10 @ the high school !

Fairy performed with her school choir at the local high school tonight, as part of their Art Night. It was great to listen to the elementary school kids (including Fairy) singing Christmas songs, and also to hear the high school band play. My favourite from the band was a number that had a superhero theme, a medley of Batman, James Bond and even Austin Powers. There was a solo, a violinist that was amazing. The last performance was the choir again, with the high school band!
After the show, we walked around the school looking at their art display, photographs, drawings, paintings, and even murals. I could tell that Fairy was interested in this high school!

Photo of the Day ~ December 9

Santa letters have arrived! Fairy helped Princess by writing her letter and also sent one herself. Today they each received an answer from the North Pole!

Photo of the Day ~ December 8

I had forgotten how much I enjoy playing with my camera and taking pictures of nature. Simple things that some might not stop to look at...like the picture above. I went to the lakefront in the town where we live this morning, to take a little walk and a few pictures. This one is my favourite. I will share the others in a separate post. Hope everyone else is enjoying their December photo challenge too!

Photo of the Day ~ December 7

The view from our front window, early morning with a little bit of snow, at last!

Photo of the Day ~ December 6

We are out all day on Saturdays, because Fairy has a Tumbling & Trampoline class and since we only have one car, that means we are out for the day. We drive Dad to work in the morning and pick him up in the evening. We usually plan something to do on that day, even if it is just grocery shopping! Anyway, all that to say that I forgot to bring my camera along, and only took my picture of the day now. The Christmas tree is right behind my computer desk, so I thought I would share one of my favourite ornaments on it. It shows a picture of Fairy taken close to her first Christmas, in 1997. A wonderful memory of Christmas past!

I also wanted to share another one of Fairy's cat...taken last night. She went in the bath again, with Dragon. She just jumped right in! Really hard to take a picture of a wet cat though, she wouldn't stay still!

Photo of the Day ~ December 5

Dragon stayed home today, he spent most of the night coughing and had a fever this morning...It was just the two of us at home today and we spent most of the day playing board games. Blokus, Dragonology, and Monopoly! We ended end playing Monopoly for three hours!

Photo of the Day ~ December 4

The life of a cat...watching the water drip after I finished my shower. Every day is the same thing, she sits on the edge of the tub, while I am in the shower, watching through our shower curtain, and as soon as I step out, she jumps in and sits there, in the tub. She also has been known to jump in a full tub of water, when the kids are taking their bath...on purpose!

She makes me smile and that is always a great start way to start the day, isn't it?

Photo of the Day

I made some homemade chicken noodle soup with homemade stock, yummy...and it came in handy today for my little boy that stayed home from school. He has a cold. I can't wait for everyone to be better soon. First was Princess, then me, now Dragon. Fairy also has a runny nose. Hopefully everyone will be better for Christmas break!

December Photo Challenge

Another photo challenge! To join click on the link above, and take one picture every day until Christmas of what you see around you...For today, I see only a little tiny bit of snow!