Double Take...

This ad came in the mail a couple of weeks ago. We don't drink Red Bull, so the hubby sent it off to school to give it to a thirsty fellow student. What caught us off guard was the little note that came with it. With a little laugh, all we could think in response was, "Beg to differ...."

The Final Pictures

After much tweaking and coloring and blending, the final family photo is here! Along with several fun versions.

The Photo we started with...

After combining three photos, correcting skin tone and lighting, etc., we get this beautiful family portrait! Yay!

Have fun this season, and enjoy the company of family and friends. They are the best people, and the best presents for Christmas.

Christmas Crafts

For the Young Women Activity this week, we all made Christmas Advent Calendars. This idea is a mix of chain advent calendars and the ABC Advent Calendar in the December issue of The Friend. If you go to lds.org you can access a current issue of the magazine and this Advent idea. There's one word and scripture for each day leading up to Christmas. You tear off the day, read the scripture, and eat the candy. Yum!

 

We cut out strips of construction paper, glued the ABC's of Christmas and the accompanying scriptures to one side, and taped a piece of chocolate candy on the other. We then stapled or taped the ends of the strips together making rings, and then interlocked these to make a chain.

Fun, beneficial, and yummy!

 

Photoshop Woes

Photoshop can be tricky... especially when the two peas are learning by the seat of their pants.

The wife managed to put together three photos, to try and get a family pic with all of the family. After a couple of hours of frustration, she finally managed to make the layers, save the layers, and merge the layers for a final pic. Then she realized she didn't actually save the individual layers. She'll have to make them again if she wants to do individual touch ups. Ugh! At least she knows how to do them now, right?

Here's the latest creation, (click on the photo to enlarge it):

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas..."

The two peas came home from Thanksgiving break and delved into the Christmas decorations. Ah, the memories!

 They brought out their "Charlie Brown" tree and all of its ornaments; the garland over the fireplace; the garland for the stairway. Festive!

All they need now is mint hot chocolate... and no homework... and maybe some snow...

The stairway garland. We added homemade angels this year.

The fireplace garland.

The "Charlie Brown" tree. It just doesn't seem right getting another one. It's so cute. Good memories.

The centerpiece tree. It's tiny. It's cute. The wife decorated it as a child each Christmas.

We want to go sledding. We miss the snow.

Merry Christmas, everyone! Until Next time!

Family Reunion

It's been quite a while since the wife's family has all come together, and Thanksgiving turned out to be the best time to accomplish that feat. The food was delicious, the company fabulous, and the visiting awesome! Best of all, they got long over due family photos out of it.

Here are the highlights:

Sunset during the long drive

Croissant turned octopus!

Games with siblings

The delicious Thanksgiving spread

Extremely tasty desserts!

The family picture in "Carving"

Boys in "Bas Relief"

Girls in "Rubber Stamp"

All the girls together, finally.

 Until Next Time!

After Halloween Party!

These two peas in a pod went to an awesome After Halloween Costume Party. The food was great and the company even better. We played a quiet game the whole night where one person, who was the chosen killer (and unknown to the rest of the party), went around winking at the guests. We got pieces of paper with the way we were each supposed to die after being winked at, like "Sing yourself to death." It was fun. But let's just show you the rest.

Here were some highlights:

Each invitee was assigned a food to share. We made mummy dogs.

They turned out really cute, and they're really yummy too. Just use hotdogs and Pillsbury croissant dough.

For Halloween this year, the two peas decided to be Rapunzel and Flynn Rider from Disney's "Tangled."

We made the costumes with cotton fabric, ribbon, fabric paint, and bias tape from Walmart. The "lace" on rapunzel's dress was ribbon that was hot-glued to the finished skirt and shirt. Can you believe the sleeves on rapunzel's dress were made with knee high 30 cent stockings? It was fun.

 

 

 

The hubby won "Hunkiest Costume." Awesome! This wife sure thinks he is a hunk.

Some of the detail on Rapunzel's skirt. This was accomplished with silver fabric paint.

Some more awesome costumes.

The party guests playing Halloween pictionary.

Mr. Peanut! Made with duct tape! How creative is that?!

The End.