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It can be hard to capture that perfect moment for the Christmas card...here are some of the attempts.... I almost went with this one.....it is not too bad. Believe me there were worse ones...eyes closed....mouths open. But I couldn't do it, I couldn't post for the world (or the 10 people that read this blog) to see.

Last year, I did a post with all of our Christmas Card pictures from years past. Here's a quick review and our card picture from this year. 2005 (Not sure what we did in 2004, 2006) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 It only took two different photo shoots to get this picture and Camille is barely cracking a smile and Clyde calls this look "sad Clyde." Tomorrow I will post some outtakes! 

We hosted a dinner party on Friday night. It was fun and I actually used all my wedding gifts from 7.5 years ago! We are almost ready for Christmas! I can't believe it is a week away.... Here is this week's menu planner.... Sunday - French Onion Beef Stew and Salad Monday - Taco Salad, Beans & Rice Tuesday - Chicken Broccoli Casserole Wednesday - Chicken Quesadilla, Beans & Rice Thursday - Turkey Burgers & Fries

Well with a week left until Christmas... I have finally pulled together my wishlist :) If for no other reason than just to lust over all these fun/cute things... but also maybe so Chris can finally have ideas without telling me I haven't told him anything LOL I have been going back to Barre Amped this week and am ready to get back in the swing of things... too much stress and being fat is one less thing to stress about ha! So I am getting my butt back in shape! BUT, I do need some new Lulu to help with that of course ;) LOVING these Wunder Under Pants that Gather! So cute! The tanks are my favorite, this one is so cute! I like that it's not super tight! And also this long sleeve shirt would be nice for the winter too! I think I've wanted these for about two years now lol for some reason have never gotten them, but I looked at them again recently and realized I need them! They are so cozy and comfy! Ok now don't judge. But I want both of these books... I was completely...

Image found here I wanted to spruce up my wreath this year. I found the above image on pinterest.com and used it for inspiration. I had all the ribbon & balls from previous Christmases. I bought gold sticks and leaves from Ben Franklin. And for our back door, I saw this cute wreath on Emily A .Clark's blog . I had some leftover fabric that didn't work out for Camille's Christmas pajamas. Photo credit: Emily A Clark So I used it to make this..... Not sure I am totally in love but it will do! (Excuse the door...I want to paint it or get a new door or something!) PS....I did make the pajamas for Camille just with new fleece fabric. She hasn't worn them except to pose for this picture. She claims they are itchy! I gave up on Clyde's and shipped the fabric out for them to be made. PPS...She was the pajama designer and wanted a red nightgown with a Santa on the front. We went for Santa buttons.

Image found here . I love sending and receiving Christmas cards. I saw this cute image on Pinterest.com and decided to make a version of my own. Can't wait to keep adding to it as we get more cards.

HELLO FRIENDS! I recently saw both of these videos and loved them both soooo much that I wanted to share! The first one they actually showed part of at church several weeks ago and then I saw it again and showed Chris, we cracked up! ... it's great... take a look... (Don't forget to pause the playlist at the bottom!) hahahahah that is great. love it. Second, I have seen some awesome videos of proposals... but Emily (assistant/bff) sent me this one and it is so cute! I cried, laughed, and then watched it again lol it's great. Ok how creative was he?? Oh my! That took a lot of planning... Love it! Tonight I am making the crockpot ribs again... we loved them last time... the recipe was so easy! Ingredients are: 1.5 tbsp sweet paprika (3tbsp) 1 tbsp light brown sugar, lightly packed (2 tbsp) 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (1/4 tsp) S&P to taste (about 1 tsp each is what I used) 2 lbs pork (baby) back ribs (6 lbs) - leave the membrane on the ribs to help hold them together 1 c...