Monday, December 26, 2011

snippets

let me first say that it should be made mandatory to have the week off after christmas. one day to spend with family just isn't enough sometimes. christmas eve and christmas day were awesome! i had such a great time at both family celebrations. both different and both excellent in their own ways :)

the night before the festivities, i decided to do some festive nails, this is my rendition.

my brother makes the yummiest appetizers: trix, tuna, chedder cheese topped with a jalapeno. pop those bad boys in the oven and way-la! they literally do not last long when put out.

we played a couple of rounds of scattergories and can you believe this was our first holiday picture as a family? after desert tom and i headed up north to his parents house and called it a night.

we woke up super early on sunday and got down to it! we were all still pretty much asleep, clemie-buns face is priceless and bowie-man's just cracks me up.

kelly-anne made me this deer hat that i had been drooling over for a while and it is so awesome! she loved it so much she made one for herself too! aren't we so cute, hehe. she makes other really awesome hats and when her shop opens up again, you should check em out! what you also can't see is she made me a lace collar and i love it!

we hand make most of our presents and almost every year tom does a drawing for everyone. i showed you what he made us and this is the rest of the family. they turned out so perfect, he is just so amazing!

we got clemie a bamboo log cabin and the men trying to built it. it came with no instructions but they finally got it :) i think they liked it more then she did. hehe

we sat around watching movies in our pj's for the rest of the day and then it was dinner time, dave's famous tacos! tom made him a sign for christmas so we could keep track of how many taco's we eat.  the rest of the night was filled with champagne drinking and the boys playing a couple rounds of trivial pursuit and then it was nightie night for us.
i had to work early today so tom's dad made us breakfast and coffee and then were on our way. tom has been saving money for a surfboard and he came back to the shop to surprise me with our newest addition :) now for a wetsuit and we can catch those winter swells! here we come santa cruz!!!!!!!

hope everyone had a fantastic holiday!!

xo,
cb


18 comments:

  1. I love your nails!!! I wish I could paint something that cute on mine, haha!

    Those reindeer hats are also too cute! I'm glad to hear you had a lovely Christmas!
    xoxo, Allie

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  2. those portraits are so amazing! i would be so stoked to get one for christmas.

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  3. Looks like you guys had a great time! Tom's drawing skills are amazing and I LOVE that hat you got:)

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  4. i agree that EVERYONE should get a week off after christmas! i wanted to punch everyone in the face today. like, more than usual i mean.

    i love all the handmade gifts, and you and kelly anne are the cutest reindeer i've ever seen! <3

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  5. Yay!! I love christmas, and it looks like your day was pretty awesome!! I love your fingernails! So detailed!

    And I am very jealous of your car (and now surf board!) SO cool!

    Happy Holidays! (I hope you have some fun at work!)
    Ngaio May xx

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  6. so glad ya'll had a good holiday!!! those drawings are ADORABLE and so are those hats!!!

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  7. yay! so happy you got to spend time with family! those caricatures are so perfect..you are so spot on! hope you have a happy new year lady! :) -Lo

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  8. A week off would be fantastic! I think we should start our petition now and maybe next year we can make it happen :) Tom's drawings are crazy good! I love the drawing of you best. Its so perfect. Glad you had such an awesome Christmas!

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  9. Those appetizers look delicious and what a lovely family photo. I love that the baby is in the middle. (your dress is fab by the way). Looks like fun times all around! The men set up a trains set for my nephew and seem to enjoy it quite a bit as well. The log cabin is awesome!

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  10. Cute photos *and festive nails, wow!* glad to see you had a fun holiday with friends and family. The best kind!

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  11. Ah I love seeing everyone's christmas photos! So great. Seems like such a good time spent with loved ones. you always look cute too :D
    XO

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  12. i love your nails. i haven't played scattergories in years. what a great game. looks like your holidays was filled with lots of fun & enjoyment. (:

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  13. Your nails look like mini Christmas sweaters, I love it. I'm so glad you guys had a great Christmas, and Tom's cutouts are awesome!

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  14. Wow, looks like you had quite the holiday. I just sat around and played Terraria while listening to death metal.

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  15. sounds like a perfect christmas :) so pleased you had a great one with your family xox

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  16. You're such a creative bunch! I love the hats, tom's drawings and your nails!

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  17. I love your nails! Soo cute. I am glad you had a great Christmas!! It is sad that this holiday time is coming to an end, but I am excited about a new start!!

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  18. what?! your nails look fantastic! how did you do that?!! also, those appetizers look delicious, definitely going to have to make those!

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thanks for commenting! it fills me with joy that you have taken the time to stop by!
xo,
cb