speaking of crafty

Sophie decided to go minimalist on her Singing Sisters choir girls Sculpey creation.  I thought it turned out great!  I think they'll live on my dresser and not in the Christmas box in the basement!

And Julia has been going to town with her Rainbow Loom bracelet making kit (all the rage at school, don't you know).  She's been watching online tutorials & has created these beyond-the-basics bracelets.  She'll be the big hit when school starts up again!  My favorites are the Honeybee:

 and the Rose Garden:

 

Whew...busy bees at my house!

crafting

Usually 2 out of 3 of my children can sit and happily craft for hours.  This year, all 3 got something crafty from Santa.  This was the initial response to the craft challenge:

 But upon successfully creating one pair of beautifully hand-crafted earrings, the non-crafty kid got much more chipper.  Maybe she'll be a crafter after all...(and she even sat down to make another pair of earrings from her kit this morning!!)

holiday party

Party on

Merry Kissmas!

Sophie's First Concert Ever!

She's in the last row on the left--2nd girl in (behind the girl in red)

In case you're tired of seeing pictures of frost on snow...

Julia's school had assessment day today so after her early morning testing, we headed over to the Butterfly Pavilion  to soak up some warm, humid air & watch flying bits of spring...instead of snow!!  A tropical day 2 weeks before the winter solstice...ahhhhhhh