the sunday morning post, 11th ed.

my favorite day of the week.

here's what i will be doing today:

church . taking bucky for a walk at the beach {65/70 degrees in december? heaven. [especially since my computer says 9 degrees in provo at 9.30 am. must i go back?]} nap. homemade whole wheat pizza-making {our new "family is all home! let's make pizzas!" tradition}. family time {seinfeld scene it? i think so!}

Christmas update:

{pictures will be posted later. must steal from the sisters' cameras still.}

eve at aunt j's. danny and denae came from AZ with little luke!

cinnamon rolls christmas morning. mmm.

feast at g.ma's in the afternoon/evening.

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speaking of g.ma...

she seems to always find funny little things to get us.

like when she got me this udderly cool cow tool set before i moved to provo

so this year she bought bucky some gifts.

he was pretty into christmas this year.

usually he just loves that the family is all sitting together on the floor and there's paper and bags everywhere. and he always gets a bag of treats and some balls.

which is pretty fun to watch him try to fit them all in his mouth at the same time. or throw them down the hall all at once and he gets all confused because he doesn't know which one to pick up.

but this year bucky was different.

we blame it on the birthday.

he knows what presents are.

and he kept thinking they were all for him.

anyway.

g.ma's crazy gift to the bucky?

a camelbak.

for a dog.

there's a collapsable water bowl that comes with it,

the water goes in the bowl for the dog and then you drink out of the little hose thing.

clever.

and she also got him, rather us, a treat baking kit.

as in mix to make doggie biscuits.

complete with cat and bone cookie cutters.

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my gift to mom:

framed "The Family: A Proclamation to the World"

{click here to read what I believe on families}

and a family picture.

then stitched flowers and "Families are Forever" {respectively} on the matting.

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my gift to erin:

for her bday. which is not for a month, but i will be in utah so i decided this year that i would get her one before i go back.

instead i made it:

shadow box frame {love those. love ikea frames. used for mom's gift too.}

my new favorite photo of us girls.

also, our christmas card.

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erin's gift to em:

one of those cool picture/note board things.

homemade by erin!

turned out SO cute.

i already have one,

but i wouldn't mind a homemade one as cute as this.

love it!

hope everyone had a fabulous christmas.

cheers to the new year. t-4 days. yikes.