Been Busy Crafting!

I feel so bad for not having posted much lately, but I wanted you to know that I'm busy with lots of fun stuff up my sleeve! I'll be able to share some of it soon! But, some of it will have to wait til after Christmas b/c I'm crafting Christmas presents for my loved ones and they all read my blog! So you can see my perdicament (sp?)! =)

I thought I would share a few pictures I came across from last Christmas 2008 ...
This first photo is my 11' tree from last year!  It was Christmas everywhere you looked in my house last year! There wasn't one thing un-decorated!  Technically 2008 was our second Christmas in the cabin, but the first one with us living in it fully furnished and all.  2007 we were there but only had that red furnace and a blow up bed!

I made this yummy garlic cheese spread and then shaped it with my hands and stuck sliced almonds in to look like a pinecone, then finished it with rosemary sprigs!

This is me and my 3 girls!  From left to right; Emma (4 yrs), Isabelle (10 yrs), Francie (4 yrs)

While the family was there we grilled out and the girls got to have a little fun too! I let them really have at it for a few minutes, but I didn't want them to mess up their pretty Christmas dresses!! =)

Emma was really into it!  She did not want to let go!! =)

Happy Thanksgiving!

It's been a while since I've posted and I'm sorry, but I have some really cool stuff in the pipeline that you'll get to see very soon!  I'm so excited to share it with you and I can't wait!  I'm working on 3 paper projects that you will get to see very shortly after Thanksgiving!  Then after the first of the year there will be a **big** surprise!
So for now, I wanted just to take a little minute to say Happy Thanksgiving!  Here is a pic of our (not so little, 17lb) kitty, Cornbread, sitting by the front porch!  He's our yellow coon!

See you after Thanksgiving!!  Meow!

4th of July at the River!

David and I spent a wonderful holiday at the river, enjoying the peace and quiet!
We had our own private luxury sandbar, with a built in tree for shade! I swear, people would pay thousands of dollars for resort quality like this! I mean just look at this place! And it's less than a mile from our cabin! I still can't believe how blessed we are to have this place.







David brought down the cooler and we setup the grill under the shade! (Yes, right in the water!)




I was very resourceful & hung some supplies from the tree! =)




While David was manning the grill, I played around the beautiful water!



We purposefully brought minimal supplies. David slapped on the sauce with his hands. We grilled the corn still in the husk. And grilled pork-n-beans still in the can. We brought 1 platter, 1 knife and 2 plastic spoons! No napkins, just dig your hands into the sand to clean them! We even got toothpicks right off the tree! Everything was so good! David is the best at grilling!






As always, we left no trash behind. We love our river!

Happy Easter!