New Year's Treat.

Decorate some Sugar Cones with the family...!

*Mine looks like a Santa Hat...shaking my head. Ohh...idea for next Christmas?! My daughters had gumdrops around the base...that's more party-licious for New Years...!

Put on top of ice cream or frozen yogurt...!

Easy and fun treat...!

Handprint Calendar....!

`Memba last year when I posted that I give the Grandparents Photo Calendars each year for Christmas? No, well....this post shall refresh your memory...!

Last year, I took my time and scrapbooked the calendars for the families. They turned out really cute....my fav so far. I thought that I would do that every year from then on out...!

Well, this year....I procrastinated. Literally. Up until 2 days before Christmas.

Feeling overwhelmed about taking all my scrapbooking supplies and having an Aha! moment while Guest Posting at Handprint and Footprint Arts and Crafts.....I decided to do Amanda's Calendar idea.

Let me tell you....this might be my favorite yet....wasn't even going to post it....but I think it's so adorable!

Yes, it's not photo's....but I'm loving it...!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Isn't it cute...?! Squeal*

 I know, I'm bad today about the bragging. I just think my kids handprints are adorable.

I purchase my blank calendars at Scrapbook Supply stores.

Homemade Calendars on the wall....brightens up my year...! I love looking at them.

Handprint Gingerbread House

I'm Guest Posting over at Handprint and Footprint Arts and Crafts today....!

Come visit me and look around at Amanda's blog for some amazing ideas.

Have a productive week getting Christmas ready...!

Elf-Capades 2011...!

Emilio has been up to the same old Shenanigans...!

Each morning, the kids find him doing something different.

 This is when he put mustaches on Noe and I...!

Yes, I wake up looking this scary...! EEK!

 He made coffee for us one morning, but couldn't help himself by making Coffee Angels in the grinds.

 One night, he took our car and got himself fast food...!

He was all tangled up this day in Christmas Lights...!

Emilio is always a fun addition around the holidays.

Christmas is coming soon and he'll be leaving then.

Letter Xx Week.

Our Last Letter post for Casa Camacho is Letter Xx...!

We've posted some projects over the years that we've done for each letter.

Carmendee is my last little one at home and going to start Kindergarden this next year. She's pretty much done with the letters. Onto other things.

 These Xx ideas were from No Time For Flashcards.

They were super fun to make...!

 Xx marks the SPOT on a Treasure Map...!

 There are not too many words that she knew that started with an Xx, but a X ending is a different story.

We practiced writing some words that ended with the letter X.

 We practiced writing the letter Xx by playing Tic-Tac-Toe...!

I might file projects under the letter's of the week from time to time. Other than that though, we are done with our Letter's of the Week portion of the blog. My babies are growing up let me tell you. Since this week, we've been blending sounds and practicing writing simple words. 

*To view other Letters of the Week, click on the tab in my "Labels" section.

Christmas Card 2011...!

So, I saw this cheetah dress at Target and thought it was adorable....so I grabbed it for my middle daughter and decided to find similiar styles for the other girls to take Christmas pictures.

I had a cute theme already planned but the dress didn't really fit into my country-er plan.

I ended up thinking more rock-starish....we looked for cool looking buildings and the backside of bars in alleys. I know...my poor kids. It was an adventure...!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a ROCKIN Christmas Season...!

Elf-Capades...!

Emilio our Christmas Elf is back from the North Pole.

He comes around the first of December and leaves on Christmas Eve to help Santa pass out gifts around the world.

We woke up to a scavenger hunt to find him.....

 He left treats for the kids.

Emilio eats crackers and water. 

We have to sprinkle magical snowflakes on him each night in order for him to come alive.

 One night he made a fort in the panty.

 Another morning, the kids looked for him for about 2 hours before they found him in the freezer...!

 He made himself an Apple Jack necklace...!

He is really silly.

One morning we caught him reading.

Another time we woke up to him riding a monster truck.

The kids thought it was really funny when he drew mustaches on Noe and I when we were asleep one night.

The fun continues for a couple more weeks.

*Elf Magic is the website where we got him. You choose what you want your Elf to look like. 

Tree Ornament.

For Girl Scouts, my Service Unit is having a Potluck to celebrate Christmas.

We're supposed to bring an ornament to exchange.

I thought it would be neat to make some type of ornament with Girl Scouts on it...!

 I got this clear plastic ornament at Michaels. The original price is $1.49. It was on sale for 50% off.

I just took my GS Scrapbooking paper and cut it into 6 inch strips. Then I wrapped it around the end of a paintbrush handle to make the circles...and stuff them into the ornament.

You can add more stuff inside like glitter or buttons...etc...!

I printed out the GS Logo and cut it with a scalloped cutter. I attached it to the top with ribbon and added more ribbon..!

Simple.

I SO want to get my own ornament at the party...! {LOL}
I guess that's a good thing...if I love my own craft.