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1) for Valentine's Day...our yummy red velvet cupcakes in the oven.
2) the shocking pink cupcake wrappers - which Lily suggested.
3) Joey carefully decorating his cupcake.
4) Lily carefully eating the icing because she couldn't wait to decorate any more + wanted "just a wittle".
5) the super fattening cupcake, before.
6) the reason why my kids are asking "when is Valentine's Day coming again?", like all the time.
7) the super fattening cupcake, after.
Here's a fun an inexpensive way to decorate for Valentine's Day. This lovely paper goodness is a "conversation pom" by SweetandSavvyDesigns aka Michelle, a mom in North CA. She is a "mom of three (one boy & two twin girls) with a passion for putting a personal touch on my families special occasions! I look for inspiration in everyday things and places."
We have ours hanging in our living room, and I love it!
I've got my eye on these poms for our Valentine's Day party decor.
Thanks for offering these beautiful poms in your shop, Michelle - and for adding some more love and inspiration to one of our everyday places. Keep up the lovely work!
oxox
Brrrr...it has been c-c-c-coooooold here in NC lately. We've spent evenings cozying ourselves up to the fireplace, and outside it's been a nice-wintery-layer-yourself-up kind of cold. And Saturday afternoon even brought a couple of inches of beautiful snow!! LOVE!!!!!!!!
Joey had no idea it was snowing...he woke up from his nap to see this beautiful winter wonderland...
Then he said "Mama can we eat the snow? We can make snow angels, and go sledding, and have snowball fights!"...
There was just enough snow covering the ground to enjoy it, without the need to shovel. The kids really enjoyed sledding down the hills...
This was Souvlaki's first time seeing snow!! She ate alot of it, and pranced all around in it, just like Aleethea - who was completely thrilled with it...
Here's Souvlaki exploring. This week she'll be 16 weeks old! A puppy milestone. :D
And we had the best and most fun snowball fight...wow does my kid have good aim! Can you see that snowball? Headed right for my camera? hehe...missed me!
By the time the weekend ended, the snow had all melted. But boy we sure did enjoy it while it lasted!
Back inside, Lily is fascinated by the ornaments on the Christmas tree. Every hour or so she says to me "Mama...I'm just going to LOOK at these Mama, but I WON't touch them, I won't take them off the tree"...and then? She takes one off the tree. And then another...and then, she puts them back.
That adorably classic white vintage nightgown dress is from Bombshell Bettie's Vintage shop. I adore that on Lily! She looks like such a little big girl in it. :)
I made a bunch of these sweet little stocking stuffers...this Baby Cuff fabric bracelet is for a friend...which I had to pry out of Lily's hands...haha...
And my festive little monster kiddos are loving their new favorite movie, the classic Christmas TV movie from the 60's - Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer...remember those awesome stop-animation shows from when you were little? I first watched this in the late 70's when I was a kid, and it's such fun to watch them again with my own kids...
We've been taking the kids out to explore and enjoy some wonderful winter wonderland events these days in the Triangle area. They have lovely little Christmas displays here in NC, some are over looking lakes while on hayrides...this one was so great for the kids - they sat right next to Santa Claus for the whole hayride! They talked to him about their Christmas list, told him exactly what they wanted, and had absolutely the very best time...
They ate way too much chocolate, drank way too much hot cocoa, and had way so much fun. Look at these silly kids, with their amazingly cheesy smiles...and very Christmassy cool outfits by me. :) This was their face when I asked them how excited they were, and how they were going to smile for Yiayia (their Grandma) when she arrives for the holidays...
Pretty excited, right? :D
Here are the kids taking in all the brightness, neon, and 3-D textile art at one of the local holiday event...WOW...was that place bright! Can you see my babes wearing their 3-D glasses? Such fun!!
This particular wall looked just like the brownstones in Manhattan...
This holiday season is also especially exciting for our family because two weeks ago The Hubbs Joe's nephew welcomed a fresh new baby boy!!!! So I made him a whole bunch of super fun and adorable outfits, and a handful of these newborn baby kimono shirts. I'll just show you a few here...this one has cute little toy soldiers stitched onto it...
A very Christmassy one...
And what better way to celebrate the baby's very first Christmas than with sock monkey Ankle Biters lounge pants!
And to top it all off...we had this amazing little cable knit hat stitched up and custom made especially for our new nephew:
Is that not the most awesome little baby boy hat you've ever seen?! Siobhan at Cozy Knits For You made it for us. She also made some super cute and super cozy ear flap hats for Joey and Lily, and they are fantastic!!! I am so in love with them - they're soft and warm, totally adorable, and my kiddos adore their hats too.
Here's another gorgeous holiday little item adorning our home - it's from LittlePutBooks:
And a pair of plush little handmade slipper-booties for a certain little girl's feet. These are from Lilac's Lovables and they're keeping Lily's feet nice and warm while in the house. Complete with non-slip soles!...
Didn't the Hubbs Joe do such a sweet job of putting up these lights on our front porch?...
I think Santa can see our house it from the North Pole! And don't you just love how the lights are reflecting onto the house, making it all look extra festive? I can almost hear the Christmas club music now. hehe...
OK everyone, back to sewing for me! I've been writing this blog post since Sunday, little by little...but I've still got so many orders to fill...all handmade super coolness going out for the holidays to some lucky little kids, and just in time for Christmas! A huge thanks to all of my holiday shoppers!!!!! Extra gifts are coming your way! :D
So from our home to yours, hope you're enjoying a beautiful December, full of merry and bright!!
oxox
~Oren Arnold
And if none of that works, just come one over to Joey & Aleethea for a jolly good shopping time!!!!! hehehe and hohoho! :D oxox
Here are my kiddos enjoying a beautiful chilly morning at the horse and pony farm. They had so much fun grooming and saddling up their pony, talking to peacocks and turkeys, following the roaming chickens, and they giggled their way thru the horse and buggy-ride as they sped around the ring.
Afterwards, they enjoyed their half-hour riding lesson. We're going here every month, and look forward to seeing our children bond with horses as they grow.
It was a relaxing time for all of us. The kids started their lesson with grooming and saddling up the pony to get him ready to ride, then ended the lesson with leading the horse back to the stable, and putting the equipment away. They learned some great lessons in compassion, care and respect for animals, and also responsibility that morning. What a total joy to watch my babies sitting up so proper on that horse, and having so much fun doing so. I've always loved being around horses, it was always a wonderful and calming adventure. As a kid I went horseback riding many times at Duke's - it was a ranch in the mountains of Upstate NY - which was great fun - but nothing compares to having my children experience horses in a more caring way. Not just riding a horse along mountainous trails, but instead first understanding that the horse is a living being, an animal who needs love and respect, an animal that needs to be taken care of.
There were also a handful of beautiful friendly dogs on the farm who greeted us and herded us around. :) Ask Dave to bring your own dog to the farm when you go. We're bringing our German Shepherd Aleethea there next month to meet the dogs and the horses (and NOT to chase the chickens, for sure).
What a wonderful way to spend a Fall/Winter day. We look forward to our next visit!
And if you're a horse lover, you won't want to miss the artwork by Arizona artist Kathleen Golter Roeth, (aka Tapestry316) who creates watercolor paintings, pen and ink, drawings, mixed media, prints, and more. Tell her we said hi. :)
Did you notice those adorable knit hats Joey and Lily are wearing in the photos? Lily has on a brown fox hat, and Joey is wearing a grey and black raccon hat, both hats were handmade by the lovely Luluswoobies on Etsy who is so very sweet and very talented.
Hope you're all having a beautiful day!
oxox
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