A Hillis Christmas!

So the Hillis crew is going to the carribbean for a two week cruise and us Raleigh's are off to San Diego to spend Christmas with Bryce's family so we had an early Christmas! Here are some pictures!

Opening gifts! So fun!

I made my mom a quilt for Christmas! Here it is!

I made my sister a Nappy bag for her cruise along with yet ANOTHER apron! :)

Winter Wonderland

So Winter has been very very good to us, cross our fingers, this year:) We have had pretty nice weather, no real horrible winds and lots of snow. Today was the most beautiful day imaginable. It was truly a winter wonderland. Huge fat snowflakes were falling all day long covering everything in a white blanket. Needless to say it was one of the prettiest sights ever! Tomorrow we are celebrating Christmas with the Hillis side so we played Christmas music all day long and finished up some last minute projects, and man can I say it feels good to be done. I put away the sewing machine and don't know if I will get it out until next year:) Well hope everyone is enjoying December as much as we are, we are so blessed to live in such a beautiful place!

So here is my little model, posing with her adorable dress Laura made her!

Grandma Joy in California sent elle this hat and gloves set, I think she thinks it might be cold in ALASKA:):)


First "real" time playing in the snow, man was it fun!

Oh Lola do you always have to love on me?

Santa brought elle a chalkboard early this year:) She is really into coloring right now and the chalkboard and dry erase board is her newest thing? Mom doesn't let her play unsupervised with that marker though!

One of Bryce's co-workers and friends hired me to make 8 aprons! Here they are! They were so much fun!!!

December

Where to even start.... Well we have been very busy at the Raleigh household like normal! We spent Thanksgiving Skiing in Alyeska which was so fun. I finally got back on a board since my tramatic experience in Park City. Long story short I was pregnant didn't know it and cried the entire way down the mountain. Still boggles me how Danielle and Bill are our friends after that trip!
Elle has been running everywhere and LOVES to dance. It is pretty cute! A couple more months and I am going to put her in gymnastics to get some of that energy out. Energy or ADD whatever you want to call it:)

I have been super busy sewing and crafting away! A lady that works with Bryce hired me to make 8 aprons! I got to pick out the fabric so needless to say I had the time of my life:) Yes I am such a DORK! Also made Elle her Christmas gift and two quilts for Christmas so besides playing with elle that has taken up most of my spare time. I got the flu yesterday and have been so sick until now. So my weekend was shot which is absolutely miserable. Luckily I have a wonderful husband who takes care of my every second! Poor guy:)

Well I will post pictures of our adventures and crafts as soon as I make it out of bed!