Snowman Soup (Sugar and Fat Free)This is my Christmas tip. I have a friend who is diabetic, and cannot have anything with sugar, but also cannot use Nutrasweet as it gives him headaches. So I devised a sugar free (also fat free) hot chocolate mix using Splenda.
Holiday Ornaments for Soldiers OverseasMy students wanted to create a holiday greeting for our soldiers overseas. I had a box of unusual shaped tiles that looked to resemble a holiday ornament. I spray painted them. When dried, the students wrote holiday greetings on one side of both tiles. We finished them up by gluing the two pieces together, adding a hanging ribbon and a bow on top. The soldiers who came to pick them up from Fort Dix loved them and told the kids they were sure they'd be a hit overseas!
Anna in the Christmas SpiritThis is a picture of my 15 month old granddaughter, Anna really getting into the Christmas spirit!
Prize Winning Christmas LookI won first prize for my Christmas look, an airline ticket to Ireland. Everybody appreciates it when we care enough to release the child in us and allow ourselves to be playful, no matter how old we are!
Grandmom and Grandpop ReindeerChristmas fun. Our whole family wears Christmas antlers when we open our presents, it is too cute.
Little Christmas DeerMy little deer at our family Christmas party with a whole plate of Christmas cookies.
Under The Christmas TreePresents under our tree. My daughter made my Webkinz a beautiful red sweater.
Caiden At ChristmasThis is my just turned one-year-old son, Caiden. I took this a few weeks before Christmas. He had pulled the tree skirt from around the tree. I was in another room, and he called to me. When I looked in, he was wrapped up in it just like this!
Our Trip on the Polar ExpressLast year, we gave our boys, then 7 and 5, a trip on the Polar Express. We were unable to do it on Christmas Eve so we did it the day before. It was a total surprise. The train was in Hood River, about an hour away from our home.
Christmas Card Photo Featuring a Pregnant BellyI wanted a cute way to incorporate my big pregnant belly in our Christmas card. So I painted my belly like the face of a snowman and built the rest with some large balls.
Craft: Photo With Holiday CharactersI got the idea from your site. I decided to add some of our favorite holiday shows to the picture.
Craft: Nikon Camera OrnamentI couldn't find a camera ornament for my photographer daughter, so I made one. Hope she likes it. I do!
Craft: Gingerbread HousesHere is a great tradition that our family has been doing for years now. It all started about 50 years ago when I decide to make a gingerbread house for Christmas. My first ones were fairly simple but over the years have gotten more complicated and quite intricate. Now, as was bound to happen, the kids and grandkids and even my great grandson have taken over.
Baby's First Christmas CardThis was the picture we used for our son's first Christmas card! It was so much fun and he was such a great sport! Luke was 5 months old in this picture.
Make Funny Faces For Family Group PhotoThis photo was taken in 2008 for our family picture, at Walmart. We had a great time.
Christmas: Shepard CatHere is a picture of our cat (his name is Desmond Morton) in the middle, dressed like a shepherd with my sheep.
Christmas Decorations: "Fred and Ethel" Bird FiguresI picked these two cuties up at a Party City last year. I went there to get some other things and found them by the check-out. They'll have a spot on my entry way table each year at Christmas. We call them "Fred and "Ethel". ;-)
Holiday: Front Door Christmas CrossWe have had this particular door for years and I noticed that it had a "natural" cross in it. Well, this year, I decided that I would work with that natural cross for my outdoor decoration.
Holiday: Thrifty Christmas DecoratingI'd like to showcase my home for the Holidays. Its small and cozy. Each room has been redone by me. On the tree are some hand made ornaments. I used a tree we cut down. I dried the wood cut it like disks.
Holiday: A Very Hairy ChristmasA good friend of mine recently cut his hair after years of letting it grow. I helped him pose for this holiday picture. He is always up for something crazy!
Holiday: Blooper BannerI bought this banner on sale for my husband's Christmas party when it was our turn to be the hosts. I didn't even look at it while I was hanging it: I just taped it up on the wall and then starting doing other things.
Our Annual Christmas CardWe always take a holiday photo at Christmas. Here is ours for this year. This is my husband and I who are almost 70 years young. We enclosed this with our Christmas cards and it says:
Photos with Santa ClausThis page contains photos with Santa Claus. Popular Christmas time photos are your favorite young people with a variety of expressions, sitting on Santa's lap.
Holiday Light PhotosThis is a page about holiday light photos. There are many beautiful ways to share your winter holiday spirit with colored lights.
Christmas Stocking PhotosThis page contains Christmas stocking photos. Big and small decorative stockings are left for Santa to fill for Christmas morning.
Christmas Tree PhotosThis page contains Christmas tree photos. It is fun to see how other people decorate their Christmas trees. If you are looking for inspiration, maybe someone else has an idea you will love.
