Top 11 posts of 2011

Hey everyone!! I can't believe 2011 has come and gone! Seriously: Fastest. Year. EVER! I guess that's what happens when the year was good great!! Nothing SUPER life changing happened this year...well, except for some things like my son starting middle school, our first trip to Disney World, becoming an auntie... Yeah, 2011 was good to us! I hope it was for you too!! Oh, and we can't forget about the bloggity blog! What a joy to be following along through all your journeys and have such a wonderful group of readers following mine!

Thank you so much!! 

I thought I'd finish out 2011 with my top 11 blog posts -- chosen by YOU, my lovely readers!! Starting with the 11th most viewed post and finishing with the #1 post of the year! Can you guess which post made #1? Keep reading!!

#11 - Chocolate Peppermint Mug Cake
 {Fresh on the blog and already top 11! You go Peppermint Mug Cake!} ;o)






#10 – Watermelon Cupcakes
 {Hungry yet?}






#9 – Nursery Room Makeover
 I decorated this nursery for my sister and baby nephew {who live in NY} all via skype and email!





#8 – Free Teacher Appreciation Printable
{Because, who doesn't like free things?}





#7 – LEGO Bathroom Makeover 
 {This bathroom went from toddler green frogs to big boy LEGOS. It was my first complete decorating project in my new home!} :o)





#6 – Washcloth Cupcakes
 {This is a fun and easy craft to make - perfect for baby showers!}





#5 – S’mores Croissants





#4 – Burlap Wreath {Take one}
{I almost deleted this post; this project didn’t really work out how I envisioned, so I made a different one -- but it still got a lot of hits!}





#3 – Mason Jar  Soap Dispenser





#2 – Budget Kitchen Makeover
{This one is my personal favorite! A lot of love, sweat and tears went into this project, so I’m so glad you all enjoyed it too!} xo




And the #1 post??



{Drumroll please}….




#1 – Ruffled Burlap Wreath!
Thank you so much to Linda @Craftaholics Anonymous for featuring my wreath in her Fall Frenzy and helping make this my most viewed post! {Over 12,000 views and counting! Wow!}



From writing this, I’ve learned that my readers love FOOD and ROOM MAKEOVERS! Guess what? Me too! :o) If you haven’t read one of these posts – check ‘em out! ;o) Have you written a top 11 of 2011 post? Share your link in the comments below!!

Thanks so much for reading my blog this year. I read every comment and truly cherish all your thoughts and support! I look forward to all that is to come in 2012! And for the last time:

Happy New Year!

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2011 - A Year in Pictures

 
 

{Little man in the church Christmas play}

{My adorable new nephew!}

{photo via Pinterest}

Cheers to 2012! I wish you a year full of grace and love!

Happy New Year friends! xo

Christmas Celebrations

Merry Christmas! I hope you all enjoyed the weekend with your friends and family! We were full of blessings this year and I just wanted to share some of our celebrating with you!
We always start Christmas with a cheery breakfast! This year we drank hot chocolate and made snowmen out of powdered donuts!




Our watchdog center piece:




After breakfast we finally stopped and looked at what Santa did to our poor fireplace…




Good thing the boys didn’t mind cleaning up after Santa. :)




Then it was on to the gifts!! Two happy boys!!







After enjoying the gifts Santa got us, the boys got a chance to play Santa themselves and hand out toys to a homeless outreach near our home:



It was such a blessing to see them encourage others, especially the kids. xoxo




Then it was off to Grandma’s house!
Isn’t my mom beautiful? :)




Of course the best gift, and one of many reasons to celebrate this year was getting to meet my new nephew!!

{Love this little guy!}

Of course, I had to spoil him – and make sure he knew it was from me. Heehee!

I share the love though:




I also made some onesies for the little guy – I’m glad my sister and her hubby liked them!




I think I might need to make these for my Etsy shop too! :)





We had a blast! I thought I’d end this post with a video of my boys dancing to one of their new games. Yes, I am saving it to show their future girlfriends! It will at least make you smile and hopefully make you laugh, which is what we did all Christmas day with my family!! Thanks for reading! And for the last time this year {Really? Already?} – Merry Christmas! :)

God Bless,