... Be my Valentine

 Valentine's  Day is getting close, and this year I wanted to be special...

Even though I'm quite busy with the kids and the house, I've been trying hard to save at least one hour a day for my crafting projects. 

If you go online you can find thousands and thousands of easy crafting projects for Valentine's Day. I recently found a new passion in wreaths... weird, I know... but, if you go on Pinterest you will see that I'm not the only one, though...

I bought a polystyrene heart ring and I used some red knitting wool to cover it up...

Then I made some lovely flowers with white and pink felt. I used a puncher and scissors to cut two different shapes of flowers and then I glued them on the ring...

I made the holder from a nice red and white polkadots ribbon...

... and my Valentine's wreath is done!

I loved it... and Sam loved it, too!

Christmas Spirit

Our Christmas tree is up!!!

The last two weeks have been crazy... I haven't got time to write or cook... there were days when I barely found time to shower, ops! That's too much information..

Shannon and her reflux are slowly improving, but the poor little girl is still in pain after her feeds, and also started teething... Happy days. Sam, on the other hand, is such a happy, super active boy. He is always on the go... so, when I'm not rocking, nursing and cleaning Shannon, I'm on the floor with Sam playing cars, trucks or airplanes.

My sister was teasing me the other day. She said that every time she reads my blog or sees one of my pictures, it's like looking at the little-happy family that you see in tv commercials... 

Ahhhh, truth is so far from it. Of course, we're having lots of fun, we all play together and we laugh, I might bake some cupcakes on the weekend, but... our house it's also full of screaming, crying and chaos. 

Yep, like every other house with children, our house is a complete mess!!! There are toys everywhere, clothes everywhere and boxes full of stuff (... that we should put in the attic at same stage, but are still sitting around the house)...

... And now, that the Christmas Spirit has knocked at our door, we have decided to put up our Christmas tree!

When you have kids, it's all about them, and making them happy! Seeing Sam all excited, and jumping and dancing around the room, showing Shannon the Christmas lights and decorations, made my heart burst with joy... and who cares if my sink is filled with dirty dishes... Christmas is almost here!