Happy New Year, friends!!

Snowbabies 2009

a favorite of mine.

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Wishing all of you the very best of 2010!

xoxoxoxoxoxo

Lisa

:)

Hello and Happy Day!!!

We have been busy!  The cutest little ballerina...displaying her new talents for her winter audience.

The most excellent 7th grade percussion master...(not too excited, eh?)

But get him in front of an audience....

Finn had a great Christmas concert at school, and a fun Gingerman house to build in class. He asked his Mama to come with him.It was most excellent frosting and candy funnnn.

we had a great time decorating our beautiful Tree..

Time with family..(Hello brother and dad...)

me and my coworker extrordinaire...and little sis..

an excited youngster..

More excitement....

Ryan recieved a treasure from his poppy..

Santa was good to the little children....and he was very tired the next day. Dollhouse construction was daunting to the old man this year...he he..( I went to bed at 12..Santa, 1:30) Notice the red snare drum? We tricked the dear old eldest into thinking we only got him ONE drum....needless to say,the look was priceless when he saw the whole KIT in the dining room.

could someone tell me what we were thinking??

Here is "the reveal"

Poor Finn Patrick was VERY ill with a headache all day Christmas day, I think it was sinus..One thing it was was horrible for him. He asked daddy to open his presents while he did.....

this.....

This, however..

rock band, I am not sure I have laughed so much in my entire life. Have you played? Have you watched? Or listened? It is HyStErIcALLLL

Best gift of the season, besides the family stuff!!

Happy New Year!!!!

--didnt take me too long, now..did it?

xoxoxoxoxo

Lets just say Im a giver..and a lover...

and im all outa love..so Im giving it a break.

Well here I am.

Not amused at all about this way the ol' Coastal Nest blog has been turning out these last few months.

lets just say it is boring me to tears. You too, admit it. I can tell by the comments and the low traffic.

Its snooze-ville here.--and Im sorry, not really sorry like apology sorry. More like its a sorry sitch....

I love to be interesting and funny and hip, but lately...zzzzzzzz. Hip, ha ha..When I look back on the last few months of postings it just seems so blaaaaa. Im going to regroup and take some time off. By the time I get back here, well..Im sure theres going to be PLENTY to bore you all with.

I want you to have an a wonderful Christmas with your peeps, and an excellent New Year, I just gotta find some inspiration.

Ill be back, but until then.....Be excellent to eachother!

Lisa

Happy Birthday to the love of my LIFE!

We have spent nearly half of our lives together..

In the winter, and the sun...

This man of mine is so much fun.

An awesome Dad,

and so strong, too!

he is most excellent..thru and thru.

Sweet hubby, I love you!

happy 45...

Half way to 90, babe

Ill hold your hand and race you all the way there.

--and to the moon and back.

love you.

xoxoxo

Hooked on Houses and the Nester....Christmas delight!

Im running late late late, as usual..

I will post more as I go.

I snapped these this morning, before there was really enough nice light to get the jist of my pretty home.

I detest flash photography, so this is what I get!!

xoxo

Lisa

:)

...A big "Thank You" shout out to Miss Hooked on Houses and Miss Nester for getting us all together, again!!

your good, realllll good!

A Coastal Nest Craft....

I thought that it would be fun to a little crafty..

So, I got a few things from my not so local craft store in Olympia..I loved these little tags..

and the numbers fit perfectly..

I had to actually order these online, I do not remember the store, but I just googled mini glavinized bucket.. the store popped right up, and they were only about 65 cents a piece..

Wendy Addison star garland from last year and a little black and silvery white striped ribbon from...oy...the walmarts..I know, I know.

I spent exactly one hour and a half using my nimble little fingers tying these on to the mini buckets. I also watched an entire Hallmark Channel Christmas special with Susan Lucci, playing some kind of "A Christmas Carol" Scrooge..yes, the kleenex was used, too. That Hallmark Channel gets me every time.

Now that we are talking about television. Wait wait....the buckets..

then, the hot glue gun...BE CAREFUL!! separated the star garland with my trusty scissors, tied a simple cute knot and glued them both together...

Voila!!

Garnet Hill has their version of this cute Advent, I totally kinda took their idea and morphed it into what I wanted.

I also only did 12 days of Christmas, just simply because I ran out of time and thought the kids wouldnt notice. Do you think??

Merry Christmas, dear reader...

We are going on a Christmas tree hunt...c'mon!

This weekend was full of fun and festivities here at Coastal Nest...Outdoor lighting from the ever fabulous and always handsome Mr WoNdErFul, who, by the way, is always eager to put out all kinds of fun lights for the kids, he uses all his maddd skilzzz and never ceases to amaze the "older" coastal nest mama.

(Thanks, Daddy!)

I was raised with a Noble Fir Christmas tree, I think every year of my growing up life, my parents always found the perfect tree. One year, when we were a very young family, MY Daddy took us on a Christmas Tree hunt, no, not to the farm, but to the MounTaIns!! I cannot be sure exactly where we were, mind you, what I do remember is my sweet mama getting a little excited about being up in the snow on a frozen mountain. I am sure she had visions of her little family skidding down the logging road and careening (or is it K--areening, who knows--do you notice there is no spell check on the new blogger?? what up with that..spellcheck is Coastal Nests best friend!!) Anyhooooo, It was an exciting trip and my sweet mother was most likely sure we could very well be all dead by lunchtime.--TA DA!! we werent!! Daddy was more than capable..always has been............ always will be..:)

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Im totally off track arent I?

Yes, noble is the only tree for Coastal Nest, fresh is only acceptable in this house. Although I am positively SURE that alot of you have those lovely FAKE or iMitation trees, which I am sure are so lovely..I will Never ever go there. EVER. I also know you all are saying, Welllll, this girl is quite the tree snob.hmmmmph.

I know, I can hear you! Im not, do what you please, I am just saying we go the traditional route.Love the smell, love the hunt and love love love the outing with my family!

Wanna come? Get your coat, its 17 degrees out here! brrrrrrrrr.

As we gathered the cute little (and some not so little, look at my big boy!!) troops, my Finn noticed all of the raised crackled frozen dirt, ice going on..

Mamma, look.....

Cool, Finn, just dont eat it..its got dirt in it..

Finn.......mamma said...

oh well..whats a little dirt going to do, eh?

Looks as though we might have found a prospective tree!

Yes, I agree! Shes full, but not tooooo full, Tall, but not toooo tall. nice job Boys!

shall we call the cutting crew??

wait, wait......Whats that Rea? A break?

DADDDDDDDY!!

Here she is in all her beautiful splendor

McElliott Christmas Tree

2009!

Hocketts family run Christmas Tree Farm has been growing trees for a long long time. Its so fun to go and see them once a year, they are part of the treasure of the holiday season, to me. Here are some

prospects for next year..Hi guys!!!

and here are some that will be ready to go, maybe in a few years..arent they all perfect and beautiful!?

Really, if you are close to the area and havent been to The Hocketts, stop by..they will totally hook you up.

Merry (start of ) Christmas, reader!!

Thanks for comin' along with us..dont forget to buckle up!