Showing posts with label traditions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label traditions. Show all posts

12.07.2012

Ugly Sweater Bunco...

 Once a year I get to have 12 fun ladies in my house for Bunco.  I look forward to it for the entire year.  I search for gifts all year long. I really love it.  The last few years we have done an Ugly Sweater Bunco night.  I usually make 'trophies' for the winner, an ornament, but this year I decided to do three-- an Ugly, Uglier and Ugliest Sweater award.  These ladies did not disappoint.  
 Kelcie was a last minute sub and she even showed in an ugly sweater.
 Since I didn't put too much effort into my outfit, I decided to ugly up my hair.  Reindeer style.
 The prizes.  No, our Elf on a Shelf Boris was not a prize, but he did enjoy watching everyone pick.
 I know people play Bunco a variety of ways, but for my group we throw a pig when you roll a Travelers, so people yell "Pig" or "Travelers" a lot through the year. So, at Christmas time I make them throw Santa. It gets funny as people yell "Pig-Santa! I mean Santa!"
 Paralee and Kim had some of the best handcrafted entries. Yes, those are hot pads on Kim's and we were laughing that Parie's looked like a deer baby bijorn.
 Jill and Kelcie.  Somehow I didn't get pictures of every sweater.
 The Girls
Danielle, Kim, Jamie, Addi, Kelcie, Jenn, Jill, Sherry, Me, Paralee, Rhonda and Sara.  Now, you'll notice that my sister was not in an ugly sweater, but we forgave her since her Elf costume was outstanding.
The Winners
Ugliest- Paralee, Ugly- Kim, Uglier- Sara

Until next year ladies, can't wait to see what you come up with next! 


11.17.2012

Pumpkin Pickin'

I would like to say every year we go to Mother Nature's and get our pumpkins but a lot of time it just doesn't materialize in the busy Octobers we have.  But this year it did.
 We rode the hayride


 Played in the corn maze...
 And then got down to business of picking the pumpkins.
 (Notice Brenner's Legoland DL is on- he loves that thing)

 Boston couldn't believe we were just letting him touch all the orange balls!


 Brenners, we love this cheezy kid.


Love these happy boys of mine.  We heard awesome things about a pumpkin patch closer to our house so next year we will start a new tradition at a new pumpkin patch.  Thanks for the memories Mother Nature's.
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