Thanks to Katrina for sharing the picture with me, I hope your holidays were just as memorable and, well, perfect.~Kerrie
Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
January 4, 2012
Story Time
I love this photo more than I have the words to express it... So I'll keep this post short. Enjoy - My nephew (Daniel) and my father (Gary) enjoying a story on Christmas:
Thanks to Katrina for sharing the picture with me, I hope your holidays were just as memorable and, well, perfect.
~Kerrie
Thanks to Katrina for sharing the picture with me, I hope your holidays were just as memorable and, well, perfect.~Kerrie
November 1, 2011
Decorating Sugar Skulls
[Before I forget, I can't take ANY credit for the photos in this post. All were taken by Sarah. So thanks, Sarah, for letting me swipe these!]
Just a few days before Halloween, Carter and I attended Sarah and Matthew's Sugar Skulls Decorating Party! Just WHAT is a sugar skull, you ask? Well, it's a little molded skull that's made out of sugar. Sarah makes them in honor of The Day of the Dead (which is actually tomorrow, November 2) and has a whole host of pals, co-workers, family, etc. over to paint them up! This is the third year she's invited me and I finally made it over (sans Matt; he had to work).
Prior to the party, Sarah asked for some marigolds (a traditional Day of the Dead flower) so Carter helped me cut these from our garden:
And here's a shot of the flowers all vase'd up and some "naked" sugar skulls just waiting for their artist:
Most people were using paint right out of the bottle and some beads, glue, and such. Carter didn't quite get it and kept asking Sarah for a paint brush (he was VERY insistent on needing a paint brush - thanks for obliging, Sarah!). Here we are decorating his skull (I applied the paint, he smeared it around):
And before I get too far, here's a shot of Sarah and her mommy (two of my favorite people):
I didn't get any photos of Carter's finished product, but you can see if off to the side in this next picture (still on the plate, awaiting the two tons of paint to dry):
And finally, a few shots of the finished skulls from Sarah's party (I'm guessing she took these toward the end of the night - and click to make them larger; you WILL be impressed!):
(And mine is the very bottom right one - the "double rainbow" - done one-handed while Carter was paint-brushing up a storm on his skull...) I suppose I will display them proudly on a shelf somewhere [in the closet...]!
Thanks for the fun Sarah (and Matthew!)! Next year, I hope to bring Matt and he can show me/us how it's done!
~kerrie
Just a few days before Halloween, Carter and I attended Sarah and Matthew's Sugar Skulls Decorating Party! Just WHAT is a sugar skull, you ask? Well, it's a little molded skull that's made out of sugar. Sarah makes them in honor of The Day of the Dead (which is actually tomorrow, November 2) and has a whole host of pals, co-workers, family, etc. over to paint them up! This is the third year she's invited me and I finally made it over (sans Matt; he had to work).
Prior to the party, Sarah asked for some marigolds (a traditional Day of the Dead flower) so Carter helped me cut these from our garden:
And here's a shot of the flowers all vase'd up and some "naked" sugar skulls just waiting for their artist:
Most people were using paint right out of the bottle and some beads, glue, and such. Carter didn't quite get it and kept asking Sarah for a paint brush (he was VERY insistent on needing a paint brush - thanks for obliging, Sarah!). Here we are decorating his skull (I applied the paint, he smeared it around):
And before I get too far, here's a shot of Sarah and her mommy (two of my favorite people):
I didn't get any photos of Carter's finished product, but you can see if off to the side in this next picture (still on the plate, awaiting the two tons of paint to dry):
And finally, a few shots of the finished skulls from Sarah's party (I'm guessing she took these toward the end of the night - and click to make them larger; you WILL be impressed!):
(And mine is the very bottom right one - the "double rainbow" - done one-handed while Carter was paint-brushing up a storm on his skull...) I suppose I will display them proudly on a shelf somewhere [in the closet...]!Thanks for the fun Sarah (and Matthew!)! Next year, I hope to bring Matt and he can show me/us how it's done!
~kerrie
Crazy Week (Monday) - Pajama Day!
Carter's school is having "Crazy Week" this week, because, well, they felt like it! So far, the kids and teachers have been all out CRAZY in support of the silliness. Day 1 (Monday) was actually Halloween and to celebrate it in conjunction with "Pajama Day," I decked Carter out in his glow-in-the-dark skeleton PJs (a super awesome pass down from Amelia - THANKS!).
I took his photo before school and asked him to say, "Happy Halloween" and here's what I got:
Pretty happy kid in them there PJs! Happy [belated] Halloween!
~kerrie (and matt and carter)
I took his photo before school and asked him to say, "Happy Halloween" and here's what I got:
Pretty happy kid in them there PJs! Happy [belated] Halloween!~kerrie (and matt and carter)
A Pumpkin Carving Party!
[Ah yes, over the next few weeks as I attempt to update the blog, it's going to be all sorts of out of chronological order... I suppose you should just enjoy the randomness, ok?]
Since the Greenies bumped the annual Halloween Party back a week (or is it up a week? Whatever, ours was on the 22nd; this one was on the 29th), we were actually able to get out and about to some other spooky festivities! We got in costume (Carter too!) for Lauren and Matt's Pumpkin Carving Party on the Saturday before Halloween. I must say that Lauren and Matt have a GORGEOUS (and huge!) home near the Sandia Mountains and I'm super jealous of all of their cool Halloween decor - they even had a life-sized dude that takes his own head off - wow! We should totally join forces for our Halloween parties (or they could just GIVE me their cool decor, eh?)!
Anywho, I'm not real big on carving pumpkins (WAY too much work), so Lauren had all the gear out for painting pumpkins (ain't she sweet!?). We happily obliged and went to town painting up our pumpkins. Here's Matt's:
And mine:
And then we tried for a few family shots as Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Swee' Pea - Take 1 (Carter won't wear the hat):
Take 2 (Carter's playing with a pumpkin gut scooper thingy):
Take 3 (Matt's closed his eyes):
Take 4 (I give up...):
[Yes, expect to see one of these, or part of one, as a Christmas card photo...]
Hope you had a great Halloween too! Thanks again to Lauren and Matt for the fun!
~kerrie
Since the Greenies bumped the annual Halloween Party back a week (or is it up a week? Whatever, ours was on the 22nd; this one was on the 29th), we were actually able to get out and about to some other spooky festivities! We got in costume (Carter too!) for Lauren and Matt's Pumpkin Carving Party on the Saturday before Halloween. I must say that Lauren and Matt have a GORGEOUS (and huge!) home near the Sandia Mountains and I'm super jealous of all of their cool Halloween decor - they even had a life-sized dude that takes his own head off - wow! We should totally join forces for our Halloween parties (or they could just GIVE me their cool decor, eh?)!
Anywho, I'm not real big on carving pumpkins (WAY too much work), so Lauren had all the gear out for painting pumpkins (ain't she sweet!?). We happily obliged and went to town painting up our pumpkins. Here's Matt's:
And mine:
And then we tried for a few family shots as Popeye, Olive Oyl, and Swee' Pea - Take 1 (Carter won't wear the hat):
Take 2 (Carter's playing with a pumpkin gut scooper thingy):
Take 3 (Matt's closed his eyes):
Take 4 (I give up...):
[Yes, expect to see one of these, or part of one, as a Christmas card photo...]Hope you had a great Halloween too! Thanks again to Lauren and Matt for the fun!
~kerrie
October 25, 2011
Greenfelder Halloween Christmas Party
[post edited, 10/26/11 - found a picture of Leesa on Matt's phone!]
Welcome folks to the "Greenfelder Halloween Christmas Party!"....uh what? That's right, as I stood up at 9PM to welcome our friends, co-workers, and neighbors, I actually said that :) I think I have my holidays confused! What I MEANT to say was "Welcome to the Greenfelder Halloween COSTUME Party!" (maybe next year I'll have one less pumpkin beer before the start of the costume contest at 9PM...)
Matt and I had a super fun time and I just know my fair readers will want to read all about it here in the Greenie Times! So let's get started with...
...some CAKE! Each year I make the infamous Kitty Litter Cake - and the secret is safe with me as to whether or not I use a clean litter pan each year :)
[and you can click on any photo here to make it bigger]
Besides all of the eating, drinking, and socializing, the really fun part of the party is checking out everyone's costumes! This year was no exception: THE COSTUMES WERE GREAT! Thanks to all that put so much hard work into their attire for everyone's enjoyment!
So let's move straight on to the fun! Our top-prize winner this year, Erik and Christi as Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head:
Complete with "kissy lips"...
I can only assume those were a tad warm to wear, so after the photos our fellow potatoes (minus their peoples) took a break in the living room:
Our second-place prize goes to Gen and Phil, or Little Bo Peep and his, er, her sheep:
And this was Gen's first time in attendance and I can't believe she got her new husband to wear a dress and tights. Ha!
Our third-place prize goes to Brett (a repeat winner at our house!) for his Lego Man costume:
Congrats to all of our winners! You'll see it was a tough choice this year because ALL of the costumes were great - see for yourself below!
Up next is Matt and Lauren, our zombie and killer from Resident Evil (nice use of the butt of the gun, Lauren!):
Racquel and her tiny skeleton baby (it's a girl!):
Adam as the Grim Reaper:
Jennifer the Bat Girl:
Robin on her way to The Hop (awwww!):
Ben and Kat as the Ghost Buster and Fry (from Futurama - click the link; SO authentic! - Kat made The Brain Slug that sits atop his head - cool!):
Brian as the Wolf Man (with two takes on the costume!):
Fran as the Queen of Denial (no, not The Nile):
Tyson and Geetha - the THUNDERCATS!!! (they got my vote - WAY awesome costumes! Way to bring back the 80's!):
Heidi the Guitar Gal:
Dustin from A Clockwork Orange (again, so authentic!):
Liz and Jeremy - they got up early to "make the donuts":
Jeff and Katherine as The Little Bees (again, wow, so authentic! They even carried around a little photo album with the newest Bee, who's name I can't remember - but click the link to see for yourself!):
Chad and Burma as Jesus and his Angel:
Matthew and Sarah, the resident Hobbits (check out those curls on Sarah - and those feet! Gah!):
Kevin and Natalie, our Prom Guests (nice sleeves, Natalie!):
Nalin, the cutest Owl to ever attend the Greenfelder party!
Rochelle the Raccoon, she was digging in the trash all night...
Danita the Deviled Egg (punny!):
And a fun shot of Jesus and the Devil (how could we resist?!):
Leesa and Greg (the Hamburglar and Chicken Cordon Bleu):
Justin and Kristin, Westley and Princess Buttercup (from The Princess Bride - again, spot on with those costumes!):
Our only costumed group - the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (L-R: Amelia, Shawn, Eric, and Beth) - love it! Can you sing the theme song, too? Because I haven't stopped since Saturday night...
And finally, Matt and I as Popeye and Olive Oyl:
I'd say the party was a smashing success and I'm so glad that we have so many friends to share the Halloween fun with! I'll end with a few silly shots from around the party. Beth taking out Justin with her sword:
Shawn acting all goofy:
Jeremy, clearly he got up too early:
Greg having fun:
Fran, still in denial:
My SWE friends:
And a group shot of my co-workers (minus Robin, she left before I remembered to take this photo):
And finally, my favorite pic from the group - Jesus and all of his fine creatures: 
As Beth said, everyone remembers the Bible story of Jesus and his bees, fighting turtles, sheep, owl, and wolf, right? :)
I hope that you and yours have a very Happy Halloween! Thanks for sharing in the fun with the Greenies!
~kerrie
Welcome folks to the "Greenfelder Halloween Christmas Party!"....uh what? That's right, as I stood up at 9PM to welcome our friends, co-workers, and neighbors, I actually said that :) I think I have my holidays confused! What I MEANT to say was "Welcome to the Greenfelder Halloween COSTUME Party!" (maybe next year I'll have one less pumpkin beer before the start of the costume contest at 9PM...)
Matt and I had a super fun time and I just know my fair readers will want to read all about it here in the Greenie Times! So let's get started with...
...some CAKE! Each year I make the infamous Kitty Litter Cake - and the secret is safe with me as to whether or not I use a clean litter pan each year :)
[and you can click on any photo here to make it bigger]Besides all of the eating, drinking, and socializing, the really fun part of the party is checking out everyone's costumes! This year was no exception: THE COSTUMES WERE GREAT! Thanks to all that put so much hard work into their attire for everyone's enjoyment!
So let's move straight on to the fun! Our top-prize winner this year, Erik and Christi as Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head:
Complete with "kissy lips"...
I can only assume those were a tad warm to wear, so after the photos our fellow potatoes (minus their peoples) took a break in the living room:
Our second-place prize goes to Gen and Phil, or Little Bo Peep and his, er, her sheep:
And this was Gen's first time in attendance and I can't believe she got her new husband to wear a dress and tights. Ha!Our third-place prize goes to Brett (a repeat winner at our house!) for his Lego Man costume:
Congrats to all of our winners! You'll see it was a tough choice this year because ALL of the costumes were great - see for yourself below!Up next is Matt and Lauren, our zombie and killer from Resident Evil (nice use of the butt of the gun, Lauren!):
Racquel and her tiny skeleton baby (it's a girl!):
Adam as the Grim Reaper:
Jennifer the Bat Girl:
Robin on her way to The Hop (awwww!):
Ben and Kat as the Ghost Buster and Fry (from Futurama - click the link; SO authentic! - Kat made The Brain Slug that sits atop his head - cool!):
Brian as the Wolf Man (with two takes on the costume!):
Fran as the Queen of Denial (no, not The Nile):
Tyson and Geetha - the THUNDERCATS!!! (they got my vote - WAY awesome costumes! Way to bring back the 80's!):
Heidi the Guitar Gal:
Dustin from A Clockwork Orange (again, so authentic!):
Liz and Jeremy - they got up early to "make the donuts":
Jeff and Katherine as The Little Bees (again, wow, so authentic! They even carried around a little photo album with the newest Bee, who's name I can't remember - but click the link to see for yourself!):
Chad and Burma as Jesus and his Angel:
Matthew and Sarah, the resident Hobbits (check out those curls on Sarah - and those feet! Gah!):
Kevin and Natalie, our Prom Guests (nice sleeves, Natalie!):
Nalin, the cutest Owl to ever attend the Greenfelder party!
Rochelle the Raccoon, she was digging in the trash all night...
Danita the Deviled Egg (punny!):
And a fun shot of Jesus and the Devil (how could we resist?!):
Leesa and Greg (the Hamburglar and Chicken Cordon Bleu):
Justin and Kristin, Westley and Princess Buttercup (from The Princess Bride - again, spot on with those costumes!):
Our only costumed group - the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (L-R: Amelia, Shawn, Eric, and Beth) - love it! Can you sing the theme song, too? Because I haven't stopped since Saturday night...
And finally, Matt and I as Popeye and Olive Oyl:
I'd say the party was a smashing success and I'm so glad that we have so many friends to share the Halloween fun with! I'll end with a few silly shots from around the party. Beth taking out Justin with her sword:
Shawn acting all goofy:
Jeremy, clearly he got up too early:
Greg having fun:
Fran, still in denial:
My SWE friends:
And a group shot of my co-workers (minus Robin, she left before I remembered to take this photo):
And finally, my favorite pic from the group - Jesus and all of his fine creatures: 
As Beth said, everyone remembers the Bible story of Jesus and his bees, fighting turtles, sheep, owl, and wolf, right? :)I hope that you and yours have a very Happy Halloween! Thanks for sharing in the fun with the Greenies!
~kerrie
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