FAMILY FUN FAMOUS

Who'd a thought a skein of brown yarn would give me 15 minutes of Fame?

Remember this from Halloween?

Well, this yarn wig made it into the pages of a magazine.

The February issue of Family Fun.

The October issue of the Family Fun magazine is where I got the tutorial for the basics on how to make yarn wigs. The wig for Princess Leia wasn't actually one they showed how to do, nor were they being shown to be made for adults. But I figured if I followed the basics, I could modify it for an adult, and whip up the Cinnamon Bun hairstyle made famous by the Star Wars Heroine.

The magazine always has a section where they feature photos sent in by readers, that show something that was made from one of the magazines how-to projects.

I didn't actually send in a photo, but instead, was contacted by the editor of this "Feature" section, who had found my earlier post about our Halloween costumes while surfing the internet. How freakin' cool is that?

So the Faucheux Family is Family Fun Famous!!!!

May the Force (still) Be With You!!

THE ELUSIVE ELECTRICAL TAPE FAIRY

LITERALLY, every single day, at some point when I go into our Master Bedroom, this is what I find.

Electrical Tape rings hanging on the Dresser Knobs.

These tape rings are usually stored in the Kitchen in one of the Apothecary Drawers, but somehow, EVERY SINGLE DAY, they wind up in the Master Bedroom. I've never seen how they get there.

Until today... when I caught the Electrical Tape Fairy in action.

Somehow, EVERY SINGLE DAY, without me seeing (or hearing) him, he goes into the kitchen, retrieves the Electrical Tape, and then places them on the Dresser Knobs.

Every Day when I find them, it ALWAYS makes me Smile!!

CHRISTMAS EVE 2010

Christmas Eve this year was filled with yummy food and a visit from a good friend. Last year, your Christmas Eve meal consisted of Cheese Ball and M&M's. Remember seeing the video of Luke saying M&M for the first time? This year, we made sure that our "meal" was a little more well rounded, with some nutritious elements thrown in.

Our menu included Cheese Ball (of course), Bruschetta w/ Mozarella, a Vegetable tray with homemade Ranch, and M&M cookies. Much more substantial and definitely not as "sugary" as last year. M&M's for a 27 month old, right before going to bed, were not a good idea.

We were lucky enough to get a surprise visit from our good friend Marc Wood. He stayed and played with the boys for a couple of hours, which was so nice. It really was wonderful to spend this little bit of the holiday with a friend.

Before Marc left, the boys opened their "One Gift". As tradition (just started last year), the boys opened their matching Christmas Pajamas.

Of course I immediately put them on them. Porkchop really seem to like showing them off.

The boys playing quietly together. A RARE occurrence.

Before heading off to bed to have "Sugarplums dance in their heads", Luke got Santa's and the Reindeer's treats ready.

Santa arrived around 9:30 after he was sure two little boys were sound asleep.

The one thing we were most excited to see was the boy's new Kitchen.

The Kitchen, finished in a popular two-tone look, came complete with Plate Rack, Can Opener under the Plate Rack, a Vegetable storage bin, a DVD / Clock radio under the Vegetable bin, two Pot Hooks, a Sink with removable Cutting Board, a single burner Cooktop, and a little Breakfast Bar complete with Stool

There's also a Cordless Phone, and a Skillet and Pot. When you put the Skillet on the burner, you hear a sizzling sound. When you put the Pot on the burner, you hear a boiling sound.

The refrigerator was well stocked.

One of the cabinets serves well as a little pantry.

And the Oven was hard a work baking some corn on the cob. Cute little Pot Holder.

The Countertop is a lovely faux Black Granite.

The left end of the unit has a nice raised countertop, perfect for prep work, a diagonal laid Backsplash, and the Microwave. Above the cabinetry is a cute little, two-part sign. It says "le bistro" and "bonapetite".

Also under the tree, Santa left a T-Ball set for the boys.

They also each got a new Baseball Mitt and Ball.

After Santa left, we took stock of everything he had left, and just knew the boys would have a great Christmas morning.

It was nice to have some time for just the two of us...

enjoying the quite and the lights, but very much looking forward to the following morning with our two little men.

CHRISTMAS EVE DAY

Using my new lens, I got some great shots of the boys on Christmas Eve day.

Luke helped Marc make Bourbon Balls.

And no, he did not do any taste testing.

BOYS BEING BOYS

They still love Bath Time.

We've finally taken ALL chalk away from them.

Porkchop's climbing skills just keep getting better. He now climbs up on Luke's bed.

Luke likes jumping on the bed.

This is usually how I find Grey's crib in the mornings. Not sure how he feels about it.

Just like his brother, Grey likes taking all the toys out of the toy box so he can climb in.

side note: this toy box was a Christmas gift to them last year from their Grandparents. Sadly, they DESTROYED it, and it has been thrown away. It lasted a year, but note to self... next toy box needs to be sturdier - made out of wood.

CATCHING UP TO DO...

I know, I know, I know, I have a LOT of catching up to do on this blog, but I've been busy. I thought I would do a little tonight.

Luke goes back to school this Wednesday, after being out since the 15th of December. When I went to pick him up that day, he was loaded down with all kinds of Holiday Goodies. One being this Santa Hat...

and 4 handmade ornaments for our Christmas Tree.

Also, I didn't show these before when I was showing our new ornaments for the boys. I got this "F" initial at the Great Hobby Lobby.

Every Christmas, I look for an ornament with the "Year" on it. This is what I found for "2010".

You can't see it, but the "2010" is on the snowflake hanging from the bottom.