Deck the Halls

December is here and with it came snow! Before Thanksgiving we were teased with some snow but it didn't stick around for long. The other night, though, it snowed and snowed and snowed! The roads are slick and the snow plows are piling it up! I have to admit I am so excited for it because it is so pretty covering all the trees and especially with everyone's Christmas lights up! It's a winter wonderland, for sure! But I was not so happy when we woke up this morning to a toasty warm home of 43 degrees AND frozen pipes thanks to a power outage! Not a good way to start out this long Idaho winter. Thankfully, we have wonderful landlords and the pipes are being worked on as I type this. 

Our first taste of snow a few weeks ago

This week's snow: I had to ask Nathan to dig my car out so I wouldn't be late for work!

SO much snow!

Even before all this snow Nathan and I have been so excited to decorate for Christmas! His brother, Cory, was able to bring up all of our Christmas decorations from Arizona when his family came to visit. We put the Grinch on and got to work. We had the inside done by the end of the movie! A day or two later and the lights were up! We couldn't wait til after Thanksgiving. We really do love Christmas!

One of my favorite things I made for last year's craft fair!

The lights!

For Thanksgiving we were able to visit my grandparents in Logan, Utah. My dad came up to visit them so we knew we had to make it there. We tried out a disc golf course in Providence, ate some really yummy food, got some of my grandma's famous Christmas cookies to take home and, of course, did some Black Friday (or should I say Thursday?) shopping! Thanksgiving dinner was just the five of us but the next day we got to enjoy leftovers with my Uncle Chris's family. Such a fun little trip!

But that's not all that has been going on in this East household. Nathan got a piano! Thankfully Cory was here to help him move the thing. Even small pianos are HEAVY! It needs a good tuning but we couldn't be happier with the deal we got on this thing!

Moving a piano is hard work! We had to rent a Uhaul van.

And I got a Silhouette! Let the crafting begin. Of course I couldn't wait til after Christmas to use my awesome present! We started with a vinyl project for the Piano. This machine is so cool!

My Silhouette and vinyls

The Silhouette Studio

Watching it cut!

Adding the transfer paper

Ta Da!

After we finished with that I knew I wanted to make something Christmas-y. So I decided to make one of those "Jingle all the way" shadowboxes I'd seen on Pinterest. And, I love the way it turned out! So excited to make my sister's Christmas present and see what else this thing can do! Best Present Ever!

Jingle Bells and sparkly balls all over the place

I didn't get too many pics from Cory's family's visit but did get these 2 of this cute little girl!

Can't wait to see her and her brother and all our other nephews this Christmas! Only a couple more weeks til we get to see our families again! <3