Here's some pics and a short video of lots of great gifts.
This was our Christmas card this year:
Here's the video:
The weekend before we went to Jennifer's and Giupetto and Gianna met their new puppy Rocky:

and their chickens:
Pictures of my 2 babies that mean the world to me!
Then she sent me this great bird mobile. The head bops up and down. It is made of wood. John and I both love it, and we put it under the gazebo. |
Then I met another great lady, who recently joined the team, and has become a favorite to many. Her name is Sue Ann. She makes figurines out of clay, and her artistry is just terrific. Her shop name is www.SamsFurKids.etsy.com. I asked her to make me figurines of Giupetto and Gianna and attach them to one of my favorite bowls, which you will see at the end. The other day her little dog Baxter sent Gianna and Giupetto some little gifts. They came in these pretty sparkly little bags. (Gianna and her dog Baxter have a long distance budding romance going on. LOL) |
Look at the adorable little charm for Gianna - a little lock and key. |
Giupetto checks out the package. What is it? |
It is 2 little figurines!! One looks just like Baxter, a Boston Terrier, for Gianna. He has a little red heart on his chest. The other is for Giupetto and is an adorable frog! How cute!! |
First I put them by the shadow box. But I think they look really cute by the great bowl Sue Ann made us. |
Christmas in Long Beach -
A few days later in PA
Thanks for watching.
Have a great holiday season and all the best for a wonderful New Year.
and I hear "There are birds hanging out up here"... Then I hear, "We have eggs!"
Inside the shadow box, is a nest with 4 spotted eggs.
2 weeks later, we went back to PA and.....
there were babies in the nest!
Where you see the yellow lines - that is the outline of thier beaks. If you look close you can see 4 separate yellow outlines. One is beneath the leaf on the left. There ae 4 babies!
And here's Momma. So very hard to see her standing right in the middle over the nest.
((While I was at work, my husband likes to change my screen saver on me, and I came home to this picture. These are not my babies, but I love the similarity, and I just love this picture.))
On Sunday, we packed up to head home. Gianna must think we are going to forget her, because she always climbs on top of the packages. If you take one, she'll just climb up on the next one.
See you later...
Looks like I will have just enough.
( The shamrock table cloth is put down to protect the table while I am cutting.)