merry and bright

Our 2010 holiday card...

Here's to hoping yours was merry and bright.

I knew I wanted to design a card that was bright 

and not traditional Christmas colors this year.

For a few reasons I guess...

The obvious reason that we are dressed in vibrant colors in the photos and

 they were taken when Minnesota was still bright and full of color!

 But more importantly, I designed a card around

 how I feel when I am surrounded by my little family....happy, bright and merry. 

hanukkah cookies

We celebrate hanukkah every year with dear friends of ours

and it is not only a yearly tradition that we look forward to, 

but a truly special night that we get to experience and learn

about another culture and religion.

So for our Hanukkah Celebration this year, 

I made these cookies....not only super cool, but delicious and super kid friendly!

Laeney and Michelle lighting the Menorah

School Bags.

For Christmas this year, I made Laeney's wonderful and amazing teachers 

their very own Baby Laene Bags...

The Tahzeem Bag

The Samira Bag

The Yelena Bag