Mogie's 5th birthday party....

Mogie's 5th birthday party.

A vintage puppy dog theme....

This post has LOADS of pictures.

I just could not narrow down which ones to post.

We had a milk and cookies bar.

All of the different flavors of cookies were served on different plates,

and each plate was guarded by a different puppy figurine.

 The plates and napkins were set up

in a vintage child's hat box with pups on it.

The milk was served in

"milk bottles"

with "Got Mogie Milk" labels

 We made customized necklaces

and bracelets.

 and drew on vintage coloring pages

that I printed out on heavy paper stock.

 played some mean rounds of

bean bag toss.

And pin-the-tail on the puppy.

Not sure how I missed taking pictures of that.

 The favors were a box of

Cracker Jacks

with a label that read,

"I am so dog-gone glad you came to my party.  Love Mogie"

 Vintage puppies were scattered every where.

 Almost every gift was of a dog of some sort. 

Everyone knew how much she loves dogs.

It's an official party when

someone hits the floor.

Thanks to everyone that came and helped make it such a special day for Mogie.

It is hard to believe that she is 5!

My mom and dad....

As I was putting away Christmas for the year,

I came across my mom and dad's Christmas card.

So, I thought I would share them with you.

They are the absolute greatest people in the whole wide world.

I am so blessed to call them mine.

Just look at their Christmas card this year!

Last year, their Christmas card was a picture of them on

an elephant from when they were in Africa.

They may be hams for the camera.

{wonder where I got it?}

They are so adventurous and still in love.

I just adore them, and

I just had to share them with you.  Hope your 2012 is off to a good start!

Welcome 2012....

Welcome 2012!

"...forgetting those things which are behind,

and reaching forth unto those things which are before..."

Philippians 3:13

Happy New Year!

the elves this year....

Some of what the elves on the shelves were up to this year at our house....

a tea party with Mogie's fine china

 some hanging around....

 snow angels with flour....

 they did some laundry....

 they changed the calendar for us....

 they stole Barbie's pink Corvette....

 they had a marshmallow roast....

 they hung around some more....

 turned the milk green....

 hung around a little more....

and more....

They had many more escapades,

but those are just some of the highlights.

I am looking forward to their return and

the look on Mogie's face each morning when she found them.