mmm... whats baking?

Have you ever walked in to someones house and instantly smelled the delicious smell of something baking? everyone knows that smell... ohh how wonderful it is! well, not everyone has the time {or the appetites!} to have something constantly baking.  With two little ones in the house, lighting a candle means putting it completely out of reach, and remembering to blow it out before leaving the house, and we all know giving birth makes your mind a scatter so good luck with remembering! I could go on and on with all the attempts to make your house have the warm yummy smell of something baking in your oven, WITHOUT the actual baking to be done, but I'll stop here.  All behold: SCENSTY! best.invention.ever.  And we're oh so lucky to have one of my favorite bloggers, Jamielyn @iheartnaptime, giving a full sized Scentsy and 3 scents away! How awesome is that?! Go to her adorable blog here and enter to win!  BEWARE: you'll catch yourself spending hours on her site, she has so many great ideas... I don't know how she does it all!

What?! It's December?

AH! Where has this year gone?! I cannot believe it is December... and I do not have ANY Christmas decorations up yet. How sad is that? :( Being a working mom definitely limits your time to get things accomplished, but this weekend I will be putting "decorate for Christmas" on the to-done list!  We are a young family, but we have decided that one of our Christmas traditions will be to take the family up North to cut down a Christmas tree.  I know... I may not have the prettiest tree every year, but I think the memories it will bring will be more important than how full and luscious the tree was. 



Here are a few shots from our first adventure out there.  He may have been so young that he will not remember anything, but you know what they say... "start 'em young!" :)



That's what Christmas is all about, spending time with family and creating traditions! {ok maybe its about a few other things too, but those are pretty important ones also!} Here are a few things I've been dying to make, and hoping I can at least get a few of them accomplished.

DIY Potterybarn ($149) sign for only $8.  So cute! From Sew Dang Cute Crafts.



Love everything on this shelf! From Lolly Jane



On the naughty list? Perfect! Free Printalbe available from eighten 25

Found this on pinterest. So simple, yet adds so much! Will DEFINITELY be doing this!

What fun Christmas decorations/crafts do you have planned?!