12 Days of Christmas 2011 ~ Day 12

OH, MY GOSH!!!!! I'M TOTALLY IN SHOCK RIGHT NOW AND DON'T KNOW IF I CAN FINISH THIS POST I AM SO SPEECHLESS!!!!!! WHAT IN THE WORLD!

Day 12 ~ Twelve Drummers Drumming

Ringo Rockstar!

And now, I present to you.....Drumroll please...

RINGO ROCKSTAR

Thank you, Thank you,

There's only one thing I love more than making an entrance - Christmas. See rock & roll is always in season, but Christmas? Christmas only comes once a year, making it special. So in celebration of my favorite time of the year I'd like to Rock out with you and help you all find your inner Rockstar- after all inside each of us a little Rockstar just dying to get out. I've included a few tools to help you get started inside of this package - and some of my music (of course), and a picture of myself for you to hang on your wall - warm up those fingers, get ready to rap those feet and thrash those pans, and most importantly to capture every moment!

Keep on keepin on,

Ringo Rockstar

The gold drum kit is the ornament and the other drum kit is actually a finger drum set! It is so fun! Even Ben loved playing it!

Now we know why there were picture frames in every gift this year...

There was a card that went with this package but it has someones phone number and said to call if there were any concerns or questions, but it has been our experience that people get in trouble when they try to answer the questions that we have! Haha! Sorry Meghan Albert for getting you in trouble! We love you! AAAAAAAGGHHHHHH!!!!!! Honestly I was speechless (an extremely hard thing to do!) for about 10 minutes! Look how insane this is! That camera is a Nikon D90! It can film a movie! It can shoot pictures so fast that you can play them back to back to make a movie! It...it...it is so AMAZING and I'm completely in awe of this incredible gift! You guys, whoever you are, are so wonderful! Thank you so much for this amazing experience! Thank you for entering into our family's life and being part of our holiday season for 12 years! You are wonderful beautiful people and we hope and pray that God blesses you ten fold for this magical gift!

Thank you so much! We promise to enjoy the amazing gifts you have blessed us with for years to come!

12 Days of Christmas 2011 ~ Day 11

Day 11 ~ Eleven Pipers Piping

The Pied Piper

Dearest Hawkins Family,

What a joy this pied pipers' had to be your friend,

now we're almost to the end,

my tunes are running low,

my breath is out of blow.

Please have no fear,

for the pied peper is near,

Piping your favorite tunes throughout the coming year!

I love the little sweater outfit for Ben!!!! So fun!

12 Days of Christmas 2011 ~ Day 10

Day 10 ~ Ten Lord's a Leaping

Mr. Toad (and his wild ride!)

Turn your legs on...to hop mode...and all that Jazz!

Keep on Leapin...no such sleepin- Mr. Toad and His Wild Ride

Holy Cow! Did I ever mention how much I LOVE frogs!!!! Can you see the basketball in this picture? It's signed!!!!! Can you believe it! So cool!

12 Days of Christmas 2011 ~ Day 9

Day 9 ~ Nine Ladies Dancing

Clara

To my little budding ballerina Bronwynn! Your performance this last May was magical. You looked absolutely beautiful! Dancing is a huge passion of mine that makes me feel very happy. I hope that you feel the same way as you continue to dance. Keep being the sweet & adorable girl that you are.

Love Clara

On of the picture frames is a ballerina and the other is a tap dancer. Last year Clara treated Bronwynn to a full season of ballet and tap lessons! She loved it!

Kitchen Remodel - December 2011

I promised to post before and after pictures of our kitchen remodel so here they are!!!!

Before

After

We added cabinets above the existing ones and one on the other side of the window, added glass to give it a modern look, painted the walls and cabinets, added a movable island, and of course granite (venetian gold) from my brother Jared!!!!!

Before

After

We put in more cabinet space by adding a bench and even more cabinet space by adding cabinets above the bench.

Before

After
We added a decorative shelf above the fridge and made some of the glass frosted with a swirl design.

New sink & Faucet...I love the stripe! Jared put these in for us December 10 and I still walk into my kitchen and gasp! I love it! Thanks Jared for making this happen! We love you!

Close up of the granite!!!! There are tons of colors in here that tie everything all together and give us lots of options for when we repaint...not that that will happen anytime soon!

Shelf above the fridge.

We've been super blessed in being able to do our kitchen make-over. The sink, faucet, and butcher block were free from KSL and from a job Jared did earlier in the year. The granite we got as a killer deal from Jared & Andrea (my brother & Sister in law) and my grandparents on my Mom's side. Thanks Everyone!!!! Now it's on to the bedrooms!!!!