Snow!

No, not real snow, Silly!

We have to make our own snow in beautiful sunny CA!

Check out Elle's snowmen:

And Christmas trees

(you have to look at it right to see them)

And another fancy one!

I don't know how she does it!

Is it just me or does it seems like this is turning into an art blog?

Shoes?

So Elle needs new shoes, right? (because apparently she's going to be 6'1 someday).

I shopped around and found a good deal at JCPenney.  I even paid extra so they would get here sooner because poor Elle has her toes cramped all the time.

Well, when I checked the status, it said that they had been shipped to Las Vegas instead and wouldn't come for a day or so later. (grr)

Yesterday, two packages came.  They were both addressed to Elle.  One said JCPenney on the outside so I knew it was the shoes.  I figured the other package must be from a relative.

So Elle opened the JCPenney one and saw the invoice:

Athletic shoes, black.  Right size, right color, check.

HOWEVER,

When  she pulled out what should have been shoes, she pulled this out instead:

In case you can't tell, that is a package of size 38 DD  lacy white bras.

Yep.

Not shoes.

I had a mental image of a drawing Chris could do of a girl trying to Pollyanna the gift by putting the bras on her feet.

ha ha.  

Luckily, the other unmarked box contained the shoes.  

No invoice though.  I thought it would be great if the shoes had the invoice for the bras, but no.

I guess the store decided to gift us some giant bras as compensation for the delay of the shoes!

;)

The Grinch Who Stole Breakfast

Chris was asked to do the backdrop for our ward Christmas party "The Grinch Who Stole Breakfast."

Pretty epic painting!

He even signed it:

They were doing a little skit so half was the Grinch's cave:

And half was the ward breakfast which the Grinch stole

I didn't see the photo bomber.  

 I managed to see his mom who did mean to photo bomb right before him though! 

She's a funny lady.

Chris got plenty of compliments and everyone was very impressed by his artwork--and by his Christmas card. :)

Merry Christmas! Cards

Chris insisted on drawing our Christmas card again this year, but it didn't come as easily as in past years.

First attempt:

It was just a rough layout.  Elle said to add bunny ears. I'm not sure why.

I said we could leave them and say "Merry Christmas from the Harveys" 

Get it?  Big white rabbit. . .

Ha ha. 

(We just watched that the other day)

Some other details/back story you might not see at first glance:

Chris only has half of his glasses; I'm the one in the middle; Elle is doing a yoga pose because she stands like that sometimes; Chris has an extra arm on the left; and it is supposed to say "Merry Christmas" there on the bottom.

The next card was vetoed by me because I look like a 4 year old in PJ's.  Chris said he made me small because 

1- I am
and 

2. I wouldn't fit in the Christmas tree otherwise.

He said he kept telling himself (and me) it was just perspective and I was so high up that I appeared small.
 Neither of us believed it.

The next card was also vetoed by me because look at the giant box I'm standing on!  I'm even wearing heels, and yet, I'm still short!

Chris said no one would recognize me if he made me any taller.

There was another version that made me look like Francine from Arthur because my mouth was huge and wide.

NOT showing that one.

He compromised by turning the box into a gift and making it a little shorter.

Cute huh?

.

Well, the night he finished it, he tossed and turned and said he could never send it out because it was so terrible he'd be ashamed.
Whatever
(eye roll) Artists!

The final attempt was mailed yesterday at 4:47pm just before final mail pick-up.



And just for fun,
here's the Christmas card Elle worked long and hard on using Minecraft:

So cute! 

I know I'm impressed!

She even has little presents under the tree! 

Man, that girl is creative!

Thankful turkey 2015

Pumpkins!

(I don't know why half the pictures are cut off, so just click on them to see the whole thing, OK?)

Elle and I picked up some pumpkins for carving for FHE

She wanted to make sure they were safe :)

(Chris's pumpkin is in the bottom left corner)

It just so happened that the ones we picked were small, medium and large--

Elle, Nan, Chris!

(even though, as Elle reminded me, she is taller than me.  I reminded her that I am older!)

I remembered to get an action shot just in time!

Although, Chris kept saying "OK.  All done." then worked on it some more.  I think this happened at least three times.

*eye roll* Artists! 

Ta da!

Yay for battery-powered tea candles!

(Left to right: Nan's, Chris's, Elle's)

Mommy's little monkey

Elle went rock climbing Saturday ( indoor)

with the Mia Maids and Teachers. 

When I went to pick her up all the leaders and all the girls ran up and said things like,

"Elle is amazing!"

"Elle's been up the wall probably ten times now!"

"She's a natural!"

"Did you teach her?" (No)

"Has she done this before?!" (Just a small rock wall at Aspen Grove)

"Elle's like a monkey!"

"Elle's like a SPIDER!!"

And on and on...

It did my little heart proud :)

Video:

http://youtu.be/vbDhhYgXKsg